1. Scott Edward Milne was born on March 10,1959 and is an American businessman and political candidate from North Pomfret, Vermont.
33 Facts About Scott Milne
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Scott Milne was the second of four children born to Donald and Marion Scott Milne in the New York borough of Brooklyn.
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Scott Milne's parents started Milne Travel American Express in 1975.
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Scott Milne graduated from Barre's Spaulding High School in 1977 and attended the University of Vermont for a year.
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Scott Milne then transferred to the University of Redlands, where he graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science.
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In college, Scott Milne was arrested and convicted three times: twice for driving under the influence of alcohol, and once for possession of marijuana and cocaine.
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Scott Milne serves as president of the Vermont Society of Travel Agents and as an advisory board member for the Australian company Travcorp.
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Scott Milne was an advisory board member of American Express and Avis.
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Scott Milne is involved with the Vermont Chamber of Commerce and was president of the Vermont Association of Private and Non-Profit Organizations.
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Scott Milne worked for US Senator George Aiken and served as state employment commissioner.
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Scott Milne worked as an assistant clerk in Vermont's House and Senate, and as House clerk after 1993.
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Scott Milne made unsuccessful bids for the Legislature and for state's attorney, and was a longtime selectman for the town of Washington.
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Scott Milne worked on the 1980 US Senate primary campaign of Stewart Ledbetter, who won the Republican nomination but was defeated in the general election by the incumbent Democrat, Patrick Leahy.
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In 2000, Scott Milne campaigned door-to-door for his mother as she attempted to retain her legislative seat.
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In 2006, Milne won the Republican nomination for a Windsor County seat in the Vermont House of Representatives, and lost to the Democratic nominee, Mark B Mitchell.
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Scott Milne narrowly lost to the Democratic nominee, incumbent Peter Shumlin.
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In 2016, Scott Milne was the Republican nominee for US Senator, and lost to incumbent Patrick Leahy.
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Scott Milne won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 2020.
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Scott Milne faced Democrat Molly Gray in the general election.
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Scott Milne hired Republican political operative Jim Barnett for his campaign.
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In September 2020, Scott Milne released his ProgressVT plan, a ten-pillar approach containing proposed policy reforms he would work towards as lieutenant governor.
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In September 2016, Scott Milne stated that he was opposed to further decriminalization of drugs, and thought that Vermont should pass stricter drug laws.
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Scott Milne is a proponent of expanding background checks for purchasing firearms, and supports banning certain types of firearm.
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Scott Milne describes himself as "pro-life", but his campaign has stated that he maintains pro-choice positions while opposing healthcare providers being forced to offer free birth control coverage.
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Scott Milne was the Republican nominee for Governor of Vermont in 2014.
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Scott Milne finished in second place in the popular vote with 87,075 votes.
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Scott Milne was slow to concede defeat, noting that 54 percent of Vermonters voted against the incumbent.
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Scott Milne later declined a recount request, citing the expected cost to the state.
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Scott Milne had said that if Shumlin won a plurality, he would support him, expecting that Shumlin would do the same if the situation were reversed.
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Scott Milne ran in the 2016 US Senate election in Vermont.
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Scott Milne faced seven-term Democratic senator Patrick Leahy as well as three minor party candidates.
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In 2020, Scott Milne defeated several minor candidates to win the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor.
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Scott Milne resides in the unincorporated community of North Pomfret, Vermont, located within the town of Pomfret, and is a divorced father of two grown children.