Peter Duval in 2024 VT Governor's race
On Government Reform:
Political lawn signs are distracting roadside blight
Vermont's billboard ban is another tradition that needs to be refreshed. I pledge to never, ever print lawn signs, which are distracting roadside blight. Even though the Secretary of Transportation regularly warns them,
it seems like every candidate illegally places signs along our roads. When politicians break the law, it sets an example for the rest of us. I would work to restore respect for Vermont's sign law.
Source: Brattleboro Reformer on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial race
Aug 2, 2022
On Health Care:
Consider international and intergenerational vaccinations
I can schedule an appointment for coronavirus vaccination, and for the first time in my life I am feeling vaccine-reluctant. I am not hesitant from fear but reluctant from unfairness.International: Fair warning: Vermonters may feel remorse about
Vermont's embrace of the America-first vaccine strategy. It's less effective than global cooperation, something that will be needed for future pandemics and other global crises. There is now an opportunity to mitigate the risk of remorse about vaccine
nationalism by sending vaccine to someplace where there is none.
Intergenerational: Fair warning: Vermonters may feel remorse about Vermont's oldest-first vaccine strategy. Is it really guided by science? Any one of us would give our doses to ensure
that the youngest in our family could go forward in life & confidently travel, hike, run & swim. I could wait even longer to support sending vaccine to faraway places and people who need it. But if I just defer vaccination, it wouldn't accomplish much.
Source: VTDigger.com on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial race
Apr 8, 2021
On Principals & Values:
Ousted as selectman in town recall vote
Town residents overwhelmingly ousted Peter Duval as a member of the Underhill Selectboard in a 570-23 vote. The recall capped a more than yearlong effort to remove Duval, whom town staff members accused of abusing his position and of bullying town
officials. Duval contended the recall effort was a smear campaign led by Underhill residents who were out to get him from the day he was elected. In an email after the results came in, he indicated he is glad to be out of office.
Source: VTDigger on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial race
Oct 20, 2021
On Drugs:
Don't think overdose prevention centers address root cause
Education and treatment for young drug users
Duval: I don't think overdose prevention centers would address root cause of this drug. It's not just opioids, it's drugs generally, the supply of these drugs, and would make it easier for users to continue to use. The way to address that is to get
it making sure that we educate young folks, because I think the marketing is for young people to get into it. And so making sure that they know the dangers and working with school districts. I would say having Medicaid cover 90-day treatment centers to
make sure that the folks are getting the help that they need. So yes, they can stop. But what about the support after would be important, and working with police to make sure it's cracked down.
Source: Vermont Public Radio on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial debate
Jul 25, 2024
On Immigration:
Would support noncitizens voting in state & local elections
Q: What about electoral reforms? Duval: I would look at making sure that we're changing the constitution if necessary, so that all over the state residents can vote. And that would be an empowering thing to do. And it would be a universal thing to do.
Q: Very briefly, it sounds to me like you're saying you would support noncitizens being able to vote in local elections.
Duval: Yes, and if it is possible, statewide elections.
Source: Vermont Public Radio on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial debate
Jul 25, 2024
On Tax Reform:
Let property taxes go up into nether regions of income
Duval: I think there there's an issue with having the cliff for that income sensitivity, that people that are very wealthy are paying on the property value and maybe amplify the message about property taxes being high so I would look at eliminating that
cap on the income sensitivity and let it go up into the nether regions of income. I would say just eliminate the cap for residents and property owners and allow differential property tax rate for nonresidential property like second homes.
Source: Vermont Public Radio on 2024 Vermont Gubernatorial debate
Jul 25, 2024
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