Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Attorney General’s Office has concluded that an email solicitation sent under the name of a representative to the Vermont General Assembly did not violate Vermont’s prohibition against legislator solicitations of lobbyists. RepresentativeJill Krowinski had given the Vermont Democratic Party permission to send an email soliciting contributions to the party using her name.
The email was sent on February 14, 2017, to a list of roughly 15,600 addresses, including some lobbyists and lobbyist employers. The email indicated it was paid for by the VDP and sent from a VDP email account. Rep. Krowinski did not receive any contributions made in response to the email.
Vermont law prohibits legislators from soliciting contributions from registered lobbyists or lobbyist employers while the General Assembly is in session. The law does not prohibit political parties from soliciting lobbyists or lobbyist employers. Based on its investigation and review of the law, the Attorney General’s Office determined the email was from the political party and therefore did not violate the law.
Vermont Attorney General: Mar 24, 2017