Doug Racine | |
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79th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
In office January 9, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
Governor | Howard Dean |
Preceded by | Barbara Snelling |
Succeeded by | Brian Dubie |
Personal details | |
Born | Burlington, Vermont, U.S. | October 7, 1952
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Douglas Alan Racine (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Vermont Secretary of Human Services, a former Vermont State Senator and was the 79th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1997 to 2003. He is a Democrat. Racine was a candidate for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont. He previously ran for governor in 2002, but lost to Republican Jim Douglas. In an election where no candidate won a majority, Douglas won a 45% plurality, and Racine declined to contest the outcome before the Vermont General Assembly.