House Republican Press Release

January 24, 2008

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Sawyer Achieves 100% Voting Record

State Legislator Makes Every Vote of the 2007 Regular Session

HARTFORD- State Representative Pam Sawyer (R-Bolton) has earned a one hundred percent voting record for all roll call votes taken on the floor of the House of Representatives during the 2007 Regular Session.  The House Clerk’s Office released the data on members’ votes at the conclusion of the 2007 calendar year. 

“The votes that we take every day are critical,” said Sawyer.  “Because of my deep respect for making laws, I make a commitment to be here for every vote, making sure the towns in my district are fully represented. In my legislative career, I believe I have only missed two votes many years ago when I was negotiating other legislation in the Senate.  After that happened, I vowed never to do that again!”

A perfect attendance is a very difficult thing to achieve according to Sawyer, who observed that less than 20% of her colleagues in the House were able to attain it this year.

Sawyer is serving her eighth term representing the towns of Bolton, Andover, Hebron and Marlborough in the General Assembly.  She is a House Minority Whip, Ranking Member on the Select Committee on Children, and a member of the legislature’s Education, Higher Education and Employment Advancement, Legislative Management and Transportation Committees.

The next regular session of the legislature will convene in February 2008.