Madeleine Kunin is a Swiss-born American diplomat,author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991,as a member of the Democratic Party. She also served as United States Ambassador to Switzerland from 1996 to 1999. She was Vermont's first and,to date,only female governor as well as the first Jewish governor of Vermont. She was also the first Jewish woman to be elected governor of a U.S. state. Kunin is currently a James Marsh Professor-at-Large at the University of Vermont.
Philip Henderson Hoff was an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. He was most notable for his service as the 73rd governor of Vermont from 1963 to 1969,the state's first Democratic governor since 1853.
Robert Theodore Stafford was an American politician from Vermont. In his lengthy political career,he served as the 71st governor of Vermont,a United States representative,and a U.S. Senator. A Republican,Stafford was generally considered a liberal,or "Rockefeller Republican".
Charles Plympton Smith is the Interim Executive Director of the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington,Vermont. He is a former banker and politician from the U.S. state of Vermont who served in the Vermont House of Representatives. The son of banker and state senator Frederick Plympton Smith,he received a B.A. from Harvard College in 1978,following which he attended the University of Melbourne,Melbourne Australia on a one-year Rotary Foundation Scholarship. From 1975 to 1978 he served two terms in the Vermont House of Representatives,alternating semesters between Harvard and the legislature,which meets only in the spring. He was nominated by both the Democratic and Republican parties.
Deane Chandler Davis was an American attorney and insurance executive from Vermont. Long active in Republican politics,he is most notable for his service as the 74th governor of Vermont from 1969 to 1973.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
Peter Thacher Washburn was a Vermont lawyer,politician and soldier. A veteran of the American Civil War,he served as the 31st governor of Vermont as a Republican from 1869 to 1870,and was the first Vermont Governor to die in office.
George B. "Jeb" Spaulding is an American politician and the former chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. He previously served as Vermont State Treasurer and as Governor Peter Shumlin's secretary of administration.
Robert Shillingford Babcock was an American college professor and politician from Vermont. A Republican,he was most notable for his service in both houses of the Vermont General Assembly,and as lieutenant governor from 1959 to 1961.
Letitia Pearl Caroline Chambers was the first woman to head the staff of a major standing committee of the U.S. Senate. Chambers was also a U.S. representative to the United Nations,the founder and chief executive officer of a Washington,D.C.,public policy and consulting firm and was the director of the Heard Museum in Phoenix,Arizona from 2009 to 2012.
The 1990 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on Tuesday,November 6,1990 to elect the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices.
Elizabeth Mary "Liz" Ready is a Vermont non-profit director and elected official who is most notable for her advocacy for Vermonters with lower incomes,especially the housing insecure. She served in the Vermont Senate from 1989 to 2001 on the Senate Finance,Appropriations,Agriculture and Natural Resources and Energy. She also served as Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2001 to 2005.
Levi P. Smith was a Vermont lawyer,banker and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
The 1986 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 4,1986. Incumbent Democrat Madeleine Kunin ran successfully for re-election to a second term as Governor of Vermont,defeating Republican candidate Peter Plympton Smith and independent candidate Bernie Sanders. Since no candidate won a majority of the popular vote,Kunin was elected by the Vermont General Assembly per the state constitution.
The 1988 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8,1988. Republican nominee Peter Plympton Smith defeated independent candidate Bernie Sanders and Democratic nominee Paul N. Poirier.
The 2020 Vermont gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Governor of Vermont. As Vermont does not impose term limits upon its governors,incumbent Republican Governor Phil Scott was eligible to run for reelection to a third two-year term in office. On November 18,2019,he confirmed that he was running for reelection,but did not yet publicly announce his campaign. On May 28,2020,he officially announced his candidacy but stated that he would not campaign,maintain a campaign staff,or fundraise because of the state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vermont. The primary was held on August 11. Scott won re-election to a third term in a landslide,defeating Progressive and Democratic nominee,Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman.
Molly Rose Gray is an American attorney and politician who served as the 83rd lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she was an assistant attorney general for Vermont from 2018 to 2021.
John Zampieri Jr. was an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1965 to 1985,as a member of the Democratic Party. Following his tenure in the state house he served as director of the Vermont Buildings Division.
Frederick P. Smith was a Vermont lawyer,banker,and politician. He was born in Vermont to Levi P. Smith and Julia Pease Smith and attended school in Burlington,Vermont. After graduation from Princeton University in 1937 he received a law degree from Harvard Law School. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
