Paul W. Ruse Jr. | |
---|---|
Vermont State Treasurer | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Preceded by | Emory A. Hebard |
Succeeded by | Jim Douglas |
Personal details | |
Born | Springfield,Vermont,U.S. | September 13,1943
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Carole Jane Lemire |
Children | 2 |
Profession | Banker Public official |
Military service | |
Service | United States Coast Guard |
Years of service | 1961–1965 |
Rank | Petty officer third class |
Unit | USCGC Escanaba (WHEC-64) |
Paul W. Ruse Jr. (born September 13,1943) was a Vermont banker and public official. He is notable for having served three terms as Vermont State Treasurer from 1989 to 1995.
Paul William Ruse Jr. was born in Springfield,Vermont on September 13,1943. [1] He was educated in Springfield,and graduated from Springfield High School in 1961. [2] Ruse served in the United States Coast Guard from 1961 to 1965. [3]
Ruse subsequently returned to Vermont and started a career in banking and finance as a manager trainee with Vermont National Bank. [4] He became assistant manager of the Wilmington branch in 1969. [5]
In 1970 Ruse became treasurer of the town of Springfield. [6] He served until 1984,when he became the Springfield town manager and director of finance. [7]
In 1987,incumbent Vermont State Treasurer Emory A. Hebard was contemplating retirement,and offered Ruse the position of deputy state treasurer. [8] Ruse accepted,and served from 1987 to 1989. [9]
Hebard,a Republican,announced his retirement in October 1987. [10] He endorsed Ruse,calling him a worthy successor -- "for a Democrat". [11]
Ruse won the 1988 election. [12] He won reelection in 1990 and 1992,and served from January 1989 to January 1995. [13]
During his tenure,Ruse was criticized for being too friendly with financial services firms that had an interest in matters handled by the state treasurer,including accepting campaign contributions from them,and appearing in an advertisement for one. [14] Because of the controversy,in 1994 Ruse decided not to run for reelection. [15] This decision was not widely known;Ruse stated that he withheld his decision not to run so that Ed Flanagan,the incumbent Vermont State Auditor,would not run for treasurer. [16] Flanagan and Ruse had been involved in a behind the scenes dispute over details of an auditor's report about the treasurer's office;Flanagan disclaimed any interest in the treasurer's post. [17]
As a result of Ruse's decision not to run again,only Republican Jim Douglas had filed as a major party candidate for treasurer;in the absence of a Democratic candidate,Douglas won the Democratic nomination by write in vote. [18] In the general election,Douglas faced only token opposition,and received over 91% of the votes. [19]
Ruse's deputy had retired in October 1994. [20] After Douglas won the election,Ruse offered him the deputy's position so that Douglas would have an opportunity to learn the workings of the treasurer's office. [21] Douglas accepted,and served as deputy state treasurer from November 1994 until beginning his term as treasurer in January 1995. [22]
After leaving the Vermont treasurer's position,Ruse served for several years as Chief Deputy Treasurer for the state of New Hampshire. [23]
James Holley Douglas is an American politician from the state of Vermont. A Republican,he served the 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. On August 27,2009,Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election for a fifth term in 2010. He left the office in January 2011.
The Vermonter is a passenger train operated by Amtrak between St. Albans,Vermont,and Washington,D.C.,via New York City. It replaced the overnight Montrealer,which terminated in Montreal until 1995. Amtrak receives funding from the states of Connecticut,Massachusetts,and Vermont for Vermonter operations north of New Haven.
Lawrence Brainerd was an American businessman,abolitionist and United States Senator from Vermont. A longtime anti-slavery activist,after leaving the Jacksonians in the 1830s,Brainerd was active in the Whig,Liberty,and Free Soil parties,and was one of the organizers of the Republican Party when it was formed as the main anti-slavery party in the mid-1850s. Brainerd's longtime commitment to the cause of abolition was recognized in 1854,when opponents of slavery in the Vermont General Assembly chose him to fill a five-month vacancy in the United States Senate.
Dustin Allard Degree is a politician from the city of St. Albans in the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican,he represented St. Albans in the Vermont General Assembly during the 2011-2012 biennial session. Degree graduated from Bellows Free Academy,St. Albans in 2003,attended the Tilton School in 2004,and attended Norwich University and the University of Vermont. He worked in the office of Governor Jim Douglas.
Alexander Valentino "Tino" Acebo was an American politician who served for over 20 years as Vermont State Auditor.
Franklin D. Hale was a Vermont politician who served as State Auditor and want on to a career as a diplomat.
Emory A. Hebard was a Vermont businessman and politician who served as Vermont State Treasurer.
The 1906 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on September 4,1906. In keeping with the Republican Party's "Mountain Rule",incumbent Republican Charles J. Bell,did not run for a second term as Governor of Vermont. At the start of the year,Percival W. Clement and Fletcher D. Proctor were the leading candidates for the Republican nomination. When it became clear that Proctor had the support of the delegates,Clement ended his campaign for the nomination. He filed as an Independent candidate for the general election and was subsequently endorsed by the Democratic Party. In the general election,Proctor easily defeated Clement.
Corey Parent is a member of the Vermont Senate. A Republican,he represented St. Albans City and Southeastern St. Albans Town in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 and was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2018,he won reelection in 2020.
Percival L. Shangraw was a Vermont attorney and judge. He is notable for his service as an associate justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1958 to 1972,and chief justice from 1972 until 1974.
Henry M. Bates was a Vermont banker and politician who served as Vermont State Treasurer for six years.
Levi R. Kelley was a Vermont political figure. A Republican,he served as Vermont State Treasurer and later as treasurer of the University of Vermont.
George H. Amidon was a Vermont businessman and state official. He was most notable for his service as state commissioner of taxes from 1945 to 1949 and Vermont State Treasurer from 1949 to 1965.
Peter J. Hincks was a Vermont banker and public official. He was notable for his service as Vermont State Treasurer from 1965 until his death,the first Democrat to hold the office since the founding of the Republican Party in the 1850s.
Frank H. Davis was an American businessman and public official. He was notable for his service as Vermont State Treasurer for three terms.
Louis G. Whitcomb was an American attorney and political figure from Vermont. A Republican,he was most notable for his service as United States Attorney for the District of Vermont.
The 1818 Vermont gubernatorial election for Governor of Vermont took place in September and October,and resulted in the election of Jonas Galusha to a one-year term.
Reginald W. Buzzell was an American government official and military officer from Vermont. A longtime member of the Vermont Army National Guard,he was a veteran of the Pancho Villa Expedition,World War I and World War II and attained the rank of brigadier general.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)