by Mike Sweeney, for Scarborough Downs

Scarborough, ME — Senator Amy Volk (R–Cumberland) will introduce a Legislative Sentiment to recognize the accomplishments of harness driver Kevin Switzer Jr.

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Kevin Switzer Jr. will be honored on Jan. 13.

Legislative Sentiments are significant expressions of the sense of the Legislature. They are a public declaration in honor of a personal achievement signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Switzer will be honored in the Senate Chamber, Maine State Capitol Building, Augusta, Maine, on Tuesday (Jan. 13) at 10 a.m.

Senator Volk will be recognized by the President of the Senate at which time she will speak to the accomplishments of Kevin Switzer Jr. during his 2014 harness racing season. Switzer will then receive the commendation of the full Senate.

Last year was an outstanding one for Switzer as he earned bragging rights as the top harness driver in Maine, scoring 377 wins, 68 more than his closest competitor. More impressively though, his .410 UDR, a batting average for harness drivers, ranked him as the top percentage driver in all of North America in 2014 while the horses he drove earned more than $1.1 million in purses.