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. Since 2003,Kunin has been 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".
David E. Zuckerman is an American politician who is currently serving as the 84th lieutenant governor of Vermont since 2023. He previously served two terms as the 82nd lieutenant governor of Vermont,from 2017 to 2021. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party,he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011),and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020,Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of Vermont. He ran with the support of both the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party,but lost to incumbent governor Phil Scott in the general election.
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.
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 second Vermont Governor to die in office.
The Vermont Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Vermont.
Peter Elliott Shumlin is an American politician from Vermont. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the 81st governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.
Thomas L. Hayes was the 71st lieutenant governor of Vermont and a Vermont Supreme Court Justice. He was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1985 by then-Governor Madeleine M. Kunin.
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.
Levi P. Smith was a Vermont lawyer,banker and politician who served as President of the Vermont State Senate.
The 2016 Vermont gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2016,and elected the governor of Vermont,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic governor Peter Shumlin was eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term in office,but opted to retire instead.
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.
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.
