BRATTLEBORO-Rep. Emilie Kornheiser has the knowledge, the experience, and the relationships to do the job and do it well.
Until I read an interview with Rep. Emily Long (D-Newfane), the House majority leader, I did not realize just how important it is for a state representative to have experience and relationships and how long it can take to get that.
Emily Long said she thought she was familiar with the State House, but she said, "in retrospect, I knew nothing" before she was elected.
Emilie Kornheiser is also concerned about aN increase in taxes due to an increase in the school budget. She recently worked with other legislators to find some money to lower the amount to taxpayers.
She was able to do so because she has developed strong working relationships with other reps and has spent many years learning deeply about these complex issues.
Please support Emilie's continued work for us in the State House.
Vera Riley
Brattleboro
This letter to the editor was submitted to The Commons.
This piece, published in print in the Voices section or as a column in the news sections, represents the opinion of the writer. In the newspaper and on this website, we strive to ensure that opinions are based on fair expression of established fact. In the spirit of transparency and accountability, The Commons is reviewing and developing more precise policies about editing of opinions and our role and our responsibility and standards in fact-checking our own work and the contributions to the newspaper. In the meantime, we heartily encourage civil and productive responses at [email protected].