The campaign kickoff event took place early Sunday afternoon at North Springfield Baptist Church. It began with some rousing remarks by radio talk show host Keith Hanson, dubbed "...THE voice of common-sense Conservatism in New Hampshire and Vermont." (Heard weekday mornings in Springfield on 99.7 FM WNTK.) Stern was then introduced by the campaign's communications director Rebecca Bailey. Around 30 other people were in attendence to listen and then later chat with the two Keiths.
The last Vermont Governor from Springfield was Sweden-born Joseph Johnson. He was elected in 1955 and served two terms.
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Springfield resident kicks off gubernatorial bid | November 19, 2017 By STEPHEN SEITZ Eagle Times correspondent Keith Stern, of Springfield, addresses supporters at his formal campaign announcement on Sunday. — STEPHEN SEITZ SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Keith Stern’s hat is now officially in the ring. The North Springfield Republican kicked off his campaign for governor at the North Springfield First Baptist Church on Sunday before a crowd of about 30 people. “At 62, I am proud to call myself a lifelong resident of Vermont,” he said. “Recently, someone told me I was only running for the money, and in a rou... 2017-11-22 / Front Page Springfield resident kicks off gubernatorial bid By STEPHEN SEITZ Keith Stern of Springfield addresses supporters at his formal campaign announcement on Sunday. — STEPHEN SEITZ Keith Stern of Springfield addresses supporters at his formal campaign announcement on Sunday. — STEPHEN SEITZ SPRINGFIELD, Vt. — Keith Stern’s hat is now officially in the ring. The North Springfield Republican kicked off his campaign for governor at the North Springfield First Baptist Church on Sunday before a crowd of about 30 people. “At 62, I am proud to call myself a lifelong resident of Vermont,” he said. “Recently, someone told me I was only running for the money, and in a roundabout way, that’s true. I am running for the money. I am trying to stop the bleeding. I know I can find $100 million in waste.” Stern owns and operates Stern’s Quality Produce in White River Junction. In 2010, Stern ran an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives. Stern outlined some of his positions. Talking about energy, Stern said that reliance on green energy in the future would change Vermont’s landscape too much. “We should leave research and development where it belongs, in the private sector,” he said, “where experimentation and innovation flourish.” On health care, Stern outlined a plan he called “medical cost sharing.” He said it would prevent insurance companies from over-billing. As described on his website, patients would make claims and a system of adjudication would keep bills down. “I’ll eliminate Vermont Health Connect and offer a free market solution,” he said. Stern had a radical proposal for education: eliminate the Vermont Agency of Education. “I’d like to see the school districts to send representatives and meet quarterly to discuss their issues,” he said. “That would allow more local control.” Weathersfield resident Charles Fortin said a mutual friend told him about Stern. “What I’m looking for is a change in government,” he said. “There’s too much of it and it costs too much. If Stern can do it, he’ll make a big difference.” Stern’s wife, Beth, said she was on board. She works with Stern at the produce store. “I see people coming into the store and using food stamps to buy gifts, and they shouldn’t be able to do that,” she said. Francine Provost said she had been the Sterns’ neighbor for a number of years. “I think he makes a lot of sense,” she said. More about Stern’s campaign and his policy proposals can be found at the website, www.vermontgetsstern.org.
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