Jason Gibbs (born August 26, 1976) is an

American politician In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal democratic republic with a presidential system. The three distinct branches share powers: Congress, which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legis ...

from the

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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

. 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 Repr ...

before being defeated in the general election by Democrat

Jim Condos James Christos Condos (born January 29, 1951) is an American politician from Vermont. He is a former Vermont Secretary of State and former Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Chittenden senate district. The distric ...

. 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 U.S. state, state of Vermont. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served as the List of governors of Vermont, 80th governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011. ...

. 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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