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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Information Technology Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Joint Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Sexual Harassment Panel, Vermont State Senate

Education

  • PhD, University of California at Irvine
  • BA, English, Brown University, 1984

Professional Experience

  • PhD, University of California at Irvine
  • BA, English, Brown University, 1984
  • Professor, English Department, University of Vermont, 1993-present
  • Author, "The Brothers Boswell"
  • Author, "The X President"
  • Former Commentator, Vermont Public Radio

Political Experience

  • PhD, University of California at Irvine
  • BA, English, Brown University, 1984
  • Professor, English Department, University of Vermont, 1993-present
  • Author, "The Brothers Boswell"
  • Author, "The X President"
  • Former Commentator, Vermont Public Radio
  • Senator, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 2010-present
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 2020
  • Candidate, Vermont State Senate, District Chittenden, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
  • Majority Leader, Vermont State Senate, 2013-2017

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Joint Legislative Information Technology Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Joint Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate

Former Member, Sexual Harassment Panel, Vermont State Senate

Current Legislative Committees

Chair, Education

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Justice Oversight

Member, Judiciary

Member, PreKindergarten-16 Council

Member, Vermont Child Poverty Council

Other Info

Favorite Book:

Nobody's Fool, Ironweed, How The Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, The Homemaker, Shadow Child, Clarissa

Favorite Movie:

Diner, Amadeus, Groundhog Day, The English Patient, Thelma and Louise

Favorite Quote:

Barack Obama: "They are trying to hoodwink you."

Favorite TV Shows:

The Six Million Dollar Man. That's it. It was all downhill after that.

Favorite Type of Music:

U2, Marvin Gaye, Emmy Lou Harris