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Dustin Degree
| Dustin Degree | ||
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| Vermont House Of Representatives, Franklin 3 | ||
| Former Member | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - 2013 | ||
| Party | Republican | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| High school | Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans, 2003 | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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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.
Issues
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
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]
| Vermont State Senate, Franklin District Republican Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
|
42.8% | 1,244 |
| 42.5% | 1,236 | |
| Joe Sinagra | 14.6% | 425 |
| Total Votes | 2,905 | |
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 | |||
| |
1,025 | |||
| |
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.
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Degree's campaign website
- Campaign contributions: 2010
- Biographies of Vermont State Representatives and Senators
References
- ↑ Dustin Allard Degree for State Senate, "Rep. Degree Will Run For Senate," retrieved October 23, 2012.
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Support of Vermont Elected Officials and Leaders; Submits Required Presidential Primary Petition," September 29, 2011
- ↑ Official primary candidate list
- ↑ Vermont Elections Division - 2010 Election Results
- ↑ Follow the Money, Candidate summary, Retrieved July 4, 2011
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- 2012 endorsement of Mitt Romney for President
- Vermont
- House of Representatives candidate, 2010
- 2010 candidate
- Republican Party
- 2010 challenger
- 2010 winner
- Former member, Vermont House of Representatives
- State House incumbent retired, 2012
- 2012 challenger
- State Senate candidate, 2012
- 2012 primary (winner)
- 2012 general election (defeated)
- 2012 open seat
- State House running for State Senate, 2012
