Announcement
Hardy for House
Hardy Machia
http://www.hardyforhouse.com
802-372-9512
hardy@hardyforhouse.com
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: September 15, 2006
(Grand Isle) Last week, Hardy Machia secured
the nominations of the Libertarian and Republican
parties for State Representative of Grand Isle-Chittenden-1-1
for the general election in November.
Machia stated, "I'd like to thank the primary
voters for their support last Tuesday. I look
forward to meeting many of you when I knock on
your doors over the next several weeks."
"As I survey voters, high property taxes are
by far the top issue, followed by protecting the
lake and making health care affordable." Machia
continued, "We need to stop wasting our time on
frivolous legislation, and pay attention to Vermonters'
needs. My top focus will be on the problem of
property taxes in Vermont."
Machia said, "Vermonters can't afford to live
in Vermont anymore. Spending is increasing faster
than your paycheck. Property taxes are way too
high. We need fiscal responsibility in Montpelier."
When asked about the lake, Machia responded,
"We need to to protect Vermont's greatest natural
resource. A polluted lake reduces tourism, lowers
property values, and is less enjoyable for everyone.
We need new leadership to do more to protect our
great lake."
On the subject of health care, Machia says, "Many
Vermonters still cannot afford health insurance.
We need to break the health insurance monopoly
in Vermont, and allow Vermonters to buy health
insurance from other states for a fraction of
the cost."
Hardy Machia's past political experience includes
being elected to the Grand Isle Selectboard in
1999 and as its chairman in 2000. He was the Grand
Isle Selectboard representative to the Northwest
Regional Planning Commission in 2000, and he was
elected as a Justice of the Peace in 2002.
Machia is currently active in the Lake Champlain
Chamber of Commerce, the Grand Isle Business Round
Table and the Creative Economy forum. He is also
a member of the Grand Isle Broadband Project,
where he worked to bring high-speed wireless access
to the Islands.
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