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Jim Douglas
James Holley "Jim" Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was elected the 80th Governor of Vermont in 2002 and was reelected three times with a majority of the vote. On August 27, 2009, Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election for a fifth term in 2010. He left the office in January 2011.
On January 3, 2011, Douglas became an executive in residence at Middlebury College〔(Middlebury.edu )〕 where he taught a 24 student course titled ''Vermont Government and Politics''.〔(Middlebury.edu )〕 Douglas is the interim director of the Vermont Historical Society.〔Former Gov. Douglas interim director of historical society, WCAX, Jul. 29, 2015 ()〕
==Early career==
Douglas was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. In 1968, he graduated from East Longmeadow High School, East Longmeadow, Massachusetts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he had been active in the College Republicans, eventually becoming chairman. At Middlebury College, Douglas was a Russian Studies major. Vermont maintains a sister-state relationship with the Republic of Karelia, Russia, though this relationship was started in 1991 under the governorship of Madeline Kunin.〔Executive Order No. 100-91 ("Vermont-Karelia Sister-State Relationship") (January 7, 1991). The text of this Executive Order is available on (leg.state.vt.us ).〕
In November 1972, Douglas was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, where he became the House Majority Leader during his third two-year term at the age of 25. He left the Vermont General Assembly in 1979, afterwards serving as a top aide to Governor Richard A. Snelling. Douglas was elected Secretary of State in November 1980, a post which he held until 1992. That year he sought election to the U.S. Senate, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Patrick Leahy. In November 1994 he was elected Vermont State Treasurer, after receiving the endorsement of both major parties.
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