Jim Douglas

James H. Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was first elected Governor of Vermont in 2002 and has been reelected three times since then with a majority of the vote. He is also the current Chairman of the National Governors Association. Douglas is currently serving his fourth 2-year term as the Governor of Vermont. On August 27, 2009, Douglas announced that he will not seek re-el... more

James H. Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Vermont. A Republican, he was first elected Governor of Vermont in 2002 and has been reelected three times since then with a majority of the vote. He is also the current Chairman of the National Governors Association. Douglas is currently serving his fourth 2-year term as the Governor of Vermont. On August 27, 2009, Douglas announced that he will not seek re-election for a fifth term in 2010. Douglas was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, where he had been active in the College Republicans. At Middlebury College, Douglas was a Russian Studies major. Vermont maintains a sister-state relationship with Karelia, Russia, though this relationship was started in 1991 under the governorship of Madeline Kunin. In November 1972, Douglas was elected to the Vermont House of Representatives, where he became the House... less