Dean Corren
Dean Corren | |
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Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden 7-3 district | |
In office 1993–2001 Serving with
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Preceded by | Multi-member district |
Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
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Born | New York City, U.S. | May 16, 1955
Died | May 2, 2023 Independent | (aged 67)
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Children | 1 |
Education | ) |
Dean Russel Corren (May 16, 1955 – May 2, 2023) was an American politician and scientist who served in the
Corren was born in New York City, and educated at Middlebury College and New York University. He was appointed to serve on the Electric Commission in Burlington, Vermont, in 1988, by the Republican and Progressive members of the city council against the wishes of the Democratic members despite Corren being a Democrat.
Corren ran for a seat in the state house in the 1990 election, but was defeated. He was elected to the state house as an independent in the 1992 election and reelected in the 1994 election. He was reelected to the state house in the 1996 and 1998 elections as a member of the Progressive Coalition. Corren ran for lieutenant governor of Vermont in the 2014 election with the nominations of the Democratic and Progressive parties, but was defeated by Republican nominee Phil Scott.
Early life and education
Dean Russel Corren was born on May 16, 1955, in New York City.[2] He was raised in Katonah, New York, and moved to Burlington, Vermont in 1988. Corren graduated from Middlebury College with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1977, and later graduated with a master's degree in energy science from New York University.[3][4][5][6]
Corren married Karen Amirault and Cindy Wolkin, and had one son. He was Jewish.[3][6]
Career
Local politics
In 1988, the Democratic member of the city council in Burlington, Vermont, wanted to appoint Richard Frothingham to the Electric Commission, but the Republican and Progressive members of the city council instead appointed Corren, who was also a member of the Democratic Party. Allen Gear, a Republican member of the city council, stated that they thought it did not matter what person was appointed to the commission as long as that person was a member of the Democratic Party. Nancy Chioffi, a Democratic member of the city council who also served as its president, stated that the "Democrats were not asking for much, and they didn't get anything" following Corren's appointment.[7] Corren later became chair of the Electric Commission.[8] He was appointed to serve another three-year term on the council in 1991.[9]
Corren supported Peter Clavelle during the 1993 Burlington mayoral election.[10]
Vermont House of Representatives
Elections
Corren considered running for a seat in the
Corren ran as an independent candidate in the 1992 election and was elected alongside Democratic nominee Sandy Baird and both were reelected in the 1994 election.[16][17][18] He ran with the nomination of the Progressive Coalition in the 1996 election and won reelection alongside David Zuckerman, another member of the Progressive Coalition, and both were reelected in 1998.[19][20] Corren chose to not seek reelection in the 2000 election while Zuckerman was reelected alongside Bob Kiss.[21][22]
Tenure
During Corren's tenure in the state house he served on the Government Operations committee.[23] When he joined the state house Corren was aligned with the Progressive Coalition caucus which included representatives Terry Bouricius and Tom Smith.[24][25] In 1996, he sponsored legislation to impeach Judge Althea Kroger, accusing her of lying under oath and making false accusation against Judge Elizabeth Gretkowski.[26]
Lieutenant gubernatorial campaign
Corren announced on May 7, 2014, that he would run for
Corren's campaign sent out a text message asking for people to vote for him using a list of people that included those who had not opted in to receive the message which was illegal.[36] In 2015, William Sorrell, the Vermont Attorney General, filed a lawsuit against Corren with $72,000 in penalties alleging that he had violated campaign financing laws by asking for the Democratic Party to send an email supporting him to their 19,000 member list.[37] T. J. Donovan succeeded Sorrell as attorney general and dismissed the charges against Corren stating that it would be unfair to continue the prosecution and the chilling effect it had on candidates seeking public campaign financing.[38]
Death
Corren died from a cardiac event on May 2, 2023.[6]
Political positions
Corren voted in favor of legislation to prohibit smoking in public areas.[39] In 1993, the state house voted eighty to fifty-six, with Corren against, in favor of a one percent sales tax increase suggested by Howard Dean.[40] He opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted to have a majority of the Vermont legislature go on record against the treaty.[41] He supported the creation of a single-payer healthcare.[42] The state house voted seventy-nine to sixty-eight, with Corren in favor, in favor of allowing civil unions for same-sex couples.[43]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hamilton E. Davis (incumbent) | 958 | 28.45% | ||
Democratic | Alice Cook Bassett | 933 | 27.71% | ||
Independent
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Dean Corren | 924 | 27.44% | ||
Republican | June Trono | 537 | 15.95% | ||
Independent
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Write-ins | 15 | 0.45% | ||
Total votes | 3,367 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
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Dean Corren | 2,288 | 34.65% | ||
Democratic | Sandy Baird | 1,826 | 27.65% | ||
Independent
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Jim Court | 1,420 | 21.51% | ||
Democratic | Dan Mallar | 1,069 | 16.19% | ||
Total votes | 6,603 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent
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Dean Corren (incumbent) | 1,141 | 25.49% | ||
Democratic | Sandy Baird (incumbent) | 1,101 | 24.60% | ||
Progressive Coalition
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David Zuckerman | 1,042 | 23.28% | ||
Democratic | Marcy J. Kaplan | 1,017 | 22.72% | ||
Natural Law | Chelsea Clark | 94 | 2.10% | ||
Natural Law | Edward S. Harris | 81 | 1.81% | ||
Total votes | 4,476 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Coalition
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David Zuckerman | 1,995 | 36.38% | ||
Progressive Coalition
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Dean Corren (incumbent) | 1,988 | 36.25% | ||
Democratic | Scott Baldwin | 1,428 | 26.04% | ||
Independent
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Write-ins | 73 | 1.33% | ||
Total votes | 5,484 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive Coalition
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David Zuckerman (incumbent) | 1,021 | 47.51% | ||
Progressive Coalition
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Dean Corren (incumbent) | 1,010 | 47.00% | ||
Independent
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Write-ins | 118 | 5.49% | ||
Total votes | 2,149 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Dean Corren | 6,405 | 100.00% | ||
Total votes | 2,149 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 15,201 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Progressive | Dean Corren | 6,405 | 94.35% | ||
Progressive | Write-ins | 17 | 5.65% | ||
Total votes | 301 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 77 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Phil Scott (incumbent) | 118,949 | 62.16% | ||
Progressive | Dean Corren | 69,005 | 36.06% | ||
Liberty Union
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Marina Brown | 3,347 | 1.75% | ||
Independent
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Write-ins | 60 | 0.03% | ||
Total votes | 191,361 | 100.00% | |||
Blank | 2,383 |
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