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Dustin Degree

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Dustin Degree
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Vermont House Of Representatives, Franklin 3
Former Member
In office
2011 - 2013
PartyRepublican
Elections and appointments
Last electionNovember 6, 2012
Term limitsN/A
Education
High schoolBellows Free Academy, St. Albans, 2003
Websites
Office website
Campaign website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Dustin Degree is a former Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Franklin-3 from 2011 to 2013.

Degree served as an aide to Governor Jim Douglas from 2008-2010. He reported on Vermont for MTV's "Choose or Lose" coverage of the 2008 presidential election. He is a graduate of Bellows Free Academy.

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Campaign themes

2012

A press release announcing Degree's candidacy for the state senate said: "If elected, Degree promised to focus on job creation, responsible economic development and property tax relief, as well as continuing his work in the State House to fight prescription drug abuse."[1]

Committee assignments

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Degree served on these committees:

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Dustin Degree endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election. [2]

Elections

2012

See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012

Degree ran for election in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Franklin District. He advanced past the August 28 Republican primary and was defeated in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]


2010

See also: Vermont House of Representatives elections, 2010

Dustin Degree ran for the Vermont House of Representatives Franklin 3 in 2010. He ran against Newell Decker in the Republican primary on August 24, 2010. He won election, defeating Newell Decker (R) and Jeff Young (D) in the November 2, 2010 general election.[4]

Vermont House of Representatives, Franklin 3 General Election (2010)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark.jpg Kathleen Keenan (D) 1,025
Green check mark.jpg Dustin Degree (R) 968
Jeff Young (D) 725
Newell Decker (R) 686

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, when Degree first won election to the House, he collected $3,795 in donations.[5]

His largest contributors in 2010 were:

Donor Amount
Franklin County GOP $1,000
Tayt Brooks $300
Ryan O'Grady $295
Aaron O'Grady $275

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Personal

Degree is not married. He serves on the St. Albans City Development Review Board and the Board of Directors of the St. Ablans Amateur Skating Association.

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