Clarendon VT Democrats

20/06/2022

Hope to see you there!

04/12/2021

Michael H. Stimpfel Jr. CLARENDON — Michael H. Stimpfel Jr., born Dec. 13, 1947, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home in Clarendon, Vermont, on Nov. 9, 2021, after

23/11/2021

“Peterson's voting record”
Nov 17, 2021
Rep. Arthur Peterson is using children, families and vulnerable people in his district as pawns for his political game. As someone who claims to be a man of faith, he should be reminded of Ephesians 4:31: “Let all bitterness and wrath, and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.”
Look at his voting record.
He voted against a bill that requires relinquishing a defendant’s fi****ms in the event of emergency relief from abuse.
The only 'no' vote on H.171, Peterson voted against ensuring low-income families receive necessary child care support.
He did not vote in support of S.79, an act protecting Vermont tenants from carbon monoxide poisoning and fire hazards.
He was one of 19 "no" votes on H.225, an act relating to reducing the penalty for possession of a life-saving buprenorphine. Vt. Rep. Peterson does not believe tenants, folks with substance-use disorder, children or women are worthy of protection.
Only one of five "no" votes on H.315 (Act 9), Peterson voted against extended COVID-19 relief for Vermonters, including economic aid for businesses, housing assistance, mental health services, grants to Reach-Up participants, and exemption of the first $10,200 of unemployment from taxation.
Last, Peterson voted against S.15 (Act 60), which implements the mailing of election ballots to eligible voters, thereby facilitating voting. Restricting voting threatens democracy. Making voting accessible promotes democracy.
Voters of Clarendon: Your representative does not support the public schools or the children of your district, and who asks you to voice your opinion in a referendum to leave the Mill River Union Unified School District on the March ballot. Together, we should stand up and say we care about our children, their futures and our local public schools. Vote 'no.' Don’t support this effort that is harmful to children, families and our community.
Scott Garren
Cuttingsville

Rep. Arthur Peterson is using children, families and vulnerable people in his district as pawns for his political game. As someone who claims to be a man of faith, he

30/07/2021

We agree:
"Art Peterson is a dishonorable man. I say this because, in September, he told the Rutland Herald in an interview that he would honor the decision to fly the Black Lives Matter flag if the School Board voted to do so. They did (twice), and he didn’t.
"I suppose he expected to win that argument. When I posted to his page that you don’t always get your way when things are decided, his response was, “Oh, we’ll get our way.” Well, Art, you didn’t. And now you’re using your clout as a representative to bully members of our School Board, who serve our community as faithful civil servants. The vote on flying that flag was 8-3, Art. You lost.
"If you refuse to accept the democratically decided vote on this issue, what do you do in the people’s House when you don’t get your way? The threats you and your cronies have been throwing out, about leaving the district and more significantly, that something might happen at the school if that flag flies, are akin to saying, 'Nice place you got here. It would be a shame if something happened to it.'"
"Dave Potter is right: It is time to put this matter in the rearview mirror. You lost, Art. It’s time to move on."
Nanette Dubin
East Wallingford

25/05/2021

Have you been going to your Mill River School Board meetings? You're either part of the solution or you are the problem.

First time, long time (not really) Something odd and troubling has been happening in southern Rutland County for more than a year now. Bits and pieces of it have been reported in the Rutland Herald…

24/03/2021

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21/03/2021

Rep. Art Peterson of Wallingford, Clarendon, Proctor and West Rutland was the only Representative to vote against H.101. No bill's perfect, but it's worth noting that everyone else valued kids' literacy enough to vote in favor of the bill.
We deserve better than an extremist who votes against literacy.

VERMONT HOUSE GIVES PRELIMINARY APPROVAL TO EARLY LITERACY BILL

Today the House gave preliminary approval to H.101, a bill that will strengthen early literacy instruction for Vermont students in grades preK to 3. The bill taps into $3 million in federal stimulus funds to provide grants to supervisory unions — money our schools will use to improve literacy teaching and outcomes and ensure that students who struggle receive instruction from highly skilled teachers.

Grants will support professional development, coaching and training, and using data to promote continuous improvement. The bill also creates a new position at the Agency of Education – a statewide literacy coordinator – and sets up a council to advise the AOE on how to improve and sustain reading skills for all students, grades K-12. Finally, the bill requires a review of Vermont’s teacher-prep programs to understand how our future educators are training.

According to a 2019 national assessment, only 37 percent of Vermont’s fourth-graders were proficient in reading, a percentage that declined from 2017. This legislation puts funding and powerful intent into our goal of ensuring that all students receive the literacy support they need to succeed.

11/03/2021

Republicans prove yet again that their so-called "law and order" is really just code for state-sponsored hate and violence.