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As a candidate for State Senator, you can count on me to champion these issues:

• Economic development
• Job creation
• Sound energy policy
• Affordable housing
• Property tax reform
• Tough sentencing for sexual predators
• Holding judges accountable to protect children's rights
• Healthcare solutions fair both to patients and providers

Representing You

I will represent the citizens of Franklin County and Alburgh and no one else. I will listen to you and I will represent your interests.

Letting You Keep More of Your Hard-Earned Money

I strongly believe that taxpayers rather than government know best how to use their hard-earned money. Vermont has the highest tax burden in the nation. We need to lower it.

Making Government Work for You

I believe that government should be lean and efficient. One of the easiest and cheapest ways to lower taxes is to make government more productive.  We need legislative leadership to do that.

Building Jobs and a Strong Economy

An expanded and growing economy is essential for financial health. We need more high paying private sector jobs. Legislation and economic policy need to promote that end. We need to remove regulatory barriers that impede creating sound economic growth.  Click here to see Randy's New Jobs Strategy.

Lowering Property Taxes

Property taxes should not drive those on fixed incomes out of their homes. We cannot continue to permit education costs to increase while enrollment falls. We must raise revenues equitably, while relying less on the property tax. In the long term, we should focus on the cost side of the ledger and not accept the argument that nothing can be done to control cost.

RANDY BROCK INTERVIEWED BY PRESS AT STATE HOUSE.

Protecting Our Natural Resources

Vermont’s environment must be protected. But we must also recognize that average Vermonters are part of that environment. Our needs and opinions must be taken into account. Permitting must be made clear, transparent, timely and certain. Decisions on permits should take days or weeks, not months or years...and the rules should be clear enough to discourage frivolous appeals.  Click here to see Randy's Strategy for Dealing with Climate Change.  Click here to see Randy's Strategy for Energy Conservation.  Click here to see Randy's Thoughts on Mass Transit in Franklin County.

Developing a Sound Energy Policy

We need urgently to develop a sound, long-term state energy policy. But we must help our fellow citizens in time of need. The current energy crisis is one of those times. Of course, the cost of heating oil and gasoline is a function of global markets and Federal policy. However, there are practical things that we as a state can do to help.

Making Healthcare Affordable

As your State Auditor, I found millions of dollars in fraud, waste, abuse and error in Medicaid alone. We urgently need leadership in the legislature to make healthcare more efficient and more accountable. Every dollar in waste we eliminate is a dollar that can reduce your premiums and help cover the uninsured.