Dave Zuckerman
DVermont Lieutenant Governor (2017 - Present)
Member, Progressive Party Board (2000 - Present)
To be claimed
David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party) is the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He assumed office on January 5, 2017. His current term ends on January 7, 2021.
Zuckerman (Democratic Party) is running for election for Governor of Vermont. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on August 11, 2020.
Zuckerman appeared on the ballot for his lieutenant gubernatorial bids as a Progressive/Democrat. He said after winning the 2016 Democratic primary, "I come from the Progressive side, but I'm running as a Democrat in the system, and I'll try to change it as I go."
Zuckerman is a former member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden District from 2013 to 2017. He served in the state Senate as a Progressive/Democrat. He served in the Vermont House of Representatives representing Chittenden 3-4 from 1997 to 2011 as a Progressive Party member.
Zuckerman earned his B.A. in environmental studies from the University of Vermont in 1995.
Zuckerman worked as a field hand for Peters Farm from 1994 to 1995, for Riverberry Farm in 1997, and for Golden Russet Farm from 1996 to 1998. He has been owner and founder of Full Moon Farm since 1999.
Zuckerman was a campaign volunteer coordinator in the 1995 mayoral race. He was also a member of the Progressive Party Board since 2000.
Former Chair, Agriculture Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Agriculture Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Education Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Natural Resources and Energy Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
Former Member, Sexual Harassment Panel Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Vermont State House of Representatives
— Awards:
Outstanding Vermont State Legislator, The Vermont Natural Resources Council, 2008
Legislative Champion, Renewable Energy Vermont, 2013
Legislator of the Year, Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility, 2014
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- No
7. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- No
8. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status
3. Environment
- Greatly Increase
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Slightly Increase
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Maintain Status
7. Welfare
- Slightly Increase
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status
3. Corporate taxes
- Slightly Increase
4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
6. Sales taxes
- Slightly Decrease
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Maintain Status
8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Maintain Status
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Increase
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Vermont's "rainy day" fund
- Yes
2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- No
4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- No
5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- No
6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- Yes
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- No
8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring labels on foods that have been genetically engineered or contain genetically modified ingredients?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- I appreciate these questions. I led the effort to require GMO labeling and have been a leader in our transformation of our marijuana laws for many years. I plan to work towards regulation and taxation in the coming biennium.
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No Answer
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No
5. Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
7. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- With respect to A, it is a broad question. I am sure there are some regulations that could be reviewed and reduced...however, I do not support this across the board without looking at each idea one at a time.
1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No
2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- No
3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No
4. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- No
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Vermont high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No
3. Do you support state funding for improvements to Vermont's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
5. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- Yes
2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- No
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- No
4. Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- There are three areas I think are most important. The economy, climate change, and water quality. I think they are all inter-related. We need to do more to fund weatherization in our older housing stock (also creates jobs), and to reduce various run-off into our lake. We need to invest in more public/mass transportation to save people money and time (which they can then use in other aspects of our economy). And we need universal healthcare so that we can free up our entreprenuers to get new businesses started.
The primary will occur on August 11, 2020. The general election will occur on November 3, 2020. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Rebecca Holcombe, Patrick Winburn, and David Zuckerman are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
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Rebecca Holcombe (D) |
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Patrick Winburn (D) |
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David Zuckerman (D) |
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John Klar is running in the Republican primary for Governor of Vermont on August 11, 2020.
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John Klar (R) |
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Incumbent David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party) defeated Donald Turner Jr. (R) and Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union Party) in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on November 6, 2018.
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David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party) |
58.4%
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158,530 Votes✔ |
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Donald Turner Jr. (R) |
40.0%
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108,417 Votes |
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Murray Ngoima (Liberty Union Party) |
1.5%
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4,108 Votes |
Other/Write-in votes |
0.1%
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240 Votes |
Total votes: 271,295
No Democratic candidates ran in the primary.
Donald Turner Jr. advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont on August 14, 2018.
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Donald Turner Jr. (R) |
100%
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28,282 Votes✔ |
Total votes: 28,282
Zuckerman filed to run as a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 2016. Though he filed for the office as a Democrat, he also earned the endorsement of the Vermont Progressive Party. He defeated state Rep. Kesha Ram and state Sen. Shap Smith in the August 9 Democratic primary election. Zuckerman also won the Vermont Progressive Party's nomination despite not officially filing. Boots Wardinski was the only name printed on the ballot, but Zuckerman won the nomination with 228 write-in votes, compared to Wardinski's 150 votes. Zuckerman faced Republican Randy Brock and Wardinski, who appeared on the general election ballot as a Liberty Union Party candidate, in the November general election.
