Dostis leaving Legislature

May 29, 2008

MONTPELIER – Rep. Robert Dostis, the Waterbury Democrat who has been in the middle of the debate on energy issues, from the future of the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant to the licensing of wind towers, will not return to the Statehouse next year.

Dostis has been a lawmaker since 2000 and chairman of the House Natural Resource and Energy Committee for four years. But it is time to step back from the amount of time and energy being an active legislator requires, said Dostis, who is also the executive director of the Vermont Campaign to End Childhood Hunger.

"The energy issues we face in Vermont require bold leadership beyond what he was able to do, given that he had to work with the Douglas administration," said James Moore of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group. "We need solutions that match the severity of the problems we face. We have a solid foundation in Vermont to build on. Now we have to get to work. Chairman Dostis deserves credit for some of that foundation."

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