Vermont Governor

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The Governor of Vermont is the chief executive of of Vermont. The governor is elected biennially in even numbered years. According to the state Constitution the governor has the power to fill all vacancies in office, to grant pardons and reprieves, to call special sessions of the General Assembly when necessary, and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

The current officeholder is Republican Jim Douglas, who is not seeking re-election to a fifth term in 2010.

Contact information

109 State Street, Pavilion
Montpelier, VT 05609-0101
Phone:802-828-3333
Fax:802-828-3339

External links

Office of the Vermont Governor

References

Wikipedia, Governor of Vermont

Portions of this article were taken from Wikipedia.

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Current Governors

AL: Bob Riley^‡
AK: Sean Parnell (2010)
AZ: Jan Brewer
AR: Mike Beebe
CA: A. Schwarzenegger^‡
CO: Bill Ritter^Ω
CT: M. Jodi Rell^Ω
DE: Jack Markell
FL: Charlie Crist^Ω
GA: Sonny Perdue^‡

HI: Linda Lingle^‡
ID: Butch Otter
IL: Pat Quinn
IN: Mitch Daniels
IA: Chet Culver
KS: Mark Parkinson^Ω
KY: Steve Beshear
LA: Bobby Jindal
ME: John Baldacci^‡
MD: Martin O'Malley

MA: Deval Patrick
MI: Jennifer Granholm^‡
MN: Tim Pawlenty^Ω
MS: Haley Barbour
MO: Jay Nixon
MT: Brian Schweitzer
NE: Dave Heineman
NV: Jim Gibbons
NH: John Lynch
NJ: Chris Christie

NM: Bill Richardson^‡
NY: David Paterson
NC: Beverly Perdue
ND: John Hoeven
OH: Ted Strickland
OK: Brad Henry^‡
OR: Ted Kulongoski^‡
PA: Ed Rendell^‡
RI: Donald Carcieri^‡
SC: Mark Sanford^‡

SD: Mike Rounds^‡
TN: Phil Bredesen^‡
TX: Rick Perry
UT: Gary R. Herbert
VT: Jim Douglas^Ω
VA: Bob McDonnell
WA: Christine Gregoire
WV: Joe Manchin
WI: Jim Doyle^Ω
WY: Dave Freudenthal^‡

Gubernatorial elections, 2010

^‡ = Final term ends in 2010 because of state's term limits

^Ω = Term ends in 2010, not running for re-election

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