Gordon Paquette

Gordon Paquette
36th Mayor of Burlington
In office
April 5, 1971 – April 6, 1981
Preceded byFrancis J. Cain
Succeeded byBernie Sanders
Personal details
Born(1916-11-25)November 25, 1916
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
DiedMarch 15, 1995(1995-03-15) (aged 78)
Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Hallihan
Children5

Gordon H. Paquette (November 25, 1916 – March 15, 1995) was an American politician who served as the 36th Mayor of Burlington, Vermont from 1971 to 1981, when he was defeated by future United States Senator and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in the latter's first electoral victory.