Doug Racine

Doug Racine
77th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office 1997–2003
Governor	Howard Dean
Preceded by	Barbara W. Snelling
Succeeded by	Brian Dubie
Personal details
Born	October 7, 1952 (1952-10-07) (age 59) Burlington, Vermont
Political party	Democratic

Douglas A. Racine (born October 7, 1952 in Burlington, Vermont), is current Vermont Secretary of Human Services, a former Vermont State Senator and was the 77th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont. He is a Democrat. Racine was a candidate for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont. He previously ran for governor in 2002, but yielded to Republican Jim Douglas. In an election where no candidate won a majority, Douglas won a 45% plurality, and Racine declined to contest the outcome before the Vermont General Assembly.

Prior to being Lieutenant Governor, Racine served 5 terms in the Vermont Senate (1983-1992). He was Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee and President Pro Tem of the Senate (1989-92). He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1996 and served three terms (1997-2003)^[1] with Governor Howard Dean. After losing the 2002 Governor's race, Racine was again elected in 2006 to the Vermont Senate, representing the Chittenden Senate District. He was re-elected in 2008.

Racine is a 1970 graduate of Burlington High School and a 1974 graduate of Princeton University. He is Vice President of Willie Racine's, Inc., the Jeep dealership founded by his father.

Racine ran for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont.^{[2] [3]} In the 5-way Democratic primary on August 24, 2010, Racine placed second with 18,079 votes (24.22%) to first-place winner Peter Shumlin's 18,276 votes (24.48%). Racine requested a recount,^[4] which reaffirmed Shumlin's nomination. Shumlin then defeated Republican Lieutenant Governor Brian Dubie in the November 2, 2010 general election.

On November 30, 2010, Gov.-elect Shumlin nominated Racine to be his Secretary of Human Services.^[5]

Notes

1. ^ "Members of the Vermont Senate 2007-08". Vermont General Assembly. http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGSenate.pdf. 
2. ^ "Racine to run for the top spot". Barre-Montpelier (Vt.) Times-Argus. January 6, 2009. http://timesargus.com/article/20090106/NEWS01/901060332/1002/NEWS01. 
3. ^ "Racine formally kicks off campaign for Vermont governor". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. January 24, 2010. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100124/NEWS03/100123011/Racine-formally-kicks-off-campaign-for-Vermont-governor. 
4. ^ "Shumlin wins; Racine calls for recount". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. August 27, 2010. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/201008271359/NEWS03/100827014. 
5. ^ "Shumlin chooses primary rival Racine as Vermont human services secretary". Burlington (Vt.) Free Press. November 30, 2010. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20101130/NEWS03/101130009/1095/rss07. 

External links

• Doug Racine for Governor 2010 official campaign site
• Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org

Political offices
Preceded by Barbara Snelling	Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 1997 – 2003	Succeeded by Brian Dubie

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Name	Racine, Doug
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Date of birth	October 7, 1952
Place of birth	Burlington, Vermont
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