Career Matt Dunne

1 career

1.1 2006 campaign lieutenant governor
1.2 2010 gubernatorial election
1.3 2016 election governor

1.3.1 positions

career

at age 22, dunne elected vermont house of representatives representing hartland , west windsor in 1992. served 4 terms in vermont house, during served vice-chair of transportation committee. in 1998 became youngest house majority whip in country. after serving in legislature 7 years, president clinton asked dunne serve director of americorps vista, organization oversees on 6,000 full-time volunteers in fight against poverty. director, dunne improved recruitment numbers , overhauled organization s training programs. served director 2 , half years, under both president clinton , president bush.

after returning vermont in 2002, dunne elected vermont state senate, representing windsor. served on appropriations, economic development, , administrative rules committees. during time served assistant director of nelson a. rockefeller center public policy @ dartmouth college, oversaw programs prepare young people careers in public service , non-profit management, including policy research shop. served chair of vermont delegation new england board of higher education.

2006 campaign lieutenant governor

in 2006, dunne ran lieutenant governor of vermont. in democratic primary held september 14, 2006, dunne defeated state rep. john tracy of burlington, winning 59% of vote.

dunne faced off against incumbent republican brian dubie. dunne s campaign received attention service politics events, campaign volunteers worked vermont communities on local service projects. dunne lost dubie 45%-51%.

2010 gubernatorial election

on november 3, 2009, dunne announced seek democratic nomination governor of vermont in 2010. dunne 1 of 5 democrats vying nomination.

during final weeks of campaign, dunne s brother josh suffered life-threatening stroke required surgery. dunne missed 3 of final debates, , removed himself campaign trail 2 weeks, returning on august 20.

the primary held on august 24, 2010. dunne finished fourth 20.8% of vote. finished ahead of susan bartlett (5.1%), behind peter shumlin (24.8%), doug racine (24.6%), , deborah markowitz (23.9%). 4 percentage points separated top 4 candidates, making 1 of closest primaries in vermont history. shumlin went on win general election, , primary opponents dunne subsequently joined shumlin administration.

2016 election governor

dunne announced candidacy in september 2015. in february 2016 dunne left position @ google, indicating members of media did in order focus on campaign.

dunne received endorsements of 2 major vermont labor groups, vermont state employees association , vermont branch of afl-cio, , progressive vermont activist group rights , democracy. in july, received endorsement of 6 dozen current , former vermont legislators, including of senate majority leader philip baruth, had said earlier not planning endorse candidate. endorsed burlington free press, praised articulated plans vermont s economy , government.

dunne finished second in august 9 primaries, , endorsed winner, sue minter.

positions

dunne emphasized ethics, transparency, , campaign finance reform in campaign, plan require greater disclosure of campaign assets, close revolving door between regulators , industry in montpelier, improve vermont s public campaign financing, , eliminate direct corporate contributions campaigns. campaign voluntarily released more campaign finance reports required state law, , unsuccessfully called on dunne s opponents same.

dunne supported increasing minimum wage $15 per hour , investing in microfinancing; providing universal primary health care; divesting fossil fuels , investing $100 million in efficiency, solar, , heat pump technology; improving women s equality through paid family leave, affordable state-run child care, free access long-term birth control, , improving job training opportunities women in stem fields; improving enforcement of racial , lgbtqa anti-discrimination laws; emphasizing treatment on law enforcement in addressing vermont s opioid abuse epidemic; , legalizing , regulating marijuana. supported universal background checks gun sales in vermont, unlike rivals has not called ban on assault weapons.

climate activist bill mckibben endorsed dunne in race, later switched support dunne s rival sue minter after dunne released statement on wind power advocating more local control on projects, position mckibben considered dog whistle opponents of wind expansion. environmental group vermont conservation voters, had been neutral in race, endorsed minter same reason. dunne s campaign manager responded minter had not articulated position on ridgeline wind, saying matt made decision clear , being attacked it.”