Jason Gibbs (born August 26, 1976) is an

American politician The politics of the United States function within a framework of a constitutional federal republic and presidential system, with three distinct branches that share powers. These are: the U.S. Congress which forms the legislative branch, a b ...

from the

U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the ...

. In 2010 he successfully sought the Republican nomination for

Vermont Secretary of State The secretary of state of Vermont is one of five cabinet-level constitutional officers in the U.S. state of Vermont which are elected every two years. The secretary of state is fourth (behind the lieutenant governor, speaker of the House of Repre ...

before being defeated in the general election by Democrat Jim Condos. Gibbs is a native of Forest Dale, Vermont. Gibbs formerly served as Vermont's Commissioner of Forest, Parks and Recreation in the Administration of Governor

Jim Douglas James Holley Douglas (born June 21, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Vermont. A Republican, he served the 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. On August 27, 2009, Douglas announced that he would not seek re-election fo ...

. Before being appointed Commissioner in 2008, Gibbs was a top aide to Governor Douglas. He first joined Douglas on the Governor's first campaign in 2002. Gibbs went on to serve as the Governor's communications director from 2003 to 2008. Gibbs announced on April 30, 2010 that he would be stepping down from his post as Commissioner in mid-May.
Times Argus, "Gibbs to leave forests and parks post" (April 30, 2010)

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