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Claire D. Ayer Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Addison districtIncumbent Assumed office
2003Personal details Born September 21, 1948
Quincy, MassachusettsPolitical party Democratic Spouse(s) Alan Residence Weybridge, Vermont Alma mater Jeanne Mance School of Nursing,
Middlebury CollegeProfession nurse Claire D. Ayer (born 1948) is a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Addison senate district.
Claire D. Ayer was first elected to the Vermont State Senate in 2002, and reelected in 2004, 2006, and 2008. Ayer has served as majority whip of the Vermont Senate as since 2006, and was reelected again in 2008.
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Biography
Ayer was born September 21, 1948 in Quincy, Massachusetts and spent her childhood in Charlotte, Vermont. After receiving her high school education at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, she attended the Jeanne Mance School of Nursing, becoming a registered nurse in 1969. She later also received a B.A. in environmental studies from Middlebury College in 1992.
She is married to a physician, Dr. Alan Ayer. They settled in Weybridge, VT in 1979, after spending four years in the Air Force, and continue to live in Weybridge. The Ayers have three adult children - Gretchen, Allison and Nathan.
Ayer works as a nurse for an OB-GYN in Middlebury, Vermont.
Public Life
Ayer has served in the following positions:
- Member Board of Directors: Otter Creek Natural Resources Conservation District (1992 - ).
- Member Vermont State Senate (2003 - ).
- Member Board of Trustees, University of Vermont (2005 - ).
- Member Weybridge School Board.
- Member of the board of the Middlebury Area Land Trust.
- Member of the Weybridge Conservation Commission.
- Member of the Lake Champlain Sea Grant Committee.
See also
- Members of the Vermont Senate, 2005-2006 session
- Members of the Vermont Senate, 2007-2008 session
External links
- State Senator Claire D. Ayer Addison County Democrats
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Members of the Vermont State Senate President of the Senate: Phil Scott (R) • President pro Tempore: John F. Campbell (D) • Majority Leader: Bill Carris (D) • Minority Leader: William T. Doyle (R)Claire D. Ayer (D, Addison)
Harold W. Giard (D, Addison)
Robert Hartwell (D, Bennington)
Richard W. Sears (D, Bennington)
Joe Benning (R, Caledonia)
M. Jane Kitchel (D, Caledonia)Tim Ashe (P, Chittenden)
Sally Fox (D, Chittenden)
Virginia V. Lyons (D, Chittenden)
Hinda Miller (D, Chittenden
Philip Baruth (D, Chittenden)
Diane B. Snelling (R, Chittenden)Vincent Illuzzi (R, Essex-Orleans)
Robert A. Starr (D, Essex-Orleans)
Randy Brock (R, Franklin)
Sarah Brannon Kittell (D, Franklin)
Richard Mazza (D, Grand Isle)
Rich Westman (R, Lamoille)Mark MacDonald (D, Orange)
Bill Carris (D, Orange)
Peg Flory (R, Rutland)
Kevin Mullin (R, Rutland)
Ann Cummings (D, Washington)
William T. Doyle (R, Washington)Anthony Pollina (P, Washington)
Peter W. Galbraith (D, Windham)
Jeanette White (D, Windham)
John F. Campbell (D, Windsor)
Richard McCormack (D, Windsor)
Alice Nitka (D, Windsor)Categories:- Vermont State Senators
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Middlebury College alumni
- United States Air Force personnel
- People from Quincy, Massachusetts
- Women state legislators in Vermont
- People from Addison County, Vermont
- Women in the United States Air Force
- Youth rights individuals
- Vermont politician stubs
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