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Letter to Addison - 4
I have been a mason tender, vegetable farmer, union president, and Vermont RN for 36 years. Having created successful healthcare policy even before becoming a legislator, my experience as a front line RN and previous gubernatorial appointed commissioner on several state healthcare policy committees, my voice has been invaluable to legislative healthcare policy-making. Community, organizing to make things better for all to enjoy life in Vermont are priorities. I love being and traveling with my family, riding my bicycle, kayaking, fishing, hunting, and exploring the wilderness.
A constituent and her wife once said that when they see my lawn sign in someone’s yard, they know they would be safe there. As a member of the LGBTQ+ community and as someone who has experienced direct threats, I knew exactly what she meant.
Our country and state have many historical examples of solving our most significant challenges by coming together. I have demonstrated that I will fight for all of us to be able to lead a life in this beautiful state with dignity and health in our vibrant communities.
When we have seemingly insurmountable problems, we have no time to waste on superficial arguments that are not based on the details of the realities of those challenges. Those realities are known well by those who are unhoused or helping the unhoused, those needing access to healthcare and those on the front lines providing healthcare—including pharmacies, those in the building industry, parents, kids, educators, and all of you who have reached out to me or I have met in meetings and at your doors.