Doug Racine
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Doug Racine
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| In office 1997 – 2003 |
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| Governor | Howard Dean |
| Preceded by | Barbara W. Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Brian Dubie |
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| Born | October 7, 1952 Burlington, Vermont |
| Political party | Democratic |
Douglas A. Racine (born October 7, 1952 in Burlington, Vermont), is an incumbent Vermont State Senator and former Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He is a Democrat. He is running for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont. Racine previously ran for Governor in 2002, but yielded to Republican Jim Douglas. In a plurality election where no candidate won a majority, Douglas won a plurality of 45% of the votes. Racine declined to exercise his right to continue to fight the election in the Vermont Assembly and conceded to Douglas.
Prior to being Lieutenant Governor, Racine served 5 terms in the Vermont Senate (1983-1992). He was Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and President Pro Tem of the Senate (1989-92). He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1996 on a ticket with Howard Dean and served three terms (1997-2003).[1] After losing the 2002 Governor's race, Racine was again elected in 2006 to the Vermont Senate, representing the Chittenden Senate District. He was re-elected in 2008. On January 5, 2009, Racine announced his intention to run for Governor of Vermont in 2010. [2]
[edit] Notes
- ^ "Members of the Vermont Senate 2007-08". Vermont General Assembly. http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGSenate.pdf.
- ^ "Racine to run for the top spot". Barre-Montpelier (Vt.) Times-Argus. January 6, 2009. http://timesargus.com/article/20090106/NEWS01/901060332/1002/NEWS01.
[edit] External links
- Doug Racine for Governor 2010 (official campaign website)
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| Preceded by Barbara Snelling |
Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1997 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Brian Dubie |
