Anthony Cook

       
            Why I am running
       After spending my adult life in the private sector, why run for public office now?  I am a native, born at the Bennington Hospital, spent the past 40 years in this district and all but about five years in Bennington County. Vermont is becoming unaffordable for the average working person.  In Vermont, to much of the middle class has become the working poor. The democrat super majority in Montpelier has given us taxes, taxes and more taxes. Economics 101 you don't fight inflation by raising taxes.
       The democrats delusional war on CO2 emissions is a war that the consumer pays for. Thanks to the democrats super majority we now have a host of climate related bills passed in Vermont. As a state representative I will fight to mitigate the cost of this legislation. Vermonters have to cut wasteful spending in our personal budgets, so to must the state. We cannot afford not to.
       Like most of you I have lived long enough to be alarmed by the rising crime rate of the last few years in Vermont and around the country. We must support are police, prosecutors must prosecute, and we must have laws that keep violent criminals off the streets, because repeat offenders have many victims. As a state rep I look forward to fighting the fight to make Vermont a safe place to live, the way it should be.
 
         " Government of the people, by the people, for the people. " (Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg address)
        
         A big goal of mine is to grow the republican party in Bennington County.  When I was younger, I volunteered a few election cycles at the Bennington campaign headquarters, years later I am a candidate myself. I can think of a few people I know young and old that might make good political candidates. Volunteering is a great way to learn the ropes. Regardless it is rewarding to get involved, make a difference, and experience local American politics.

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