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BURLINGTON, Vt – August 17, 2010 – With one week remaining before the primary election in Vermont, the Shumlin for Governor campaign announced today that it had beat out Republican candidate Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie and all primary opponents during the latest financial filing period, raising over $170,000 during the period. The campaign reported $97,885.85 [...]
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 [...]
Burlington, Vt. – January 25, 2010 – Five Vermont gubernatorial candidates, all Democrats, participated in a panel discussion on statewide educational policy Monday evening at the University of Vermont’s Davis Center in Burlington, Vt. About 250 people attended the event which was sponsored jointly by Castleton State College, Saint Michael’s College and the University of Vermont.
Former Associated Press Bureau [...]
Five Democratic Party Gubernatorial Candidates to Debate Education Tonight
Burlington, Vt. – January 25, 2010 – Five Vermont gubernatorial candidates will participate in a panel discussion on statewide educational policy this evening on the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, Vt. The event, sponsored jointly by Castleton State College, Saint Michael’s College and UVM, will take place in [...]
Burlington, Vt. – Democratic party candidates for governor: Secretary of State Deb Markowitz, former Sen. Matt Dunne and Senators Susan Bartlett, Doug Racine, and Peter Shumlin, all attended a packed forum on environmental issues hosted by the Vermont League of Conservation Voters at Main Street Landing near the waterfront in Burlington, Vt., Thursday evening, Nov. [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
