David Zuckerman (politician)
David Zuckerman | |
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Zuckerman in 2024 | |
| 82nd and 84th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont | |
| In office January 5, 2023 – January 9, 2025 | |
| Governor | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Molly Gray |
| Succeeded by | John S. Rodgers |
| In office January 5, 2017 – January 7, 2021 | |
| Governor | Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Phil Scott |
| Succeeded by | Molly Gray |
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Chittenden district | |
| In office January 9, 2013 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Debbie Ingram Christopher Pearson |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-3-4 district | |
| In office January 5, 1997 – January 5, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Multi-member district |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 16, 1971 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Party | Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse | Rachel Nevitt |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of Vermont (BA) |
David E. Zuckerman (born August 16, 1971) is an American politician who was the lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2017 to 2021 and again from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Vermont Progressive Party, he previously served in the Vermont House of Representatives for seven terms (1997–2011), and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017). In 2020, Zuckerman was a candidate for governor of Vermont. He ran with the support of both the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party, but lost to incumbent governor Phil Scott in the general election.
In 2016, Zuckerman ran for lieutenant governor as a Progressive, and also received the nomination of the Democratic Party by defeating Speaker of the Vermont House of Representatives Shap Smith and Representative Kesha Ram in the Democratic primary. He defeated Republican State Senator Randy Brock in the 2016 general election. Zuckerman was reelected in 2018 and again in 2022 following a two-year hiatus from elected office during which he unsuccessfully ran for governor. He ran for re-election in 2024, but was defeated by Republican challenger John S. Rodgers.
Zuckerman was the first Progressive Party candidate to win statewide office in Vermont and the only third party candidate to win a statewide election in the 2022 United States elections. Other Progressive-endorsed candidates who have won statewide-office elections, including Doug Hoffer for Vermont state auditor, were primarily affiliated with the Vermont Democratic Party.