Ann Cummings (born July 20, 1946) is a Vermont businesswoman and Democratic politician. She has served as mayor of Montpelier and a State Senator.

Biography

Ann E. Cummings was born in

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, on July 20, 1946. She was educated in

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and Lexington, Kentucky, and graduated from

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. In 1968, Cummings graduated from Cardinal Cushing College with a

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degree in sociology. She received a

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degree from

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in 1989. After college, Cummings was a

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volunteer in the

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area. She has been involved in several business ventures, and has most recently worked as a real estate broker. Cummings became active in government and politics after settling in Montpelier, including terms on the city and regional planning commissions, and on the Montpelier City Council. In 1988 she was an unsuccessful candidate for mayor, losing to Arthur J. Goss in a four-way race for the nonpartisan position. In 1990, Cummings defeated Goss; she served from March 1990 to March 1996, and her time in office was most notable for her efforts to coordinate relief efforts after a 1992 flood inundated most of downtown Montpelier. In 1994, Cummings was an unsuccessful candidate for the

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. In 1996, Cummings was elected as one of three senators who represent Washington County at-large. She has been reelected every two years since, and has served since January 1997. From 2001 to 2003, she was the Senate's majority leader. Cummings has served on several committees in the State Senate, most notably Finance and Education. She was chairwoman of the Finance Committee from 2011 to 2013, and the Education Committee from 2015 to 2017. In 2017 she was again named to chair the Finance Committee.

Family

Cummings is married to Regis E. Cummings; they are the parents of four children, three daughters and a son.

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