Gaye Symington Politician

Gaye R. Symington (born April 20, 1954, in Boston, Massachusetts) is the former Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives, the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly. She was the 2008 Democratic nominee for the 2008 Vermont gubernatorial election against incumbent Republican Governor Jim Douglas and Independent Anthony Pollina.Symington is married to Chuck Lacy, movie producer and former president of Ben and Jerry's ice cream. The couple have three teenage children. Symington attended Williams College as an undergraduate, and holds a master's degree in business administration from Cornell University.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 20, 1954
Religion
Unitarian Universalism
Residence
Jericho (town) Vermont
Education
Williams College
Cornell University

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Office holder

election dateNovember 04, 2008
office
2008 Democratic nominee for Governor of Vermont
91st Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives
opponent
Jim Douglas
Anthony Pollina
party
Democratic Party (United States)
region
Vermont
Chittenden-8 Vermont Representative District 2002–12
successor

Gaye Symington on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2005Rep.pdf
  2. http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=13321
  3. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=54114
  4. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=54469
  5. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=5539
  6. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=71554
  7. http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=91994