Doug Racine
Doug Racine | |
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79th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 9, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
Governor | Howard Dean |
Preceded by | Barbara Snelling |
Succeeded by | Brian Dubie |
Personal details | |
Born | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | October 7, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Douglas Alan Racine (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Vermont Secretary of Human Services, a former
Biography
Racine is a 1970 graduate of
Racine served 5 terms in the Vermont Senate (1983–93). He was Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and
He was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002, but lost to Republican Jim Douglas. Because no candidate won a majority, the Vermont General Assembly had to decide. The General Assembly almost always votes for the candidate who received a plurality. Racine did not contest the results, and the legislature chose Douglas.
In 2006, Racine was again elected to the
Racine ran for the 2010 Democratic nomination for
On November 30, 2010, Gov.-elect Shumlin nominated Racine to be his Secretary of Human Services.[6] On August 12, 2014, Governor Shumlin announced the departure of Racine from the same post.[7]
References
- ^ Racine, Douglas Alan (1974). "Changes in Interplay Competition in Vermont".
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(help) - ^ "Members of the Vermont Senate 2007-08" (PDF). Vermont General Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-03-05.
- ^ "Racine to run for the top spot". Barre-Montpelier (Vt.) Times-Argus. January 6, 2009. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012.
- ^ "Racine formally kicks off campaign for Vermont governor". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. January 24, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shumlin wins; Racine calls for recount". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. August 27, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Shumlin chooses primary rival Racine as Vermont human services secretary". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. November 30, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Racine out, Chen in for now at Human Services Agency". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. August 12, 2014.