Shap Smith, the Morrisville lawyer who has served three terms as Speaker of the House, has filed a petition to seek re-election to the Vermont House of Representatives. Smith is seeking a seventh term as a member of the House. This coming legislative biennium most notably will feature the development of a funding scheme for Green Mountain Care, Governor Shumlin's universal health care plan. Also, in the session recently concluded, legislators, who had to struggle to balance the budget for fiscal year 2015, which begins this July 1, indicated that next year will be even worse.
Governor Shumlin, left, and Speaker of the House Smith confer following the governor's budget speech last January. Presuming they both get re-elected, they will have much work to do starting next January. Photo by Vermont Business Magazine
“Serving the citizens of Morristown, Elmore, Worcester and Woodbury is incredibly rewarding and it is my hope to continue to represent the district,” said Smith. “I am excited to have conversations with my constituents over the summer and fall and look forward to addressing their needs and concerns in the next legislative session.During my tenure in the House I am proud to have worked on issues such as civil marriage, health care, economic development and education reform and am eager for the opportunity to continue this work.”
Smith is a partner in the Burlington firm Dinse Knapp & McAndrew.
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