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Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

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Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

How Legislators Voted on Act 39, Which Made Assisted Suicide Legal in Vermont

October 29, 2014 by Administrators


True Dignity Vermont cannot endorse candidates in next week’s elections, which will determine, at least in the short term, whether assisted suicide stays legal in  Vermont or is repealed as we hope.  We can, however, provide information, for your discernment.  Here are the names and party affiliations of those who voted for and against assisted suicide (or who stayed away) when Act 39 was passed in May 2013.  Many of these are the same names you will see on this year’s ballots.  You decide.  Your decision matters.

 Senate Vote (Passed, 17-13)

For (17): 13 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 Democrat Progressive, 1 Progressive, 1 Progressive Democrat Working Families Party

Ashe (Chittenden, DP)

Ayer (Addison, D)

Baruth (Burlington,D)

Bray (Addison,D)

Collins (Franklin,D)

Fox (Chittenden,D)

French (Rutland,D)

Galbraith (Windham,D)

Hartwell (Bennington, D)

Lyons (Chittenden, D)

MacDonald (Orange, D)

McCormack (Windsor, D)

Pollina (Washington, P/D/W)

Rodgers (Essex-Orleans, D)

Snelling (Chittenden, R)

White (Windham, D)

Zuckerman (Chittenden, P)

Against (13): 6 Republicans, 7 Democrats

Benning (Caledonia, R),

Campbell (Windsor, D),

Cummings (Washington, D),

Doyle(Washington, R),

Flory (Rutland, R),

Kitchel (Caledonia, D),

Mazza (Chittenden-Grand Isle, D),

McAllister (Franklin, R),

Mullin (Rutland, R),

Nitka (Windsor, D),

Sears (Bennington, D),

Starr (Essex-Orleans, D),

Westman (Lamoille, R).

 

House Vote (Passed, 75-65)

For (75):  64 Democrats, 1 Republican, 1 Progressive, 4 Progressive Democrats, 2 Democrats/Working Families Party, 3 Independents

Bartholomew of Hartland (D)

Botzow of Pownal (D)

Burke of Brattleboro (P/D)

Buxton of Tunbridge (D)

Campion of Bennington (D)

Carr of Brandon (D)

Cheney of Norwich (D)

Clarkson of Woodstock (D)

Cole of Burlington (D)

Conquest of Newbury (D)

Copeland-Hanzas of Bradford (D)

Davis of Washington (P/D)

Deen of Westminster (D)

Ellis of Waterbury (D)

Emmons of Springfield  (D/W)

Fisher of Lincoln  (D)

Frank of Underhill (D)

French of Randolph (D)

Gallivan of Chittenden  (D)

Goodwin of Weston (I)

Grad of Moretown (D)

Greshin of Warren (I)

Haas of Rochester (P/D)

Head of South Burlington  (D)

Heath of Westford  (D)

Hooper of Montpelier (D)

Huntley of Cavendish (D)

Jerman of Essex (D)

Jewett of Ripton (D)

Johnson of South Hero (D)

Kitzmiller of Montpelier (D)

Klein of East Montpelier (D)

Komline of Dorset (R)

Krebs of South Hero (D)

Krowinski of Burlington (D)

Lenes of Shelburne (D)

Lippert of Hinesburg (D)

Macaig of Williston (D)

Manwaring of Wilmington (D)

Marek of Newfane (D)

Martin of Springfield (D)

Masland of Thetford (D)

McCormack of Burlington (D/W)

McCullough of Williston (D)

Michelsen of Hardwick (D)

Miller of Shaftsbury (D)

Mook of Bennington (D)

Mrowicki of Putney (D)

Nuovo of Middlebury (D)

O’Sullivan of Burlington (D)

Partridge of Windham (D)

Pearson of Burlington (P)

Peltz of Woodbury (D)

Pugh of South Burlington (D)

Rachelson of Burlington (D)

