Background
Douglas, Jim was born on June 21, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert James and Cora Elizabeth (Holley) Douglas.
Governor of Vermont political science professor
Douglas, Jim was born on June 21, 1951 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert James and Cora Elizabeth (Holley) Douglas.
AB, Middlebury College, Vermont, 1972.
Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1972—1979, majority whip, 1975—1977, majority leader, 1977—1979. General manager Credit Bureau of Middlebury, 1972-1976. Executive director United Way of Addison County, 1976-1979.
Executive assistant to governor Richard A. Snelling, 1979-1980. Vermont secretary of state Montpelier, 1981-1993. Vermont state treasurer, 1994—2002.
Governor State of Vermont, 2003—2011. Executive in residence Middlebury College, Vermont, since 2011. Chairman National Governors Association, 2009—2010.
Member of National Association Secretaries of State, Masons.
Married Dorothy Foster, May 24, 1975. 1 child Matthew James;1 child Andrew Foster.