It's easy to forget that legislators who didn't run this year are still members until the end of the year. On election night, I saw in passing that one of the TV stations referred to Sen. Jim Leddy as former senator. Not so fast. He's still in there, still attending oversight commission meetings on which he is a member.

Well, Rep. John Tracy's not in there anymore. He submitted his resignation to Speaker Gaye Symington, as he has gone to work for U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy in Montpelier.

Symington said of Tracy:
"John’s irrepressible optimism, his delight in working with all kinds of
people, and his fine leadership abilities not only make him a joy to work with,
but have been essential in creating and passing such challenging legislation."

Tracy will be replaced for the next month s on two commissions. Symington appointed Rep. Michael Fisher as an interim member of the Health Access Oversight Committee, and Rep. Harry Chen as an interim member of the Health Care Reform Commission.

- Terri Hallenbeck