Statement of VPIRG health care advocate Cassandra Gekas concerning Gov....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2011 CONTACT: Cassandra Gekas Health care advocate 276-324-7227 (c) 802-223-8421 x 4097 (o) cgekas@vpirg.org “Governor Shumlin’s release of his Comprehensive Health...
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Health care advocate Gekas sets sights on lieutenant governor office
Cassandra Gekas. VTD file photo/Josh Larkin Cassandra Gekas is known for her work inside the Vermont Statehouse as a tenacious advocate on health care and women’s issues. Until now, she has never run...
View ArticleInternal VPIRG drama unfolds in the media
Rumors began to swirl early this week that Paul Burns, executive director of the Vermont Public Interest Research Group, had fired the advocacy organization’s health care lobbyist immediately after she...
View ArticleGekas launches campaign for lieutenant governor
Cassandra Gekas, the Democratic and Progressive candidate for lieutenant governor, will get a little help from her friends this week at an official campaign kickoff Thursday. Gov. Peter Shumlin, who...
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Gekas launches campaign for lieutenant governor
Cassandra Gekas spoke with reporters at her campaign launch. VTD Photo/Taylor Dobbs Cassandra Gekas officially launched her campaign for lieutenant governor in front of a who’s who of the Vermont left...
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Grand total for statewide races in 2012 election so far: $1.89 million
Twenty dollar bill Primary campaigns and Vermont’s sole big ticket statewide race — the campaign for governor — are typically the contests that draw the most attention, and the most moolah. This year...
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Fact Checker: VTDigger.org and Seven Days team up to analyze campaign rhetoric
Each week in Fact Checker, reporters and editors will evaluate the veracity of statements and rate them on a five-point scale: True, Mostly True, Debatable, Mostly False, and Udder Bull. Got a claim...
View ArticleGekas and Scott spar over abortion at Tunbridge debate
Reproductive rights took the spotlight at the first debate between incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Phil Scott and his Progressive/Democratic challenger Cassandra Gekas. The debate held today was hosted...
View ArticleGekas, VSEA support moving ahead with state office complex despite doubt over...
Against the backdrop of the defunct Waterbury State Office Complex, Cassandra Gekas, the Progressive/Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, told reporters on Monday she supports Gov. Peter...
View ArticleVermont Democrats receive Planned Parenthood PAC endorsement
NEWS RELEASE September 25, 2012 Contact: Ariel Wengroff 802-676-4086 Planned Parenthood of Northern New England endorsed all statewide Democratic candidates Montpelier, Vt. – The Vermont Democratic...
View ArticleVermont Young Professionals to host panel of young people running for office
NEWS RELEASE Oct. 2, 2012 Contact: Amy Lafayette (802) 598-7704 (Burlington, VT) – On October 10th, the Vermont Young Professionals will host a panel discussion and networking event at Champlain...
View ArticleLt. gov candidates Scott, Gekas and Mitchell to debate on VPT
NEWS RELEASE Oct. 4, 2012 Contact: Ann Curran at (802) 655-8059, acurran@vpt.org Jeff Vande Griek at (802) 655-8062, jeffv@vpt.org On Thursday, Oct.11, at 8 p.m., Vermont Public Television (VPT) will...
View ArticleCassandra Gekas launches “Women For Cass”
NEWS RELEASE: Oct. 5th, 2012 CONTACT: Scott Kirby 802-999-8523 Montpelier, Vt. – Progressive/Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor Cassandra Gekas announced today that she is launching “Women...
View ArticleLieutenant governor candidates spar over corrections, wind power and...
A debate last week teased out more differences between major party candidates Progressive-Democrat Cassandra Gekas and Republican incumbent Phil Scott in the race for lieutenant governor. Vermont...
View ArticleSeven Days: Gekas lines up job with VSEA as backup if Lt. Gov race doesn’t go...
Cassandra Gekas has a backup plan if she doesn’t win the bid for lieutenant governor. Paul Heintz of Seven Days reported yesterday that the Vermont State Employees Association (VSEA), a union...
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Persuaded to run, then left out in the cold? Gekas takes it all in stride
Democrats had candidates for every statewide seat but one last spring. As the deadline for candidate registration loomed back in June, the slot for lieutenant governor remained empty. Just who would...
View ArticleVermont State Employees Association talks with Sen. Vince Illuzzi about...
The Vermont State Employees Association needs a new lobbyist and they’re hoping to tap Sen. Vince Illuzzi, a Republican who spent much of his career in the Legislature fighting for union rights. Doug...
View ArticleGekas nabs job with Department of Vermont Health Access
Though her bid for lieutenant governor didn’t pan out, Cassandra Gekas has found alternative employment with the State of Vermont. Paul Heintz of Seven Days reported on Friday that the Department of...
View ArticleStatement of VPIRG health care advocate Cassandra Gekas concerning Gov....
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 2011 CONTACT: Cassandra Gekas Health care advocate 276-324-7227 (c) 802-223-8421 x 4097 (o) cgekas@vpirg.org “Governor Shumlin’s release of his Comprehensive Health...
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Health care advocate Gekas sets sights on lieutenant governor office
Cassandra Gekas. VTD file photo/Josh Larkin Cassandra Gekas is known for her work inside the Vermont Statehouse as a tenacious advocate on health care and women’s issues. Until now, she has never run...
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