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Montpelier, Vt. – June 21, 2010 – Governor Jim Douglas, R-Vt., today announced his support for Republican candidate Jason Gibbs for Secretary of State.
Gibbs began working with the Douglas team in 2002 during the Douglas for Governor campaign, then worked as a senior staff member for 6 years in a role as communications director and Secretary of Civil and [...]
ESSEX JUNCTION,Vt. – June 12, 2010 - Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie officially launched his campaign for governor Saturday morning where three hundred supporters filled a small exhibit hall at the Champlain Valley Exposition.
Signs, stickers, banners, and Dubie Co-pilot t-shirts covered the event space in Dubie’s hometown. He spoke the crowd from a podium on stage at the [...]
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. – June 10 – The race for who will replace Governor Jim Douglas, R-Vt., next term is heating up and will officially take flight this weekend as Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie officially announces his campaign, Saturday, June 12, at the fairgrounds in Essex Junction, Vt.
Planning to travel between campaign stops [...]
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.
As deputy [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
