Education
Ashe graduated from the University of Vermont in 1999. From 2002 to 2004 Ashe attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Ashe graduated from the University of Vermont in 1999. From 2002 to 2004 Ashe attended Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
He immediately went to work in then Congressman Bernie Sanders’ Burlington office where he worked for two and a half years. In late 2001 Ashe took a position with United Academics, the faculty union at the University of Vermont. While there he concentrated his studies on domestic social policy.
He also served as a teaching assistant to Editor Miliband, now a British Member of Parliament and the leader of the Labour Party, in a course comparing United States and northern European social policy.
Upon graduating Ashe moved back home to Vermont. Ashe served on the Board of Spectrum Youth and Family Services, a community organization serving at-risk youth.
He coached in the Old North End Little League for two years. He is an advocate for lost creatures, helping to reunite a dog with his family October 13, 2013.
He lives in Burlington with Paula, his partner of more than 12 years.
In July 2004, Ashe successfully sought a seat on the Burlington City Council in a special election to replace Carina Driscoll. Ashe worked at the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity from 2005 to 2006. Since the Fall of 2006, Ashe has been a Project Manager at Cathedral Square, a nationally recognized non-profit developer of affordable housing for seniors and people with disabilities.
In November 2008 Tim Ashe became the first elected Vermont Progressive to be elected to the Vermont Senate.
In October 2011 Ashe declared himself a candidate for Mayor of Burlington running again on a Progressive/Democratic fusion ticket.
Ashe became the youngest member of the Council when elected.