Susan J. Bartlett (born December 18, 1946, in

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) is an American politician from the State of

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. She was a candidate for the

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nomination for

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in 2010 after having served 18 years in the

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representing the Lamoille senate district. Bartlett moved with her parents in 1962 to

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and graduated in 1964 from

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. She holds a bachelor's degree from the

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(1968) and a master's degree in special education administration from

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(1976). As a small business owner in

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, Bartlett was elected in 1992 as the first woman and first Democrat to represent Lamoille County in the Vermont Senate. She served on the Appropriations Committee from 1994 to 2011 and was its chair from 2001 onwards. She has previously served on the Economic Development Committee, the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Government Operations Committee and the Agriculture Committee. On June 4, 2009, Bartlett announced her intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont in 2010. She placed fifth in the primary election, which was won by

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, receiving about five percent of the vote. After Shumlin won the general election, Bartlett became Shumlin's Special Assistant, with responsibility for oversight of education and other policy initiatives. In January 2013 Bartlett moved to the state Agency of Human Services as a Special Projects Coordinator, with the intent to focus on education, employment and antipoverty programs for low-income Vermonters.Office of the Governor of Vermont, press release
Gov. Shumlin Outlines Administration Changes
January 3, 2013 She lives in Hyde Park, Vermont with her husband, William.

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