 The state is represented by an at-large member of the House, Democrat Peter Welch, who succeeded Sanders in 2007.The Vermont Public Records Law states that “any agency, board, department, commission, committee, branch, instrumentality, or authority of the state or any agency, board, committee, department, branch, instrumentality, commission, or authority of any political subdivision of the state" is obligated to provide access to public records for inspection and copying unless the records are exempt by law from public access.Exemptions might include records that have been determined to be confidential by law, records that by law may only be disclosed to certain people, etc.