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Shayne Spence
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Shayne Spence (Republican Party) ran for election to the Vermont House of Representatives to represent Lamoille-2 District. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Spence completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shayne Spence was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina. His professional experience includes working as a certified recovery coach, graphic designer, and video editor. He also worked in the Vermont House of Representatives and with political campaigns.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District (2 seats)
Kate Donnally and incumbent Daniel Noyes defeated Richard Bailey and Shayne Spence in the general election for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kate Donnally (D) | 32.3 | 2,350 |
| ✔ |  | Daniel Noyes (D) | 29.1 | 2,118 |
 | Richard Bailey (R) | 19.7 | 1,436 | |
 | Shayne Spence (R)  | 18.7 | 1,357 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 7,272 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District (2 seats)
Kate Donnally and incumbent Daniel Noyes advanced from the Democratic primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kate Donnally | 52.2 | 843 |
| ✔ | | Daniel Noyes | 46.9 | 757 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 1,614 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District (2 seats)
Richard Bailey and Shayne Spence advanced from the Republican primary for Vermont House of Representatives Lamoille 2 District on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Bailey | 55.2 | 486 |
| ✔ | | Shayne Spence | 40.3 | 355 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.5 | 40 | ||
| Total votes: 881 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Shayne Spence completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Spence's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Shayne Spence is the Republican candidate for Vermont House in the Lamoille 2 District. He is a native Vermonter, with family roots that go back to Samuel de Champlain. Shayne runs his own small business, a graphic design and video editing firm specializing in online advertising. He is also a recently-certified Recovery Coach. Having spent a decade in the political arena, working inside the State House and on the campaign trail to make Vermont a more affordable place to live, Shayne announced his candidacy for the House in May of 2020.
- Rural Vermont must be protected and preserved.
- Vermonters are tapped out, and cannot afford higher taxes of any kind.
- We must pursue comprehensive criminal justice reform, to allow people who have made mistakes to recover their lives and re-join society as soon as possible.
Economic Opportunity for All, Invest In Vermont's Rural Communities, Modernizing Vermont's Internet Infrastructure, Solve Vermont's Demographic Crisis, Criminal Justice Reform, Real Solutions to the Opiate Epidemic, Responsible Cannabis Regulation, Fighting Climate Change With 21st Century Conservation, Supporting Our Veterans and Public Servants, Re-Imagining our Outdated Education System
I look up to Teddy Roosevelt a great deal, and I would like to follow his example to a large extent. Teddy was a person who, despite great privilege, always made a point to stand up for the common person, fight against the wealthy elites, and create a government that worked better for all, not just those at the top. Teddy was also unafraid to say what he believed, and while that got him into trouble sometimes, it also served to let all Americans know exactly where he stood, and they respected him for it.
I also greatly admire and respect Teddy's stand in favor of protecting the environment. At the time, the creation of the National Parks System was a radical move, but it was one that Teddy knew would stand the test of time and create national treasures for generations to come. I would like to expand the National Parks and Vermont's State Parks, as well as make the time to visit every single one of them.
I also greatly admire and respect Teddy's stand in favor of protecting the environment. At the time, the creation of the National Parks System was a radical move, but it was one that Teddy knew would stand the test of time and create national treasures for generations to come. I would like to expand the National Parks and Vermont's State Parks, as well as make the time to visit every single one of them.
The most important characteristic for an elected official to have is the ability to listen. Also important is an open mind, willingness to accept new ideas, and a deep sense of empathy. However, we can't ignore the importance of frugality with public dollars, as well as an understanding that Vermonters are better equipped to make decisions for themselves than bureaucrats in Montpelier.
The Great Gatsby, because of the way it examines class divisions within our nation.
Righteous - Juice WRLD
I am a person in long-term recovery from substance use, which means that over 3 years ago I reclaimed my life and my mind from the control of prescription drugs. This has been a long struggle, starting with issues I dealt with as a child and young adult, and culminating in an experience where a good friend of mine overdosed and nearly died. At that moment I knew I had to turn this part of my life around, and I started along the process of recovery.
Vermont's demographic crisis is without a doubt our state's greatest challenge in the immediate future. Our population is rapidly aging, and as those people leave the workforce, they are not being replaced by younger workers and taxpayers. This plays itself out in a variety of ways, but primary among them is the inversion of our tax base, with the cost of state programs and services increasing while the number of taxpayers stays stagnant or decreases. This can only continue on for so long before we are unable to meet important obligations as a state.
To solve this, we must find more ways to keep our young people in Vermont and bring young people from other states to live and work here. My first priority on this front is to double the funding for the Vermont State Colleges System, so our state schools can lower tuition. This will increase the number of Vermonters and non-Vermonters who are able to afford an education in our state, and there is a great deal of data suggesting that if someone spends their early adult years somewhere, they are more likely to stay there throughout their prime working years. We need to bring these folks to Vermont and give them a reason to stay, otherwise we will have an impossible task of taking care of our most vulnerable in the years to come.
To solve this, we must find more ways to keep our young people in Vermont and bring young people from other states to live and work here. My first priority on this front is to double the funding for the Vermont State Colleges System, so our state schools can lower tuition. This will increase the number of Vermonters and non-Vermonters who are able to afford an education in our state, and there is a great deal of data suggesting that if someone spends their early adult years somewhere, they are more likely to stay there throughout their prime working years. We need to bring these folks to Vermont and give them a reason to stay, otherwise we will have an impossible task of taking care of our most vulnerable in the years to come.
I would prefer to be a member of the Education Committee or the Energy and Technology Committee. I have a long-standing dedication to reforming our K-12 education system to bring our costs more in line with other states, while maintaining the high quality education we offer to our students. With property taxes frequently cited as one of the main cost drivers for families in Vermont, this is an issue we must address as soon as possible.
I also have a commitment to protecting Vermont's environment while also ensuring Vermonters have access to affordable, renewable energy. There are many technological innovations happening on a regular basis in the field of energy production, storage, and transmission, and we need legislators who are staying on the cutting edge of this technology so we can get ahead of the game as a state.
I also have a commitment to protecting Vermont's environment while also ensuring Vermonters have access to affordable, renewable energy. There are many technological innovations happening on a regular basis in the field of energy production, storage, and transmission, and we need legislators who are staying on the cutting edge of this technology so we can get ahead of the game as a state.
One story that stuck with me was a story of an elderly woman I met, who told me that because her property taxes had increased every year she had lived in her home, she was now retired and faced with a decision of whether to move out of her home because she couldn't afford it, or take out equity in her life insurance policy in order to pay her ongoing bills. Because of our state's inability to get our K-12 education costs under control, this Vermonter was contemplating having less to go to her family when she passed, or being forced to move out of her home altogether. This is a horrible choice to have to make and it is one that has driven me over the years to address those issues.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on September 21, 2020
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