Janice L. Peaslee
Encyclopedia
Janice L. Peaslee is a Republican
politician who was elected and currently
serves in the Vermont House of Representatives
. She represents the Essex-Caledonia Representative District.
In early 2010 Peaslee opposed the sale of the John Boylan airport in Island Pond, Vermont
to a wood pellet manufacturer that had been looking at the land as a possible site for a new plant. A spokesman for the Vermont Transportation Agency said that the airport only collects $3,300 in revenue and costs $6,100 to operate. Peaslee joined those pilots, mostly from New Hampshire, who opposed to the closure of the airport saying “I know we don’t want to destroy an airport.”
On energy -
In 2005 Peaslee supported the installation of five wind turbines in Sheffield, Vermont
; a town not in here district. While she supported this project she opposes any larger scale installations, saying, "The only thing we have going for us up here is our beauty."
. Although she failed to receive the majority of votes cast she was reelected.
The Pfizer
leadership PAC contributed to Peaslee's campaign but she did not have to list Pfizer
as a campaign contributor in her contribution reports to the Vermont's Secretary of State
because the PAC did not exceed the amount at which contributors have to legally be named.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
politician who was elected and currently
serves in the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
. She represents the Essex-Caledonia Representative District.
Political views
On job creation -In early 2010 Peaslee opposed the sale of the John Boylan airport in Island Pond, Vermont
Island Pond, Vermont
Island Pond is a census-designated place in the town of Brighton in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 849 at the 2000 census...
to a wood pellet manufacturer that had been looking at the land as a possible site for a new plant. A spokesman for the Vermont Transportation Agency said that the airport only collects $3,300 in revenue and costs $6,100 to operate. Peaslee joined those pilots, mostly from New Hampshire, who opposed to the closure of the airport saying “I know we don’t want to destroy an airport.”
On energy -
In 2005 Peaslee supported the installation of five wind turbines in Sheffield, Vermont
Sheffield, Vermont
Not to be confused with the city of Sheffield in the UK, or Sheffield, Massachusetts.Sheffield is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States...
; a town not in here district. While she supported this project she opposes any larger scale installations, saying, "The only thing we have going for us up here is our beauty."
Legislative record
In 2010 Peaslee sponsored a resolution recognizing the importance of general aviation and a bill that would expand the airport hazard area to a ten mile radius around any airport and that would "Prohibit the construction or alteration of structures of specified heights that lie within airport hazard areas or on military training routes that are found by the Federal Aviation Administration to be an obstruction to air navigation, or that would interfere with specified airport functions."Election of 2008
In 2008 Peaslee was challenged by Joshua Bell, an Independent, and Stephanie R. Sterling, a DemocratDemocratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
. Although she failed to receive the majority of votes cast she was reelected.
The Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
leadership PAC contributed to Peaslee's campaign but she did not have to list Pfizer
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation. The company is based in New York City, New York with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut, United States...
as a campaign contributor in her contribution reports to the Vermont's Secretary of State
Secretary of State of Vermont
The Office of the Secretary of State of Vermont is located at 128 State Street.The Secretary of State of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The Office of the Secretary of State is located at 128 State St. in...
because the PAC did not exceed the amount at which contributors have to legally be named.