| 词条 | Jan Backus |
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|name = Jan Backus |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|7|30}} |birth_place = Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = Democratic |education = University of Vermont {{small|(BA)}} }} Jan Backus (born July 30, 1947) served as a Vermont state senator representing Windham County from 1989 to 1994 and Chittenden County from 1997 to 2000. A community activist, Backus served as a member of the Vermont Southeast Supervisory Union board for many years before making a run for the Vermont state Senate and winning a seat. She served as chairwoman of the Senate Health & Welfare Committee and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. A moderate-to-liberal Democrat, Backus ran for the U.S. Senate in 1994 and beat Douglas M. Costle, Environmental Protection Agency administrator under President Jimmy Carter, for her party's nomination and came within 9 points of ousting incumbent U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords (R-VT).[1] In 2000, she ran again and lost the Democratic U.S. Senate primary to Ed Flanagan, then Vermont's Auditor of Accounts.[2] In 2004 Backus ran for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor.[3] Backus lives in Winooski, Vermont, with her husband Steve Blodgett (a former state senator). She currently serves as a member of Winooski's Downtown Revitalization Project to eliminate sprawl and attract jobs. She has three daughters, one of whom served as a high-ranking member of John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004. Backus competes annually in the National Crossword Championship. Her highest finish was 46th. References1. ^{{cite news|title=THE 1994 ELECTIONS: THE SENATE; Who Won Where|date=1994-11-09|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E16F83A5A0C7A8CDDA80994DC494D81}} {{s-start}}{{s-ppo}}{{s-bef|before=Bill Gray}}{{s-ttl|title=Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from Vermont2. ^{{cite news|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Law Permitting Civil Unions for Gays Proves a Factor in Primaries|date=2000-09-14|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30E17F8395C0C778DDDA00894D8404482}} 3. ^interview with Backus during run for Lieutenant Governor {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725100805/http://www.vermontwoman.com/articles/0904/backus-rivers.shtml |date=2008-07-25 }} (Class 1)|years=1994}}{{s-aft|after=Ed Flanagan}}{{s-end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Backus, Jan}}{{Vermont-politician-stub}} 4 : 1947 births|Living people|Vermont state senators|Women state legislators in Vermont |
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