Madeleine Kunin: the refugee who became Vermont’s first woman governor
Madeleine May Kunin fled Nazi-era Europe as a child, became a Burlington journalist and legislator, and in 1985 became Vermont’s first woman governor.
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Bernie Sanders as mayor: the four Burlington terms before the national stage
Before the Senate and two presidential runs, Bernie Sanders won the Burlington mayor’s race by 10 votes in 1981 and served four terms. A look at what his City Hall years left behind.
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Richard Snelling: the Shelburne businessman who governed Vermont five times
Richard Snelling ran a Shelburne manufacturing company before serving four terms as governor and returning in 1991 to tackle a budget crisis. He died in office.
