18 Facts About Sue Minter

Sue M Minter was born on January 23,1961 and is an American politician from the state of Vermont.

Sue Minter served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011, led Vermont's recovery efforts after Tropical Storm Irene, and became secretary of the Vermont Agency of Transportation in 2015.

Sue Minter lost to the Republican Party nominee Phil Scott.

Sue Minter's family moved to Providence, Rhode Island, while she was in high school.

Sue Minter graduated from Moses Brown School in 1979 and from Harvard University with a concentration in sociology in 1983.

Sue Minter then earned a master's degree in urban planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Sue Minter moved to Vermont in 1991 to become a consultant for Conservation Law Foundation.

Sue Minter ran for the Vermont House of Representatives in 2004, representing the Washington-Chittenden-1 district.

Sue Minter served on the Transportation and Appropriations committees, in positions which emphasized budgeting over policy-making, and earned a reputation as a "solid" but not "ultra-liberal" Democrat with a good understanding of complex budget issues.

Sue Minter was praised for her leadership as chief recovery officer.

Sue Minter later served on President Barack Obama's Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, co-chaired the White House Task Force Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Resilience, and led a Vermont team which assisted with Colorado's response to major flooding in 2013.

Sue Minter became Secretary of VTrans on January 1,2015, following the retirement of Brian Searles.

In September 2015, Sue Minter resigned from her position at VTrans to run for governor in the 2016 gubernatorial election.

Sue Minter was endorsed by former Vermont Governors Madeleine Kunin, Howard Dean and Phil Hoff; former lieutenant governor Doug Racine; and former state representative Jason Lorber; along with 52 current legislators and 25 more former legislators, as well as the pro-choice Democratic group EMILY's List.

Sue Minter proposed job creation efforts involving strategic investments in infrastructure and housing, as well as industry-government collaboration to promote the technology, energy, and agricultural sectors.

Sue Minter's proposed "Vermont Promise" initiative would have paid for Vermont high school graduates to attend the Community College of Vermont or Vermont Technical College for two years for free, and for half of the current price afterwards.

In September 2017, Sue Minter became the president and chief executive officer of Special Olympics Vermont.

In December 2018, Sue Minter became executive director of Capstone Community Action, a community action agency in Vermont that works to meet basic needs, advocate for economic justice and lift low-income people out of poverty.