25 Facts About Dean Corren

Dean Corren unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor of Vermont in 2014.

Dean Corren was born in New York City, and educated at Middlebury College and New York University.

Dean Corren was appointed to serve on the Electric Commission in Burlington, Vermont, in 1988, by the Republican and Progressive members of the city council against the wishes of the Democratic members despite Corren being a Democrat.

Dean Corren ran for a seat in the state house in the 1990 election, but was defeated.

Dean Corren was elected to the state house as an independent in the 1992 election and reelected in the 1994 election.

Dean Corren was reelected to the state house in the 1996 and 1998 elections as a member of the Progressive Coalition.

Dean Corren ran for lieutenant governor of Vermont in the 2014 election with the nominations of the Democratic and Progressive parties, but was defeated by Republican nominee Phil Scott.

Dean Russel Corren was born on May 16,1955, in New York City.

Dean Corren was raised in Katonah, New York, and moved to Burlington, Vermont in 1988.

Dean Corren graduated from Middlebury College with a bachelor's degree in philosophy in 1977, and later graduated with a master's degree in energy science from New York University.

Dean Corren married Karen Amirault and Cindy Wolkin, and had one son.

In 1988, the Democratic member of the city council in Burlington, Vermont, wanted to appoint Richard Frothingham to the Electric Commission, but the Republican and Progressive members of the city council instead appointed Dean Corren, who was a member of the Democratic Party.

Dean Corren was appointed to serve another three-year term on the council in 1991.

Dean Corren supported Peter Clavelle during the 1993 Burlington mayoral election.

Dean Corren ran as an independent candidate in the 1992 election and was elected alongside Democratic nominee Sandy Baird and both were reelected in the 1994 election.

Dean Corren ran with the nomination of the Progressive Coalition in the 1996 election and won reelection alongside David Zuckerman, another member of the Progressive Coalition, and both were reelected in 1998.

Dean Corren chose to not seek reelection in the 2000 election while Zuckerman was reelected alongside Bob Kiss.

When he joined the state house Dean Corren was aligned with the Progressive Coalition caucus which included representatives Terry Bouricius and Tom Smith.

Dean Corren announced on May 7,2014, that he would run for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont with the Progressive nomination.

Dean Corren won the Democratic primary without opposition and the Progressive primary as a write-in candidate.

Dean Corren participated in a debate against Republican nominee Phil Scott and Liberty Union nominee Marina Brown.

Dean Corren considered running for lieutenant governor or governor in the 2016 election, but chose not to.

Dean Corren's campaign sent out a text message asking for people to vote for him using a list of people that included those who had not opted in to receive the message which was illegal.

Dean Corren voted in favor of legislation to prohibit smoking in public areas.

Dean Corren opposed the North American Free Trade Agreement and attempted to have a majority of the Vermont legislature go on record against the treaty.