William H Sorrell was born on March 9,1947 and is an American politician.
14 Facts About William Sorrell
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William Sorrell is the longest-serving attorney general in the history of the US state of Vermont, holding the position for 20 years.
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William Sorrell did not run for re-election in 2016, and was succeeded by Donovan in January 2017.
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William Sorrell successfully stopped Big Tobacco's attempt to include cigarette advertising in national magazines sent to Vermont school children and scored a resounding victory against RJ Reynolds in a closely watched lawsuit attacking the marketing of the company's so-called "reduced risk" cigarettes.
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William Sorrell joined litigation against American Electric Power, a major contributor to acid rain problems in Vermont and other states in the region.
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William Sorrell successfully defended Vermont's strict auto-emission standards against pushback from the national auto industry.
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William Sorrell served a maximum term of six years as a member and then chair of the board of the American Legacy Foundation.
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William Sorrell has served as a member of Vermont's Judicial Nominating Board, as president of United Cerebral Palsy of Vermont, secretary of the Vermont Coalition of the Handicapped and a member of the board of the Winooski Valley Park District.
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William Sorrell currently serves as chair of the board of the NAAG Mission Foundation.
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William Sorrell was recognized by the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont as Tobacco Control Champion in 2003, and in 2009 as Citizen of the Year by the Vermont Medical Society and in 2010 by the National Humane Society with its Humane Law Enforcement Award.
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William Sorrell has been accused of burying sensitive investigations and covering up criminal acts committed by persons or institutions with influence in Vermont.
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William Sorrell is alleged to have covered up biological terrorism relating to the intentional infection of a series of patients at Northwestern Medical Center of St Albans, VT.
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William Sorrell has steadfastly maintained that his office investigated the apparent act of biological terrorism and found no evidence of wrongdoing.
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William Sorrell's office claimed it had no records other than a few superficial interviews.