Full Name:
Peter Elliott Shumlin
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Deborah; 2 Children: Olivia, Rebecca
Birth Date:
03/24/1956
Birth Place:
Brattleboro, VT
Home City:
Putney, VT
BA, Wesleyan University, 1979
Former Chair, Board of Selectmen
Former Governor, State of Vermont, 2010-2017
Senator, Vermont State Senate, 1996-2002, 2006-2010
President Pro Tempore, Vermont State Senate, 1997, 2006
Candidate, Vermont Lieutenant Governor, 2002
Appointed, Vermont State House of Representatives, 1990-1993
Member, Board of Selectmen, 1980-1990
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Finance Committee, Vermont State Senate
Treasurer, Putney Democratic Committee
Former Member, Rules Committee, Vermont State Senate
Former Member, Transportation Committee, Vermont State Senate
Treasurer, Windham County Democratic Committee
Co-Director, National Geographic Student Expeditions, present
Co-Director, Putney Student Travel, present
Partner, Real Estate Company, present
Teacher
Dairy Farmer
Member, Board, Buxton School
Member, Board, Landmark College
Father's Name:
George
Favorite Book:
An Omnivores Dilemma
An Inconvenient Truth
Cider House Rules
Field Notes from a Catastrophe
Northern Borders
The Old Man in the Sea
Favorite Musician:
Grateful Dead, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Aretha Franklin, Grace Potter, Beatles, Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin
Favorite Quote:
"Some men see things as they are, and say why, I dream things that never were, and say why not?" - George Bernard Shaw
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Running, Hiking, Cross country skiing, Road biking, Spreading manure, Cutting wood and hay, Raising food, Bar-B-Qs, Vintage Cars, Fishing, Hunting and Gardening
Mother's Name:
Kitty