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Samuel William Fishman (1913-1975) —
also known as Samuel Fishman —
of Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt.
Born in Vergennes, Addison
County, Vt., April
15, 1913.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1952;
member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1957-61; member of Vermont
state senate from Addison County, 1963.
Jewish. Member, Rotary;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in 1975
(age about
62 years).
Burial location unknown.
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Jay Gordon (1930-2007) —
of Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt.
Born October
10, 1930.
Democrat. Accountant;
Vermont
state auditor of accounts, 1965-68; university
professor.
Jewish. Member, Freemasons;
Shriners;
Moose;
Elks; American
Legion.
Killed, along with his wife, in a house fire,
in Montpelier, Washington
County, Vt., December
4, 2007 (age 77 years, 55
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Joan Plumpton. |
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Donald H. Hackel (b. 1925) —
of Rutland, Rutland
County, Vt.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., August
1, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Vermont, 1956;
member of Vermont
Democratic State Committee, 1961-67.
Jewish. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Myer Jacob Hackel and Rose (Milhender) Hackel; married, August
14, 1949, to Stella Bloomberg. |
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Madeleine M. Kunin (b. 1933) —
also known as Madeleine May —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Zurich, Switzerland,
September
28, 1933.
Democrat. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1973-78; Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 1979-82; Governor of
Vermont, 1985-91; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Vermont, 1988
(Co-Chair),
2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1996-99; Liechtenstein, 1997-99; university
professor.
Female.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2018.
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Bernard Sanders (b. 1941) —
also known as Bernie Sanders —
of Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vt.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., September
8, 1941.
Candidate for Governor of
Vermont, 1976, 1986; mayor
of Burlington, Vt., 1981-89; U.S.
Representative from Vermont at-large, 1991-2007; defeated
(Independent), 1988; U.S.
Senator from Vermont, 2007-; defeated (Liberty Union), 1974;
candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2016,
2020;
received one electoral vote for President, 2016.
Jewish.
Still living as of 2021.
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Peter Elliott Shumlin (b. 1956) —
also known as Peter Shumlin —
of Putney, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt., March
24, 1956.
Democrat. Member of Vermont
state house of representatives, 1990-92; member of Vermont
state senate from Windham County, 1993-2002, 2007-10; candidate
for Lieutenant
Governor of Vermont, 2002; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Vermont, 2004,
2008;
Governor
of Vermont, 2011-17.
Jewish and Dutch
ancestry.
Still living as of 2017.
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