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Maxine Jo Grad
| Maxine Jo Grad | ||
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| Vermont House Of Representatives, Washington 2 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2001 - Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 9, 2013 | ||
| Years in position | 12 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $604.79/vote | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| Last election | November 2, 2010 | |
| First elected | 2000 | |
| Next election | November 6, 2012 | |
| Term limits | N/A | |
| Personal | ||
| Profession | Instructor | |
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Grad served on the Central Vermont Regional Planning Commission from 1988 to 1989. She also worked on the Moretown Planning Commission during this time. From 1990 to 1993, she was a member of the Victims Compensation Board. She has worked as Commissioner of the Governor's Commission on Women since 1994. She has also been the Chair of the Commission since 1996. Grad joined the Vermont State House of Representatives in 2001. She has served in that position since, representing the Washington-2 District.
Grad was an attorney for Darby, Laundon, Stearns and Thorndike from 1987 to 1993. She has worked as an instructor at Woodbury College since 1991. She has also worked as an instructor at the Community College of Vermont from 1994 to the present.
Grad earned her BA from Clark University in 1982. She went on to receive her JD/MSL from Vermont Law School in 1985.
Elections
2012
Grad is running for re-election in the 2012 election for Vermont House of Representatives Washington 7. She is running unopposed in the August 28, 2012, Democratic primary. The general election takes place on November 6, 2012.[1]
2010
Grad ran for re-election to the Washington 2 District in 2010. She defeated Michael Morelli in the primary election. Grad and Anne Donahue (R) both won re-election in the general election on November 2, 2010.[2]
| Vermont House of Representatives, Washington 2 General Election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Maxine Jo Grad (D)
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1,953 | |||
| Anne Donahue (R)
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1,947 | |||
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jo Grad has been appointed to these committees:
- Judiciary, Vice Chair
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jo Grad served on these committees:
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Jo Grad was up for election, she collected $579 in donations.[3]
Personal
Grad and her husband, Ron Shems, have two children.
External links
- Vermont Legislature - Legislative Directory
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
References
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| Preceded by - |
Vermont House of Representatives Washington 2 2001–present |
Succeeded by NA |
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