Deborah Markowitz

Deborah L. Markowitz
38th Vermont Secretary of State
In office
1998–2011
Preceded by James F. Milne
Succeeded by James Condos
Personal details
Born September 14, 1961 (1961-09-14) (age 50)
Tarrytown, New York
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Paul Markowitz
Children Aviva, Sandra, Ari
Profession Attorney
Religion Jewish
Website http://www.sec.state.vt.us/

Deborah "Deb" Markowitz is the Secretary of the Vermont Agency of Natural Resources.[1] She was appointed by Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. She was the Secretary of State of Vermont. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]

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Early life, education and career

Markowitz was born in Tarrytown, New York, on September 14, 1961. She attended Edgemont High School in Scarsdale, New York and graduated with honors from the University of Vermont, with a degree in philosophy and political science in 1983, and earned her Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987, magna cum laude. After law school she returned to Vermont to clerk with Justice Louis Peck of the Vermont Supreme Court. Following this clerkship she joined the law firm Langrock, Sperry & Wool.[3] In 1990, the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) established its Municipal Law Center, for which Markowitz was hired as its first director.[4] She has been a member of the adjunct faculty at the Vermont Law School and Woodbury College.

Markowitz was President of the National Association of Secretaries of State, she is on the Board of Advisors of the Federal Election Assistance Commission and she has been awarded an Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership.[5] In Vermont, Markowitz serves on the boards of the Central Vermont Community Action Agency, the Vermont Women’s Business Center, and the Vermont Girl Scout Council. She is the founder of the Vermont Women’s Leadership Initiative.

She was first elected in 1998, defeating a two-term incumbent and becoming the first woman elected Secretary of State in the state.

2010 Vermont gubernatorial election

Main article: Vermont gubernatorial election, 2010

Markowitz was a candidate in the 2010 Democratic primary for Vermont Governor. She placed third with 17,503 votes, behind the winner, Peter Shumlin, with 18,276 votes, and second-place Doug Racine, with 18,079 votes.[6] [7]

Personal life

Markowitz resides in Montpelier, Vermont, with her husband and three children.

References

  1. ^ http://www.anr.state.vt.us/site/html/secdmbio.htm
  2. ^ "Vermont Civil Government 2007, Executive Branch". Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2007CGExec.pdf. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
  3. ^ Langrock, Sperry & Wool
  4. ^ Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT)
  5. ^ Aspen-Rodel Fellowship in Public Leadership
  6. ^ Remsen, Nancy (September 10, 2010). "With recount completed, Shumlin claims Democrat gubernatorial nomination at last". Burlington Free Press. http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010100910024. Retrieved September 19, 2010. 
  7. ^ Vermont Canvassing Committee (August 31, 2010 at 12:44 p.m. EDT). "Official Report of the Canvassing Committee, United States and Vermont Statewide Offices, Primary Election, August 24, 2010". http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2010PrimaryCanvass.pdf. 

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