20 Facts About Brian Dubie

Brian E Dubie was born on 9 March 1959 and is an American politician who was the 80th lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2003 to 2011.

Brian Dubie lost the 2010 election for governor of Vermont by fewer than 5,000 votes.

Brian Dubie is a captain for American Airlines and a strategic advisor to growing companies.

Brian Dubie graduated from Essex Community Educational Center in 1977.

Brian Dubie attended the United States Air Force Academy, returning to Vermont to join the Vermont Air National Guard and complete his degree work at the University of Vermont, where he earned a BS in mechanical engineering in 1982.

Brian Dubie was president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' UVM chapter.

Brian Dubie continued to fly in the Air Guard as he began his career in the aerospace industry.

In 1982, Brian Dubie joined Simmons Precision in Vergennes, Vermont, where he was a project engineer and project manager.

Brian Dubie developed fuel systems for military and commercial aircraft.

Brian Dubie has logged more than 10,000 hours in commercial aircraft.

In October 2006, Brian Dubie was elected chair of Aerospace States Association, a national, non-partisan organization of lieutenant governors and governor-appointees from every state, representing the grassroots of American aerospace.

Brian Dubie was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

All told, Brian Dubie logged more than 2,500 hours in military fighter aircraft.

Brian Dubie rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the Vermont Air National Guard, serving as instructor pilot, operations support flight commander of the 158th Fighter Wing.

Brian Dubie received the Meritorious Service Medal, Second Oak leaf Cluster, and the Air Force Commendation Medal, First Oak Leaf Cluster, for outstanding achievement at 1st Air Force Hurricane Katrina Operations Center.

On June 2,2012, Brian Dubie retired from the military in a ceremony held at Camp Johnson, the Colchester headquarters of the Vermont National Guard.

Brian Dubie served as a member from 1995 to 2000, and as chair from 1996 to 2000.

Brian Dubie's first run for lieutenant governor in 2000 was unsuccessful.

Brian Dubie ran again and was elected in 2002, and won re-election by comfortable margins in 2004,2006 and 2008.

On October 1,2009, Brian Dubie announced his candidacy for Governor of Vermont in 2010 to succeed four-term governor Jim Douglas.