Phil Scott
Philip Brian Scott is an American politician, businessman, and stock car racer who has been the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was a representative for the Washington District in the Vermont Senate from 2001 to 2011 and the 81st lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2017.
Some of the key events about Phil Scott
- 1980Won the Vermont State Championship in stock car racing
- 1986Co-founded DuBois Construction, a successful excavation company
- 2000Elected to the Vermont Senate, representing Washington County
- 2005Became President Pro Tempore of the Vermont Senate
- 2010Elected as Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
- 2011Established the Wheels for Warmth program, recycling tires to fund heating assistance
- 2016Elected as the 82nd Governor of Vermont
- 2018Signed legislation to strengthen gun control measures in Vermont
- 2019Signed a bill to protect abortion rights in Vermont
- 2020Led Vermont's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, achieving one of the lowest infection rates in the U.S.
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