Rep. Sheldon to pass environmental baton

REP. AMY SHELDON, D-Middlebury, won’t seek reelection after a 12-year run representing the Addison-1 district in the Vermont House. Independent photo/John S. McCright MIDDLEBURY — When Rep. Amy Sheldon, D-Middlebury, recalls being first elected in 2014 to co-represent the Addison-1 district in the Vermont House, she uses the analogy of a trapeze artist making a trepidatious reach from the stability of a platform to a bar swinging in mid-air. After a dozen years in the Statehouse, during which she’s chaired … (read more)

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