Ram of Burlington (D)

Sharpe of Bristol (D)

Spengler of Colchester (D)

Stevens of Waterbury (D)

Stevens of Shoreham (I)

Stuart of Brattleboro (D)

Sweaney of Windsor (D)

Taylor of Barre City (D)

Till of Jericho (D)

Toleno of Brattleboro (D)

Toll of Danville (D)

Townsend of South Burlington (D)

Vowinkel of Hartford (D)

Waite-Simpson of Essex (D)

Webb of Shelburne (D)

Weed of Enosburgh (P/D)

Wilson of Manchester (D)

Wizowaty of Burlington (D)

Woodward of Johnson (D)

Zagar of Barnard (D)

Against (65):  28 Republicans, 23 Democrats, 13 Republican/Democrats, 1 Independent

1.Ancel of Calais (D)

2. Batchelor of Derby (R)

3. Beyor of Highgate (R)

4. Bissonnette of Winooski (D)

5. Bouchard of Colchester (R)

6. Branagan of Georgia (R)

7. Brennan of Colchester (R)

8. Browning of Arlington (D)

9. Burditt of West Rutland (R)

10. Canfield of Fair Haven (R/D)

11. Christie of Hartford (D)

12. Condon of Colchester (D)

13. Connor of Fairfield (D)

14. Consejo of Sheldon (D)

15. Corcoran of Bennington (D)

16. Cross of Winooski (D)

17. Cupoli of Rutland City (R)

18. Dakin of Chester (D)

19. Devereux of Mount Holly (R)

20. Dickinson of St. Albans Town (R)

21. Donaghy of Poultney (R)

22. Donahue of Northfield (R)

23. Donovan of Burlington (D)

24. Evans of Essex (D)

25. Fagan of Rutland City (R)

26. Feltus of Lyndon (R)

27. Gage of Rutland City (R)

28. Hebert of Vernon (R)

29. Helm of Fair Haven (R/D)

30. Higley of Lowell (R)

31. Johnson of Canaan (R/D)

32. Juskiewicz of Cambridge (R)

33. Keenan of St. Albans City (D)

34. Kilmartin of Newport City (R/D)

35. Koch of Barre Town (R/D)

36. Kupersmith of South Burlington (D)

37. Larocque of Barnet (R)

38. Lawrence of Lyndon (R)

39. Malcolm of Pawlet (D)

40. Marcotte of Coventry (R/D)

41. Martin of Wolcott (D)

42. McCarthy of St. Albans City (D)

43. McFaun of Barre Town (R/D)

44. Moran of Wardsboro (D)

45. Morrissey of Bennington (R)

46. Myers of Essex (R)

47. O’Brien of Richmond (D)

48. Pearce of Richford (R/D)

49. Poirier of Barre City (I)

50. Potter of Clarendon (D)

51. Quimby of Concord (R/D)

52. Ralston of Middlebury (D)

53. Russell of Rutland City (D)

54. Savage of Swanton (R)

55. Scheuermann of Stowe (R)

56. Shaw of Pittsford (R/D)

57. Shaw of Derby (R/D)

58. Smith of New Haven (R/D)

59. South of St. Johnsbury (D)

60. Strong of Albany (R)

61. Terenzini of Rutland Town (R/D)

62. Turner of Milton (R)

63. Van Wyck of Ferrisburgh (R)

64. Winters of Williamstown (R)

65. Wright of Burlington (R)

Absent during Voting (9):   6 Democrats and 3 Republicans

Fay of St. Johnsbury (D)

Hubert of Milton (R)

Lanpher of Vergennes (D)

Lewis of Berlin (R)

Mitchell of Fairfax (R)

Townsend of Randolph (D)

Trieber of Rockingham (D)

Yantachka of Charlotte (D)

Young of Glover (D)

Filed Under: Election 2014, Vermont Legislature, Vote Count on Passage, Vote Results

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