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Paul D. Ralston is a former Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Vermont House of Representatives Addison—1 District from 2010 to 2015. Ralston did not seek re-election in 2014. ==Biography== Ralston studied agricultural engineering at the University of Vermont and earned a B.S. in business administration from Trinity College.〔http://ballotpedia.org/Paul_Ralston〕 He is a small business owner, and has owned Vermont Coffee Company since 2001. The company's organic, fair-trade coffee beans are sold to accounts ranging from small, highly regarded New York City coffee shops to Costco. Ralston, who is the sole owner, has not publicized sales figures but Vermont Coffee Company projects 20 percent growth in 2014. 〔http://archive.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20140221/LIVING06/302210010/Middlebury-coffee-roaster-Vermont-Coffee-Company-still-growing-after-30-years〕 He is also the founder and CEO of Vermont Sweet Maple. He previously worked as a Marketing General Manager for the Body Shop in England, and the Marketing Manager and President of Autumn Harp. He has served on the boards of Vermont Public Interest Research Group (VPIRG), Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility (VBSR, President), Vermont Family Forests, Addison County Democrats (Treasurer), and Addison County Chamber of Commerce. He also runs a Vermont-based economic develop PAC, Vision to Action Vermont (V2AVT).〔http://v2avt.org/?page_id=71〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paul Ralston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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