Doug Racine
Doug Racine | |
|---|---|
| 79th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 9, 1997 – January 8, 2003 | |
| Governor | Howard Dean |
| Preceded by | Barbara Snelling |
| Succeeded by | Brian Dubie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 7, 1952 Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Princeton University (BA) |
Douglas Alan Racine (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Vermont Secretary of Human Services, a former Vermont State Senator and was the 79th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 1997 to 2003. He is a Democrat. Racine was a candidate for the 2010 Democratic nomination for Governor of Vermont. He previously ran for governor in 2002, but lost to Republican Jim Douglas. In an election where no candidate won a majority, Douglas won a 45% plurality, and Racine declined to contest the outcome before the Vermont General Assembly.