would balance development with the environment if elected. Gibb won the Republican primary, coming in first place. Bedford came in second, Lathrop third and Widli fourth. Gibb served as chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee from 1975 to 1976, the Senate Finance Committee from 1977 to 1985, and the Natural Resources Committee again from 1985 to 1986. In his roles he assisted in passing Act 252, which regulated Vermont's water quality, as well as numerous other pieces of environmental legislation. Later life and death Gibb retired from office prior to the 1986 election cycle at the age of 78, citing his advanced age and frustration with growing political partisanship as his reasons for doing so. Following his retirement he was appointed to the Vermont State Environmental Board by governor Madeleine Kunin, serving there for twelve years. Gibb died in 2005, at the age of 97. Following his death the Arthur Gibb Award was established by the Vermont Natural Resources Council, awarded annually to a prominent Vermont conservationist. References Republican Party Vermont state senators 2005 deaths Republican Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives American conservationists 1900s births People from Weybridge, Vermont