Ann Cummings

Ann Cummings
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Washington County district
Assumed office
January 1997
Preceded by Matt Krauss
Mayor of Montpelier, Vermont
In office
July 1990 – January 1996
Preceded by Arthur J. Goss
Succeeded by Chuck Karparis
Personal details
Born (1946-07-20) July 20, 1946
Holliston, Massachusetts
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Regis E. Cummings
Children 4
Residence Montpelier, Vermont
Alma mater Cardinal Cushing College
Saint Michael's College
Profession Real estate broker

Ann Cummings (born July 20, 1946) is a Vermont businesswoman and Democratic politician. She has served as mayor of Montpelier and a State Senator.

Biography

Ann E. Cummings was born in Holliston, Massachusetts, on July 20, 1946.[1] She was educated in Wantagh, New York and Lexington, Kentucky, and graduated from Lexington Catholic High School.[1] In 1968, Cummings graduated from Cardinal Cushing College with a bachelor of arts degree in sociology. She received a Master of Science in Administration degree from Saint Michael's College in 1989.[1]

After college, Cummings was a VISTA volunteer in the Pittsburgh area. She has been involved in several business ventures, and has most recently worked as a real estate broker.[1]

Cummings became active in government and politics after settling in Montpelier, including terms on the city and regional planning commissions, and on the Montpelier City Council.[2] In 1988 she was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor, losing to Arthur J. Goss in a four-way race for the nonpartisan position.[3] In 1990, Cummings defeated Goss;[4] she served from March 1990 to March 1996,[5] and her time in office was most notable for her efforts to coordinate relief efforts after a 1992 flood inundated most of downtown Montpelier.[6]

In 1994, Cummings was an unsuccessful candidate for the Vermont Senate.[7][8] In 1996, Cummings was elected as one of three senators who represent Washington County at-large.[1] She has been reelected every two years since, and has served since January 1997.[1] Cummings has served on several committees in the State Senate, most notably Finance and Education.[9] She was chairwoman of the Finance Committee from 2011 to 2013, and the Education Committee from 2015 to 2017.[9] In 2017 she was again named to chair the Finance Committee.[9]

Family

Cummings is married to Regis E. Cummings; they are the parents of four children, three daughters and a son.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Biography, Ann Cummings".
  2. ↑ "Legislative Directory: Ann Cummings".
  3. ↑ "Goss Unseats Rice as Montpelier Mayor".
  4. ↑ "Town Meeting Day '90: Montpelier".
  5. ↑ "Town Meeting 1996: Washington County; Montpelier".
  6. ↑ "Mayor's Duties Surge After Flood".
  7. ↑ "Washington Senate: Spaulding Doyle Top Lively Race".
  8. ↑ "Senate Winners: Washington".
  9. 1 2 3 Cummings to chair Senate Finance.

Sources

Internet

  • Secretary of the Vermont State Senate. "Biography, Ann Cummings". Vermont General Assembly. Montpelier, VT: Vermont State Senate. Retrieved February 24, 2017.

News

  • Bressor, James E. (March 2, 1988). "Goss Unseats Rice as Montpelier Mayor". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. p. 1. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Town Meeting Day '90: Montpelier". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 7, 1990. p. 6B. (Subscription required (help)).
  • Liley, Betsy (March 15, 1992). "Mayor's Duties Surge After Flood". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. p. 9. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Washington Senate: Spaulding Doyle Top Lively Race". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 9, 1994. p. 10B. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Senate Winners: Washington". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Associated Press. November 10, 1994. p. 4B. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Town Meeting 1996: Washington County; Montpelier". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. March 6, 1996. p. 8B. (Subscription required (help)).
  • "Legislative Directory: Ann Cummings". VT Digger. Montpelier, VT. 2017.
  • Johnson, Mark (January 6, 2017). "Cummings to chair Senate Finance". VT Digger. Montpelier, VT.
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