Jeanette White | |
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 White in 2017 | |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Windham district | |
| In office January 8, 2003 –January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Shumlin |
| Succeeded by | Wendy Harrison Nader Hashim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2,1943 Thief River Falls,Minnesota,U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Jeanette White (born May 2,1943) is an American politician. A Democrat,she served in the Vermont Senate,representing the Windham district,from 2003 to 2023. [1] [2]
White was born on May 2,1943,in Thief River Falls,Minnesota,and moved to Vermont in 1972. She currently lives in Putney,Vermont,with her husband,Bill White. They have two adult children,Laurie and Josh. [3]
White received a bachelor's degree in 1965 from the University of Iowa in political science and sociology. She earned a master's degree in 1972 from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in community development and community education. [3]
White served as the chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations and as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Government Accountability Committee. [3] White also served as one of three state senators on the Judicial Nominating Board. [3] [4]
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