Winooski, Vt. – February 8, 2010 – The Shumlin for Governor campaign today announced additions to its campaign organization.
Bryan Hageny will join the campaign as field director. For the past two years Hageny has served as the deputy training director at Democracy for America, the Vermont-based grassroots political organization founded by Governor Howard Dean.
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February 11, 2010 | Posted in
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Montpelier, Vt. – January 7, 2010 – Governor Jim Douglas, R-Vt., gave his final State of the State address Thursday in the House Chambers of the Statehouse in Montpelier. Douglas addressed Vermont’s property taxes, education funding and Vermont Yankee. The Governor’s comments on education funding and property taxes drew applause from most Republican lawmakers but struck a [...]
January 8, 2010 | Posted in
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South Londonderry, Vt. – December 22, 2009 - Vermont legislator Rick Hube, 62, of South Londonderry passed away Tuesday, suffering an aortic aneurysm while in Florida visiting relatives. Hube had served in the Vermont House since 1999. He first moved to Vermont from Connecticut in 1978, working initially as a laborer at the Stratton Mountain golf course and spent one [...]
December 23, 2009 | Posted in
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South Burlington, Vt. - Senator Phil Scott has announced he is entering the race for Lieutenant Governor during a gathering at the Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center in South Burlington, Vt., Monday, Dec. 1.
Governor Jim Douglas commented on Scott’s announcement. “That gives the Republican party two outstanding candidates. I’ve known Phil for a lot of years. He’s [...]
December 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Montpelier, Vt. – Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon addressed several topics including the recent charge of driving under the influence as he met with the press during a news conference he scheduled in the Statehouse, Friday, November 20, in Montpelier.
Salmon said, ” I’ve made myself available- have fielded lots of questions over the past several weeks. Some would say [...]
November 20, 2009 | Posted in
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Williston, Vt. - Senator Peter Shumlin formally announced his entrance to the race for Governor at Earth Turbines in Williston, Vt., Monday morning, Nov. 16.
Shumlin joins 4 other Democrats who have already declared their campaigns for the top state spot in politics since Republican Governor Jim Douglas declared he would not seek re-election next term. [...]
November 16, 2009 | Posted in
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Montpelier, Vt. – Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie announced today, Thursday, October 1, that he plans to run for governor, ending a month of speculation since Governor Douglas announced he would not seek re-election.
In a release to the press, Dubie said “I have devoted the past few weeks to cross-checking my thoughts with the thoughts of other Vermonters [...]
October 1, 2009 | Posted in
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Montpelier, Vt. – At a news conference in the Statehouse in Montpelier Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009, Vermont State Auditor Tom Salmon, a Democrat, announced he is changing political parties.
Speaking before a small crowd and news media, Salmon explained, “I am changing my political affiliation to align myself with the party closest to my core beliefs. It is [...]
September 8, 2009 | Posted in
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Montpelier, Vt. – After 28 years in state office, Governor Douglas, R-Vt., announced Thursday, August 27, during a news conference in Montpelier, Vt., that he will not be seeking office in 2010.
In that speech, Douglas mentioned his family and a grandson. He said, “I know there will be some speculation as to what is next, so I want to lay [...]
August 27, 2009 | Posted in
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In a statement released August 10, 2009, Martha Abbott, chair of the Vermont Progressive Party, made the following comments about the race for Governor:
“Now that we have heard from two candidates for Governor, it seems clear that Progressives will be looking to support a candidate who demonstrates strong support during the next nine months for the [...]
August 12, 2009 | Posted in
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