fbpx
Wikipedia

Mark MacDonald (Vermont politician)

March 03, 2023

Mark A. MacDonald (born December 18, 1942) is a Vermont educator, farmer, and Democratic Party politician who served several terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate.

Mark MacDonald
MacDonald in 2019
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Orange County[1] district
Assumed office
January 2003
Preceded byWilliam Corrow
In office
January 1997 – January 2001
Preceded byStephen W. Webster
Succeeded byWilliam Corrow
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Orange-2 district
In office
July 1983 – January 1995
Preceded byBarbara MacDonald
Succeeded byMarion Milne
Philip C. Winters (2 member district)
Personal details
Born (1942-12-18) December 18, 1942 (age 80)
Middletown, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseRoberta
Children3
ResidenceWilliamstown, Vermont
Alma materClark University
Norwich University
ProfessionTeacher, Farmer

Biography

Mark Alexander MacDonald was born in Middletown, Connecticut on December 18, 1942.[1][2] His father was Donald Gordon MacDonald, a longtime official with the Agency for International Development who directed AID's activities in Vietnam during the peak of the Vietnam War, and his mother was Barbara (McCloskey) MacDonald, a teacher, farmer and member of the Vermont House of Representatives.[3][4] MacDonald's family spent summers in Vermont beginning in 1947, and MacDonald became a permanent resident of Vermont in 1974.[1] He is a longtime resident of Williamstown.[1]

MacDonald was educated in New Jersey and Washington, DC, and graduated from Washington's Woodrow Wilson High School.[1][5] In 1966, he graduated from the Borough of Manhattan Community College with an associate degree in liberal arts.[6] MacDonald served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970, including eighteen months of Vietnam War service.[1]

In 1972, MacDonald received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government & International Relations from Clark University; he then attended Norwich University to obtain his certification as a school teacher.[1][5] In addition to teaching social studies at Randolph Union High School, MacDonald owned and operated a working cattle farm.[4][7]

MacDonald is a member of several clubs, civic organizations, and advocacy groups, including: Orange Southwest Teachers Association; Vermont Beef Producers Association; Orange County Farm Bureau; American Legion; Vietnam Veterans of America; and Chelsea Fish and Game Club.[1] From 1984 to 1994, he served on the Williamstown Planning Commission.[1]

In 1983, MacDonald was appointed to the Vermont House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his mother, who was serving her first term.[4] He was reelected five times, and served from July 1983 to January 1995.[1] In 1994 he was the Democratic nominee for the Orange County seat in the Vermont Senate, and was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Stephen W. Webster.[7]

In 1996, MacDonald defeated Webster for the Senate seat; he served two terms, January 1997 to January 2001.[1][7] In 2000, MacDonald was defeated by Republican William Corrow, a defeat attributed largely to backlash following MacDonald's support for Vermont's Civil Unions law.[8] In their 2002 rematch, MacDonald defeated Corrow.[9] He was reelected every two years since, and has served since January 2003.[1] In four more elections—1998, 2006, 2010, and 2016—MacDonald defeated Webster.[7]

In 2017, MacDonald was elected as the Senate's assistant majority leader.[10] According to press reports, he agreed to serve in this post with second-term Senator Becca Balint in the majority leader's position as a means of bridging the gap between the Senate's newer, younger members and its "old guard" veterans.[10] In 2021, he was succeeded as Whip by Cheryl Hooker.[11]

As of 2017, MacDonald was chairman of the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules.[1] He is also vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and a member of the Natural Resources and Energy, Rules, and Joint Energy Committees.[1]

Family

In 1983, MacDonald was married to Roberta June Pilk.[2][5] They are the parents of three children, daughters Janet and Rustie, and son Max (Mark Jr.); they also cared for several foster children.[5][12][13]

Electoral history

Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 1994
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 3,558 46.8
Republican Stephen W. Webster 4,047 53.2
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 1996
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 4,576 50.8
Republican Stephen W. Webster 4,403 48.9
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 4,217 52.7
Republican Stephen W. Webster 3,572 45.0
Libertarian Scott Berkey 204 2.6
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 4,902 46.2
Republican William Corrow 5,215 49.1
Libertarian Scott Berkey 487 4.6
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2002
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 1,047 97.6
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 4,290 52.7
Republican William Corrow 3,844 47.2
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2004
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 895 98.9
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 5,979 58.2
Republican Brian Kenyon 4,284 41.7
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2006
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 1,345 97.9
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 5,485 61.9
Republican Stephen W. Webster 3,371 38.1
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2008
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 557 98.9
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 7,397 73.2
Constitution Charlie Russell 2,691 26.6
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2010
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 2,203 96.4
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 4,524 56.1
Republican Stephen W. Webster 3,517 43.7
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2012
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 1,708 71.7
Democratic Tig Tillinghast 671 28.2
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 7,618 96.0
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2014
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 939 97.0
General election
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 3,797 54.2
Republican Robert C. Frenier 3,200 45.7
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 5,723 54.0
Republican Stephen W. Webster 4,409 41.6
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 5,167 57.3
Republican Bill T. Huff 4,409 41.6
Write-in 11 0.1
Vermont's Orange County Senate District election, 2020
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark A. MacDonald 6,420 54.5
Republican Bill T. Huff 5,321 45.2
Write-in 33 0.3

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Biography, Senator Mark A. MacDonald".
  2. ^ a b "Virginia Marriage Records".
  3. ^ "Obituary, AID Official Donald MacDonald".
  4. ^ a b c "Son to Complete Mom's House Term".
  5. ^ a b c d Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 1989.
  6. ^ "BMCC was 'a second chance'".
  7. ^ a b c d "Orange County Senate Seat Rivals Face Off for Sixth Time".
  8. ^ "Corrow Enjoys Narrow Victory".
  9. ^ "Legislature: Democrats Make Gains".
  10. ^ a b "Senate Democrats Elect Becca Balint as Majority Leader".
  11. ^ "In Coming Session, Women Will Dominate Vermont Senate Leadership".
  12. ^ "MacDonald Cites ‘Results’ In Reëlection Campaign".
  13. ^ Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 1997.

Sources

Internet

  • Secretary of the Vermont Senate. "Biography, Senator Mark A. MacDonald". Vermont State Senate. Montpelier, VT: Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
  • "Virginia Marriage Records, 1936-2014, entry for Mark Alexander MacDonald". Ancestry.com. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, LLC. Retrieved February 21, 2017.

Newspapers

  • "Son to Complete Mom's House Term". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. Associated Press. July 2, 1983. p. 16.
  • "MacDonald Cites 'Results' In Reëlection Campaign". Randolph Herald. Randolph, VT. August 3, 2000.
  • "Corrow Enjoys Narrow Victory". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 8, 2000. p. 12.
  • "Legislature: Democrats Make Gains". Burlington Free Press. Burlington, VT. November 6, 2002. p. 8.
  • Barnes, Bart (January 15, 2004). "Obituary, AID Official Donald MacDonald". Washington Post. Washington, DC.
  • "BMCC was 'a second chance'". BMCC News. New York, NY. April 24, 2012.
  • Doyle-Burr, Nora (October 19, 2016). "Orange County Senate Seat Rivals Face Off for Sixth Time". Valley News. West Lebanon, NH.
  • Walters, John (January 4, 2017). "Senate Democrats Elect Becca Balint as Majority Leader". Seven Days. Burlington, VT.
  • McCallum, Kevin (November 22, 2020). "In Coming Session, Women Will Dominate Vermont Senate Leadership". Vermont Seven Days. Burlington, VT.

Books

  • Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1989. p. 561.
  • Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual. Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. 1997. p. 162.

March 03, 2023
mark, macdonald, vermont, politician, mark, macdonald, born, december, 1942, vermont, educator, farmer, democratic, party, politician, served, several, terms, both, vermont, house, representatives, vermont, senate, mark, macdonaldmacdonald, 2019member, vermont. Mark A MacDonald born December 18 1942 is a Vermont educator farmer and Democratic Party politician who served several terms in both the Vermont House of Representatives and Vermont Senate Mark MacDonaldMacDonald in 2019Member of the Vermont Senate from the Orange County 1 districtIncumbentAssumed office January 2003Preceded byWilliam CorrowIn office January 1997 January 2001Preceded byStephen W WebsterSucceeded byWilliam CorrowMember of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Orange 2 districtIn office July 1983 January 1995Preceded byBarbara MacDonaldSucceeded byMarion MilnePhilip C Winters 2 member district Personal detailsBorn 1942 12 18 December 18 1942 age 80 Middletown ConnecticutNationalityAmericanPolitical partyDemocraticSpouseRobertaChildren3ResidenceWilliamstown VermontAlma materClark UniversityNorwich UniversityProfessionTeacher Farmer Contents 1 Biography 2 Family 3 Electoral history 4 References 5 Sources 5 1 Internet 5 2 Newspapers 5 3 BooksBiography EditMark Alexander MacDonald was born in Middletown Connecticut on December 18 1942 1 2 His father was Donald Gordon MacDonald a longtime official with the Agency for International Development who directed AID s activities in Vietnam during the peak of the Vietnam War and his mother was Barbara McCloskey MacDonald a teacher farmer and member of the Vermont House of Representatives 3 4 MacDonald s family spent summers in Vermont beginning in 1947 and MacDonald became a permanent resident of Vermont in 1974 1 He is a longtime resident of Williamstown 1 MacDonald was educated in New Jersey and Washington DC and graduated from Washington s Woodrow Wilson High School 1 5 In 1966 he graduated from the Borough of Manhattan Community College with an associate degree in liberal arts 6 MacDonald served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970 including eighteen months of Vietnam War service 1 In 1972 MacDonald received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Government amp International Relations from Clark University he then attended Norwich University to obtain his certification as a school teacher 1 5 In addition to teaching social studies at Randolph Union High School MacDonald owned and operated a working cattle farm 4 7 MacDonald is a member of several clubs civic organizations and advocacy groups including Orange Southwest Teachers Association Vermont Beef Producers Association Orange County Farm Bureau American Legion Vietnam Veterans of America and Chelsea Fish and Game Club 1 From 1984 to 1994 he served on the Williamstown Planning Commission 1 In 1983 MacDonald was appointed to the Vermont House of Representatives to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his mother who was serving her first term 4 He was reelected five times and served from July 1983 to January 1995 1 In 1994 he was the Democratic nominee for the Orange County seat in the Vermont Senate and was defeated by the Republican incumbent Stephen W Webster 7 In 1996 MacDonald defeated Webster for the Senate seat he served two terms January 1997 to January 2001 1 7 In 2000 MacDonald was defeated by Republican William Corrow a defeat attributed largely to backlash following MacDonald s support for Vermont s Civil Unions law 8 In their 2002 rematch MacDonald defeated Corrow 9 He was reelected every two years since and has served since January 2003 1 In four more elections 1998 2006 2010 and 2016 MacDonald defeated Webster 7 In 2017 MacDonald was elected as the Senate s assistant majority leader 10 According to press reports he agreed to serve in this post with second term Senator Becca Balint in the majority leader s position as a means of bridging the gap between the Senate s newer younger members and its old guard veterans 10 In 2021 he was succeeded as Whip by Cheryl Hooker 11 As of 2017 MacDonald was chairman of the Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules 1 He is also vice chairman of the Senate Finance Committee and a member of the Natural Resources and Energy Rules and Joint Energy Committees 1 Family EditIn 1983 MacDonald was married to Roberta June Pilk 2 5 They are the parents of three children daughters Janet and Rustie and son Max Mark Jr they also cared for several foster children 5 12 13 Electoral history EditVermont s Orange County Senate District election 1994 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 3 558 46 8Republican Stephen W Webster 4 047 53 2Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 1996 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 4 576 50 8Republican Stephen W Webster 4 403 48 9Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 1998 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 4 217 52 7Republican Stephen W Webster 3 572 45 0Libertarian Scott Berkey 204 2 6Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2000 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 4 902 46 2Republican William Corrow 5 215 49 1Libertarian Scott Berkey 487 4 6Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2002 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 1 047 97 6General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 4 290 52 7Republican William Corrow 3 844 47 2Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2004 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 895 98 9General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 5 979 58 2Republican Brian Kenyon 4 284 41 7Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2006 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 1 345 97 9General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 5 485 61 9Republican Stephen W Webster 3 371 38 1Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2008 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 557 98 9General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 7 397 73 2Constitution Charlie Russell 2 691 26 6Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2010 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 2 203 96 4General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 4 524 56 1Republican Stephen W Webster 3 517 43 7Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2012 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 1 708 71 7Democratic Tig Tillinghast 671 28 2General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 7 618 96 0Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2014 Primary electionParty Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 939 97 0General electionDemocratic Mark A MacDonald 3 797 54 2Republican Robert C Frenier 3 200 45 7Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 5 723 54 0Republican Stephen W Webster 4 409 41 6Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2018 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 5 167 57 3Republican Bill T Huff 4 409 41 6Write in 11 0 1Vermont s Orange County Senate District election 2020 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Mark A MacDonald 6 420 54 5Republican Bill T Huff 5 321 45 2Write in 33 0 3References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Biography Senator Mark A MacDonald a b Virginia Marriage Records Obituary AID Official Donald MacDonald a b c Son to Complete Mom s House Term a b c d Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 1989 BMCC was a second chance a b c d Orange County Senate Seat Rivals Face Off for Sixth Time Corrow Enjoys Narrow Victory Legislature Democrats Make Gains a b Senate Democrats Elect Becca Balint as Majority Leader In Coming Session Women Will Dominate Vermont Senate Leadership MacDonald Cites Results In Reelection Campaign Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual 1997 Sources EditInternet Edit Secretary of the Vermont Senate Biography Senator Mark A MacDonald Vermont State Senate Montpelier VT Vermont General Assembly Retrieved February 21 2017 Virginia Marriage Records 1936 2014 entry for Mark Alexander MacDonald Ancestry com Provo UT Ancestry com LLC Retrieved February 21 2017 Newspapers Edit Son to Complete Mom s House Term Burlington Free Press Burlington VT Associated Press July 2 1983 p 16 MacDonald Cites Results In Reelection Campaign Randolph Herald Randolph VT August 3 2000 Corrow Enjoys Narrow Victory Burlington Free Press Burlington VT November 8 2000 p 12 Legislature Democrats Make Gains Burlington Free Press Burlington VT November 6 2002 p 8 Barnes Bart January 15 2004 Obituary AID Official Donald MacDonald Washington Post Washington DC BMCC was a second chance BMCC News New York NY April 24 2012 Doyle Burr Nora October 19 2016 Orange County Senate Seat Rivals Face Off for Sixth Time Valley News West Lebanon NH Walters John January 4 2017 Senate Democrats Elect Becca Balint as Majority Leader Seven Days Burlington VT McCallum Kevin November 22 2020 In Coming Session Women Will Dominate Vermont Senate Leadership Vermont Seven Days Burlington VT Books Edit Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual Montpelier VT Vermont Secretary of State 1989 p 561 Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual Montpelier VT Vermont Secretary of State 1997 p 162 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mark MacDonald Vermont politician amp oldid 1131980099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.