Sue Minter
Sue Minter was the Democratic candidate for governor of Vermont in 2016, after winning the Democratic primary on August 9. She was defeated by Lt. Gov. Phil Scott (R) in the November 8, 2016, general election.
Previously, Minter was a Democratic member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Washington-Chittenden-1. Minter resigned to serve as Deputy Secretary for the Agency of Transportation.[1] Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin announced on November 18, 2014, that Minter would take over on January 1, 2015, as the Secretary of the Agency of Transportation, replacing the retiring Brian Searles.[2] She resigned as secretary on September 10, 2015, and announced that she would run for governor of Vermont in 2016.[3][4]
Biography
Minter earned her B.A. from Harvard University in 1984. She went on to receive her M.A. in city planning from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990.
Professionally, Minter has worked as a planning coordinator for the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Minter joined the Vermont State House of Representatives in 2005. She served in that position since, representing the Washington-Chittenden-1 District.
Elections
2016
- See also: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2016
Minter filed to run as a Democratic candidate for governor in 2016.[3][4] She competed with former state Sen. Peter Galbraith, former state Sen. Matt Dunne, Cris Ericson, and H. Brooke Paige in the August 9 Democratic primary election.[3] Sue Minter won the Democratic primary and faced Republican candidate Phil Scott and Liberty Union Party candidate Bill Lee in the November general election.
Phil Scott defeated Sue Minter and Bill Lee in the Vermont governor election.
| Vermont Governor, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Phil Scott |
52.96% | 166,817 | |
| Democratic | Sue Minter | 44.21% | 139,253 | |
| Liberty Union Party | Bill Lee | 2.83% | 8,912 | |
| Total Votes | 314,982 | |||
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||||
Sue Minter defeated Matt Dunne, Peter Galbraith, Cris Ericson, and H. Brooke Paige in the Democratic primary for governor.
| Democratic primary for governor, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| Sue Minter |
49.27% | 36,046 |
| Matt Dunne | 36.50% | 26,706 |
| Peter Galbraith | 9.04% | 6,611 |
| Cris Ericson | 0.73% | 537 |
| H. Brooke Paige | 0.49% | 361 |
| Write-in votes | 3.96% | 2,899 |
| Total Votes (275 of 275 Precincts Reporting) | 73,160 | |
| Source: Vermont Secretary of State | ||
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Campaign finance
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2010
Minter won re-election to the Washington-Chittenden 1 District in 2010. She ran against Tom Stevens (D), Tom Vickery (I), and Theresa Wood (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[5]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington-Chittenden 1 General Election (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Sue Minter (D)
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2,545 | |||
| Tom Stevens (D)
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1,813 | |||
| Theresa Wood (I) | 1,559 | |||
| Tom Vickery (I) | 960 | |||
Campaign themes
2016
After announcing her run for governor, Minter said, "I’m the only one that has both legislative experience combined with executive experience."[4]
Minter's campaign website included the following positions:
- Increase public investment in urban centers, update drinking and wastewater facilities, increase economic focus on farm and forest production, outdoor recreation, and improving broad band access.[6]
- Free tuition for the state's public universities, universal health care, increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour, improve access to treatment centers for opioid addiction, legalization of marijuana.[7]
- Harsher punishments for violating environmental regulations, pursue carbon reduction strategies in the transportation industry, reduce energy demand by 10 percent by 2021, support the growth of the green energy industry.[8]
- Improve ethics regulations and punishments, increase inter-agency cooperation within the state government, and modernize the state government's workforce.[9]
- Universal background checks for gun purchases, greater prosecution for violators of federal domestic violence gun laws, and an assault weapons ban.[10]
Committee assignments
Personal
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Minter and her husband, David Goodman, have two children, Ariel and Jasper.[11]
See also
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External links
- Vermont Legislature - Legislative Directory
- Vermont.gov, "Governor"
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004
Footnotes
- ↑ Vermontbiz.com, "Shumlin appoints Trieber, Ellis, Woodward to fill vacant House seats," January 21, 2011
- ↑ VT Digger, "Minter to replace Searles at Agency of Transportation," November 18, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Alexei Rubenstein, WCAX.com, "Vt. gubernatorial candidates talk business," December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Pat Bradley, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, "Vermont's political campaigns gear up for 2016," December 31, 2015
- ↑ Vermont Elections Division - 2010 Election Results
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Growing Economic Opportunity," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Supporting Working Families," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Our Environment," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Making Our Government Work," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Common sense gun safety," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Sue Minter, "Home," accessed July 13, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Val Vincent |
Vermont House of Representatives Washington-Chittenden 1 2005–January 2011 |
Succeeded by Rebecca Ellis |
