1. Martha Jane Beattie Kitchel was born on August 23,1945 and is an American politician serving as a Democratic member of the Vermont State Senate, representing the Caledonia senate district since January 2005.
13 Facts About Jane Kitchel
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Jane Kitchel went to Danville High School and graduated in 1963.
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In 1967, Jane Kitchel received her bachelor's degree from Wilson College.
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Later in 1992, Jane Kitchel was appointed secretary of the Vermont Agency of Human Services, Vermont's largest state agency, where she served until her retirement in 2002.
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Jane Kitchel later proposed expanding Dr Dynasaur coverage to children in families making up to 300 percent of the federal poverty line, which was achieved in October 1998.
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Jane Kitchel was elected to the Vermont Senate in November 2004, becoming the first Democratic state senator from Caledonia County in 16 years.
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Jane Kitchel has been reelected every two years since, most recently in 2022.
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On May 17,2024, Jane Kitchel announced that she would not run for reelection in 2024.
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Jane Kitchel became chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee in 2011 and serves as clerk of the Senate Transportation Committee.
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Jane Kitchel serves on the Health Reform Oversight and Joint Fiscal committees, as well as on the Governor's Task Force on Hunger and the Vermont Justice for Children Task Force.
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Jane Kitchel is married to Robert Kitchel and resides in Danville.
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Toll became Chair of the Vermont House Appropriations Committee in 2017, now serving as the House counterpart to Jane Kitchel, who has chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee since 2011.
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Jane Kitchel is a Corporator for the Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital.