Sarah E. Buxton

Sarah E. Buxton (born September 7, 1978) is a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Tunbridge.

Biography

Sarah Buxton was born on September 7, 1978 in Orwell. She graduated from Fair Haven Union High School in 1996. She attended the University of Vermont, graduating in 2000 with a degree in Political Science. She worked in Howard Dean's office when he was Governor, and later worked on his 2004 campaign for President.[1]

She later worked for the Children’s Defense Fund, managed the 2006 reelection campaign for United States Representative Marcy Kaptur, and worked on Kaptur's Congressional staff.[2]

In 2007 Buxton returned to Vermont to attend Vermont Law School. She received her J.D. (cum laude) in 2010 and was President of her class.[3]

In 2010 Buxton was a successful Democratic candidate for the Vermont House of Representatives, representing the district which includes the towns of Royalton and her hometown of Tunbridge, and she was elected to a second term in 2012.[4]

Buxton worked full-time at Vermont Law School as assistant director of community relations and alumni affairs until the summer of 2013.[5] She is a member of the Vermont Bar Association, the Gifford Hospital Auxiliary, and the Tunbridge Church. She is a former member of the University of Vermont Board of Trustees, [6] having resigned on February 20, 2014 citing concerns about a potential conflict of interest when the University of Vermont partnered with Vermont Law School. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Biographical Sketches of Federal and State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2011-2012, 2012, page 74
  2. ↑ Vermont Biz.com, Five New Members Named to UVM Board of Trustees Cioffi Re-elected Chair, March 12, 2013
  3. ↑ Vermont Law School, From the Bell Tower staff newsletterNew Staff members: Sarah Buxton, Sunner 2011, page 2
  4. ↑ Vermont Secretary of State, Biographical Sketches of Federal and State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of 2013-2014, 2013, page 73
  5. ↑ Alicia Freese, VT Digger, Vermont Law School Makes More Cuts as Class Size Drops, June 27, 2013
  6. ↑ University of Vermont, Board of Trustees Biographies: Sarah E. Buxton, retrieved January 14, 2014
  7. ↑ Burlington Free Press, Legislator resigns from UVM board

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