Representative, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Windsor-Orange-2, 2014-2023

Candidate, Vermont State House of Representatives, District Windsor-Orange-2, 2020

Former Ranking Member, Health Care Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives

Founder & Managing Partner, Tuckerman Capital, 2001-present

Director, Mascoma Savings Bank, present

Partner, Green Mountain Partners

Former Employee, Marine Midland Bank

Former Employee, Morgan Stanley, New York

Employee, Welch for Congress, 2006, 2010

Employee, Markowitz for Secretary of State, 1998

Legislative Assistant, Senator Patrick Leahy, 1991-1993

Employee, Clinton-Gore, 1992

Member, Orange County Democratic Committee, present

Member, Thetford Democratic Committee, present

Member, Windsor County Democratic Committee, present

Assembly of Overseers, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Member, Governor Shumlin's Advisory Council on Health Care Financing

Former Employee, United States Senate Banking Committee

Treasurer, Vermont Democratic Party

Member, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Founding Board Member, Vermont Parks Forever

Member, Vital Communities Corporate Council

Vermont Delegate, Democratic National Convention, 2008, 2012

Volunteer, Obama for President, 2008, 2012

Trustee/President, Thetford Academy, 2001-2011

Treasurer, A Lot of People Supporting Deb Markowitz, 2009-2010

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

In the next two years, Vermont's state legislature will decide how our state will fund universal health care beginning in 2017. It will be the biggest financial decision made by the legislature in the 224-year history of Vermont. Universal health care can both strengthen our economy and improve the efficacy of our health care system. We need to get this right.

Transitioning to a universal health care system will be important in fortifying our communities and growing employment. Our current health insurance system is not sustainable for businesses or for families. Costs are increasing, coverage is decreasing, and health outcomes are deteriorating. A sustainably-funded universal health care system can make Vermont a better place to work, live, and create jobs.

The sustainability of how we fund education is a pressing issue for Vermont. The answers to challenges brought on by declining student populations and rising per pupil costs will be found from local school boards, parents, and taxpayers fashioning the best solution for students and their community. We will be better served by empowering local decision-making and strengthening the link between local school budgets and education tax rates.

My two boys have a wonderful opportunity that I never had: they get to grow up here. Through my work with Senator Leahy in Washington and my move to the Upper Valley two decades ago, I am a Vermonter by choice. But it's not clear whether my boys will have that choice. It's expensive to live here. While many of us willingly pay a little more to support strong communities, better schools, and healthy landscapes, I worry my children's families will not be able to afford to live here. Sustainability and affordability will be guiding principles of mine as a state legislator.