Peter Galbraith
| Peter Galbraith | ||
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| Vermont Senate Windham District | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011 - present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 7, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $604.79/week | |
| Per diem | $162/day (non-commuter) $61/day (commuter) | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 6, 2012 | |
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Education | ||
| Associate's | Harvard College | |
| Master's | Oxford University | |
| J.D. | Georgetown University | |
| Personal | ||
| Birthday | December 31, 1950 | |
| Profession | Former Ambassador to Croatia | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
| Campaign website | ||
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Galbraith worked for the U.S. government for 24 years before taking office in Vermont. He is a former United States Ambassador to Croatia and Senior Diplomatic Fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. He was a senior advisor to the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 1979 to 1993, the Director for Political, Constitutional, and Electoral Affairs at the U.N. Transitional Administration in East Timor, and taught National Security Strategy at the National War College. [1]
He holds an AB from Harvard College, an MA from Oxford University, and a JD from Georgetown University.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Galbraith served on the following committees:
| Vermont Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance | ||||
| • Natural Resources and Energy, Vice-chair | ||||
| • Judicial Retention | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Galbraith served on these committees:
| Vermont Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs | ||||
| • Government Operations | ||||
| • Judicial Retention | ||||
Issues
Campaign themes
2012
Galbraith's campaign website lists the following issues:[2]
- Expand health care to include an affordable Vermont Public Option for all.
- Attract investment and jobs to Windham County making use of his global experience.
- Retire Vermont Yankee as scheduled in 2012.
- Advance a Green Energy future through conservation, the use and local development of renewable energy, and marketing Vermont green technology.
- Keep Vermont special by protecting our open spaces and making farming economically viable.
Elections
2012
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2012
Galbraith won re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont State Senate Windham District. Galbraith advanced past the August 28 Democratic primary and won re-election in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Vermont State Senate, Windham District, General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Peter Galbraith Incumbent |
44.6% | 12,339 | |
| Democratic | Jeanette White Incumbent |
47.4% | 13,123 | |
| Liberty Union | Aaron Diamondstone | 8% | 2,214 | |
| Total Votes | 27,676 | |||
| Vermont State Senate, Windham District Democratic Primary, 2012 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Jeanette White Incumbent |
46% | 3,084 |
| Peter Galbraith Incumbent |
41.2% | 2,758 |
| Mary Cain | 12.8% | 858 |
| Total Votes | 6,700 | |
2010
- See also: Vermont State Senate elections, 2010
Galbraith ran for the Windham District Seat in 2010. He ran against Jeanette White, and Toby Young in the primary. He defeated Hilary Cooke (R), Lynn Corum (R), and Aaron Diamondstone (I) in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Vermont State Senate, Windham District, General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Peter Galbraith (D)
|
9,435 | |||
| Jeanette White (D)
|
8,915 | |||
| Hilary Cooke (R) | 4,838 | |||
| Lynn Corum (R) | 3,924 | |||
| Aaron Diamondstone (Socialist) | 620 | |||
Campaign donors
2012
Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.
2010
In 2010, the year Galbraith first won election to the Senate, he collected $18,660 in donations.[5]
His four largest contributors in 2010 were:
| Donor | Amount |
|---|---|
| Alan Galbraith | $5,000 |
| Peter Galbraith | $1,000 |
| James Galbraith | $1,000 |
| Ernest Kafka | $800 |
Recent news
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- Dem Peter Galbraith angers Vt. Senate colleagues - Greenwich Time
- Galbraith angers Vt. Senate colleagues - NECN.com - NECN
- Vermont Senate OKs end-of-life legislation - USA Today - USA TODAY
- Vermont senators call for Citizen United reversal - Brattleboro Reformer
- Vermont to become third state to legalize physician-assisted suicide - Lifesite
- Vermont Senate balks again at passing campaign finance - BurlingtonFreePress.com
- Photo Gallery: Adjournment Day and highlights from the 2013 legislative session - vtdigger.org
- Vermont end-of-life bill clears senate hurdle - WNYT
- Vt. Senate backs $9.49 million in new taxes, leaves $575000 hole - vtdigger.org
- Disagreements, political theater delay campaign finance reform - VTDigger - vtdigger.org
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Personal
Galbraith is the son of economist John Kenneth Galbraith. He and his wife, Tone Bringa, have two children.
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