(Host) Former state senator Matt Dunne is one of five Democrats vying for the party’s nomination for Governor in 2010.
Dunne was a House member for 4 terms in the 1990s, and a state senator from 2002 to 2006. He also worked for a time as the head of ‘Americorps VISTA’ in Washington, D.C., and he now works in community relations for the internet search engine Google.
Dunne said his resume sets him apart from the other candidates.
(Dunne) "The work that I’ve done in the House and the Senate as well as being in an executive position at a large public entity and also my work in the private sector provides the kind of tools and experience that we’re going to need to be able to move our state forward and to be able to create jobs and transform our government effectively. It’s not just going to be government solving these problems; it’s not just going to be the public sector. I believe it’s going to be the public sector, the nonprofit sector and the private sector working together to move Vermont into a better place."
(Host) Dunne says that, if elected, he would support alternatives to Vermont Yankee, work to overhaul healthcare insurance in the state, and increase transparency in state government. He says he would also take inspiration from his corporate experience in combating state budget problems.
(Dunne) "I’ve come to the table immediately using my experience at Google with a proposal to use cloud computing, which is a system that is being adopted by cities much larger in population than the state of Vermont that would save us millions tomorrow."
(Host) Matt Dunne’s current competitors for the Democratic primary are state senators Susan Bartlett, Doug Racine, and Peter Shumlin, and Secretary of State Deb Markowitz.