Ann Cummings | |
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Member of the Vermont Senate from the Washington County district | |
Assumed office January 1997 | |
Preceded by | Matt Krauss |
Mayor of Montpelier,Vermont | |
In office July 1990 –January 1996 | |
Preceded by | Arthur J. Goss |
Succeeded by | Chuck Karparis |
Personal details | |
Born | Holliston,Massachusetts | July 20,1946
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Regis E. Cummings |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Montpelier,Vermont |
Alma mater | Cardinal Cushing College Saint Michael's College |
Profession | Real estate broker |
Ann Cummings (born July 20,1946) is a Vermont businesswoman and Democratic politician. She has served as mayor of Montpelier and a State Senator.
Ann E. Cummings was born in Holliston,Massachusetts,on July 20,1946. [1] She was educated in Wantagh,New York and Lexington,Kentucky,and graduated from Lexington Catholic High School. [1] In 1968,Cummings graduated from Cardinal Cushing College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology. She received a Master of Science in Administration degree from Saint Michael's College in 1989. [1]
After college,Cummings was a VISTA volunteer in the Pittsburgh area. She has been involved in several business ventures,and has most recently worked as a real estate broker. [1]
Cummings became active in government and politics after settling in Montpelier,including terms on the city and regional planning commissions,and on the Montpelier City Council. [2] In 1988 she was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor,losing to Arthur J. Goss in a four-way race for the nonpartisan position. [3] In 1990,Cummings defeated Goss; [4] she served from March 1990 to March 1996, [5] and her time in office was most notable for her efforts to coordinate relief efforts after a 1992 flood inundated most of downtown Montpelier. [6]
In 1994,Cummings was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate. [7] [8] In 1996,Cummings was elected as one of three senators who represent Washington County at-large. [1] She has been reelected every two years since,and has served since January 1997. [1] From 2001 to 2003,she was the Senate's majority leader. Cummings has served on several committees in the State Senate,most notably Finance and Education. [9] She was chairwoman of the Finance Committee from 2011 to 2013,and the Education Committee from 2015 to 2017. [9] In 2017 she was again named to chair the Finance Committee. [9]
Cummings is married to Regis E. Cummings;they are the parents of four children,three daughters and a son. [1]
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