ATHENS-I'm a lifelong Vermonter who lives in Athens on the same land that my family has for at least six generations, and I endorse Heather Chase for our state representative.
This election is deeply personal to me. So is my ability to have children and God forbid, if I miscarry, my getting needed life-saving medical care could quite literally depend upon the outcome of this election.
As a first-generation college student growing up in my small town, I saw education as my way out. I did what I was supposed to do: I worked hard and got a scholarship to college, then went to law school, and then spent my 20s advancing my career.
I did some of the most prestigious things a young lawyer can do, including clerking for a federal judge and working as an associate at a top law firm in New York City (commuting in twice a week from Athens).