Anthony Pollina

Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina on Tuesday released his 2007 tax return and a list of his combined total assets. 

The tax return and the list of assets reveal personal financial information for Pollina and his wife, Deborah Wolf. They show the couple has about $650,000 in assets and have an annual income of about $92,000.

Fresh fundraising numbers put both Gov. Jim Douglas and Anthony Pollina on our Winners & Losers list for the week. We're not usually this superficial, but U.S. Rep. Peter Welch's communications director Andrew Savage is a winner for being so good-looking. Find out who else made the list. | CLICK HERE

Independent gubernatorial candidate Anthony Pollina raised over $150,000 in campaign contributions, according to campaign finance reports filed today, slightly more than half of what Pollina raised during his first gubernatorial bid in 2000.

Pollina's supporters, over 1,000 of whom are Vermonters, have donated $153,541 to help promote their candidate before Election Day. Pollina has spent a little more than $130,000 so far, and has approximately $23,000 cash-on-hand.  

Gov. Jim Douglas' gubernatorial challengers attacked his policies, and those of his administration, in regard to the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant today. 

This morning, the Brattleboro Reformer ran an Op-Ed story by Democratic gubernatorial candidate and House Speaker Gaye Symington in which she criticized the Douglas administration for what she calls their "false claims and obstructionist tactics" coupled with "a very public effort to denigrate the Public Oversight Panel." 

First the Progressive Party candidate for governor, Anthony Pollina (I- Middlesex) announced Monday morning that he will now run as an Independent in the 2008 election.

The announcement came hours before the deadline to file for candidacy, and follows months of Pollina campaigning as a Progressive.

Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury), House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) and Anthony Pollina (I-Middlesex) squared off in their first gubernatorial debate yesterday evening in Waitsfield, sparing over environmental issues and food policy for over an hour.

The three major candidates presented their positions and defended their records on everything from fuel to the food they had eaten that day.

Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury), House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) and Anthony Pollina (Progressive- Middlesex) are all eagerly anticipating the first gubernatorial debate of the 2008 election cycle this Sunday. And after sparing over the issues, the three will mix and mingle with the constituents at an informal gathering.

The Vermont Natural Resources Council, American Flatbread, and Vermont Localvores are co-sponsoring the "Vermont style debate," which will take place at the Ladreau Farm in Waitsfield and will focus on the environmental and food policies of the individual candidates.

The first of Vermont's gubernatorial debates for the 2008 election cycle will be held in just three days, complete with a picnic and party to complement the political face-off.

The debate, which is cosponsored by the Vermont Natural Resources Council (VNRC), American Flatbread, and Vermont Localvores, begins at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday and will be held at the Lareau Farm in Waitsfield. All three major gubernatorial candidates, Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury), House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho), and Anthony Pollina (Progressive-Middlesex) are slated to participate, and environmental issues and food policy will dominate the forum.

But after the back and forth of the debate, the constituents and candidates will indulge in a dinner of local food and free Ben and Jerry's ice cream, while enjoying the jazz music of Anthony Santor trio.

The 2008 presidential cycle is breaking new ground: the most successful female and minority candidates, huge leaps in voter turnout, and a reinvigorated excitement about politics.

But the excitement generated from the candidates topping the party ticket is not just confined to the presidential race: Vermont officials and political observers are feeling the enthusiasm too. Many have dubbed the phenomena of heightened interest, activism and turnout the "Obama Factor."