David Zuckerman defeated Randy Brock and Boots Wardinski in the Vermont lieutenant governor election.Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 2016
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Democratic/Progressive | David Zuckerman | 52.18% | 159,738 |
Republican | Randy Brock | 45.52% | 139,344 |
Liberty Union Party | Boots Wardinski | 2.30% | 7,038 |
Total Votes | 306,120 | ||
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Democratic primary for lieutenant governor, 2016
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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David Zuckerman | 42.70% | 31,027 |
Shap Smith | 36.56% | 26,569 |
Kesha Ram | 16.70% | 12,133 |
Write-in votes | 4.04% | 2,936 |
Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting) | 72,665 | |
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Progressive primary for lieutenant governor, 2016
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
---|---|---|
David Zuckerman (write-in) | 39.58% | 228 |
Boots Wardinski | 26.04% | 150 |
Write-in votes | 34.38% | 198 |
Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting) | 576 | |
Source: Vermont Secretary of State |
Elections for the Vermont State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 26, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 12, 2014. Chittenden has six state senators. Incumbents Philip Baruth, Virginia Lyons, Michael Sirotkin, David Zuckerman, and Timothy Ashe and challenger Dawn Ellis were unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Diane Snelling and Joy Limoge were unopposed in the Republican primary. John Cisar, Glyn Wilkinson, Ben Mayer, Paul Washburn, Christopher Coolidge and Travis Spencer ran as Libertarian candidates. Baruth, Lyons, Snelling, Ashe, Sirotkin and Zuckerman defeated Ellis, Limoge, Wilkinson, Cisar, Mayar, Coolidge, Spencer, and Washburn.
Vermont State Senate Chittenden District, General Election, 2014
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Democratic | Virginia "Ginny" Lyons Incumbent | 12.6% | 23,488 |
Democratic | Timothy Ashe* Incumbent | 12.2% | 22,790 |
Democratic | Philip Baruth Incumbent | 11.9% | 22,217 |
Republican | Diane B. Snelling Incumbent | 11.7% | 21,855 |
Democratic | David Zuckerman** Incumbent | 11.4% | 21,333 |
Democratic | Michael Sirotkin Incumbent | 10.6% | 19,738 |
Democratic | Dawn Ellis | 9.9% | 18,432 |
Republican | Joy Limoge | 8.5% | 15,853 |
Libertarian | Paul Washburn | 2.2% | 4,113 |
Libertarian | John Cisar | 2.1% | 3,896 |
Libertarian | Christopher Coolidge | 2% | 3,694 |
Libertarian | Travis Spencer | 1.8% | 3,405 |
Libertarian | Ben Mayer | 1.8% | 3,310 |
Libertarian | Glyn Wilkinson | 1.4% | 2,706 |
Total Votes | 186,830 |
*Ashe appeared on the ballot as both a Democratic and Progressive nominee.
**Zuckerman appeared on the ballot as both a Progressive and Democratic nominee.
Zuckerman won election in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Chittenden District. Zuckerman advanced past the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.
Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District, General Election, 2012
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Democratic | Timothy Ashe Incumbent | 13.3% | 37,357 |
Democratic | Philip Baruth Incumbent | 11% | 30,924 |
Democratic | Sally Fox Incumbent | 12.4% | 34,909 |
Democratic | Virginia Lyons Incumbent | 12.4% | 34,957 |
Democratic | David Zuckerman | 11.5% | 32,253 |
Republican | Diane Snelling Incumbent | 11.2% | 31,523 |
Democratic | Debbie Ingram | 8.3% | 23,441 |
Green | Larkin Forney | 2% | 5,618 |
Progressive | Richard Jeroloman | 1.2% | 3,322 |
Tea Party | Shelley Palmer | 3% | 8,362 |
Independent | Patrick Brown | 4.3% | 12,217 |
Independent | Bob Kiss | 4.4% | 12,324 |
Independent | Robert Letovsky | 3% | 8,321 |
Independent | Sean Selby | 2.2% | 6,157 |
Total Votes | 281,685 |
Vermont State Senate, Chittenden District Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Timothy Ashe Incumbent | 16.3% | 9,150 |
Virginia Lyons Incumbent | 15.8% | 8,873 |
Sally Fox Incumbent | 15.2% | 8,558 |
David Zuckerman | 13.9% | 7,838 |
Philip Baruth Incumbent | 12.2% | 6,859 |
Debbie Ingram | 9% | 5,068 |
Peter Hunt | 8.2% | 4,595 |
Ed Adrian | 6.4% | 3,629 |
Loyal Ploof | 3% | 1,696 |
Total Votes | 56,266 |
Zuckerman did not run for re-election in 2010.
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