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Jim Condos | |
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| 39thSecretary of State of Vermont | |
| In office January 6, 2011 – January 5, 2023 | |
| Governor | Peter Shumlin Phil Scott |
| Preceded by | Deborah Markowitz |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Copeland Hanzas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1951-01-29)January 29, 1951 (age 74) Orange,New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Vermont (BS) |
James Christos Condos[1] (born January 29, 1951) is an American politician from Vermont. He is a formerVermont Secretary of State and formerDemocratic member of theVermont State Senate, representing theChittenden senate district. The district includes all ofChittenden County, except the town ofColchester.
Condos served in the Vermont State Senate from 2001 to 2009. He was succeeded byTim Ashe.
In June 2010, Jim Condos announced he was running for Vermont Secretary of State in the November 2010 election. He won the Democratic Party primary by a 2 to 1 vote, winning in every Vermont county. In the general election, Condos defeatedJason Gibbs.
Jim Condos was raised, educated, and worked his entire career in Vermont. He comes from a working-class family. His father, Chris, worked in the restaurant business, and his mother, Irene, worked as an administrative assistant to the Dean of Arts and Sciences at theUniversity of Vermont. He is ofGreek descent.
Condos attended Burlington public schools until his family moved to South Burlington where he graduated from South Burlington High School. He graduated from the University of Vermont with aBachelor of Science degree in Resource Economics.
His entire working career has been in Vermont, with both public and private experience. His experience has involved managing, policy making, operations, and service to Vermonters. He worked for a Fortune 100 company, a $30 million Vermont family owned business, and a state regulated utility.
He has one daughter, Chelsea, living in South Burlington with her husband and two children.
Condos served for eight years in theVermont Senate representingChittenden County, and for 18 years on theSouth Burlington City Council.
Condos served as Chair of Senate Education and Chair of Senate Government Operations Committees, and Chair of the South Burlington City Council for eight years.
Condos has also served on the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission, Chittenden Solid Waste District, The Chittenden County Transportation Authority; the Chittenden County Metropolitan Planning Organization; and he also served as a board member for the Vermont League of Cities and Towns and theNational League of Cities.
Condos became President of the National Association of Secretaries of State in July 2018.[2]
| Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Election, 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Leddy (inc.) | 31,230 | 9.84 |
| Democratic | Jean Ankeney (inc.) | 28,714 | 9.04 |
| Republican | Barbara Snelling | 27,689 | 8.72 |
| Democratic | Janet Munt (inc.) | 27,455 | 8.65 |
| Democratic | Jim Condos | 25,565 | 8.05 |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons | 23,853 | 7.51 |
| Democratic | Karen Moran Lafayette | 22,700 | 7.15 |
| Republican | Skip Vallee | 22,520 | 7.09 |
| Republican | Donald Brunelle | 20,698 | 6.52 |
| Republican | William Parkinson | 17,106 | 5.39 |
| Republican | Leigh Pfenning | 17,000 | 5.35 |
| Republican | Tut Parmly | 16,877 | 5.32 |
| Independent | Otto Engelberth | 12,999 | 4.09 |
| Independent | Gavin Mills | 9,684 | 3.05 |
| Independent | Bruce Cunningham | 4,923 | 1.55 |
| Libertarian | Stephen Pollak | 3,028 | 0.95 |
| Libertarian | Brendan Kinney | 2,377 | 0.75 |
| Libertarian | Christopher Coolidge | 2,178 | 0.69 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 878 | 0.28 |
| Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Election, 2002 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | James Leddy (inc.) | 26,527 | 10.27 |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 25,025 | 9.69 |
| Republican | Barbara Snelling (inc.) | 23,325 | 9.03 |
| Democratic | Janet Munt (inc.) | 23,138 | 8.96 |
| Democratic | Hinda Miller | 22,572 | 8.74 |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons (inc.) | 22,128 | 8.56 |
| Democratic | Art Hogan | 21,068 | 8.15 |
| Republican | Kate Purcell | 19,229 | 7.44 |
| Republican | Donald Brunelle | 17,907 | 6.93 |
| Republican | Scot Shumski | 14,800 | 5.73 |
| Republican | Lynn Shepard | 14,144 | 5.47 |
| Republican | Bill Shahady | 12,898 | 4.99 |
| Independent | Bruce Cunningham | 5,286 | 2.05 |
| Libertarian | Brendan Kinney | 2,662 | 1.03 |
| Libertarian | Christopher Coolidge | 2,133 | 0.83 |
| Libertarian | Mark Winer | 1,959 | 0.76 |
| Libertarian | Sheldon Katz | 1,730 | 0.67 |
| Libertarian | Spencer Sherman | 1,614 | 0.62 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 215 | 0.08 |
| Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Election, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 36,634 | 11.09 |
| Democratic | Ed Flanagan | 36,410 | 11.02 |
| Democratic | James Leddy (inc.) | 35,895 | 10.86 |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons (inc.) | 32,212 | 9.75 |
| Democratic | Hinda Miller (inc.) | 29,339 | 8.88 |
| Republican | Barbara Snelling (inc.) | 29,157 | 8.82 |
| Republican | Dennis Delaney | 24,795 | 7.50 |
| Republican | Kate Purcell | 23,788 | 7.20 |
| Democratic | Samuel Osborne | 22,568 | 6.83 |
| Republican | Michael Quaid | 18,423 | 5.58 |
| Republican | Carroll Towne | 16,097 | 4.87 |
| Republican | Paula Spadaccini | 15,094 | 4.57 |
| Vermont Grassroots | Benjamin Clarke | 9,650 | 2.92 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 359 | 0.11 |
| Vermont State Senate Chittenden District Election, 2006 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Doug Racine | 38,321 | 12.85 |
| Democratic | Ed Flanagan (inc.) | 35,683 | 11.96 |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 34,039 | 11.41 |
| Democratic | Virginia Lyons (inc.) | 32,661 | 10.95 |
| Democratic | Hinda Miller (inc.) | 29,000 | 9.72 |
| Republican | Diane Snelling (inc.) | 26,719 | 8.96 |
| Democratic | Dennis McMahon | 23,034 | 7.72 |
| Republican | Dennis Delaney | 21,161 | 7.09 |
| Republican | John Stewart | 17,538 | 5.88 |
| Republican | Robert Sims | 13,839 | 4.64 |
| Republican | Agnes Clift | 13,804 | 4.63 |
| Republican | Chuck Furtado | 12,183 | 4.08 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 348 | 0.12 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Democratic Primary Election, 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos | 36,443 | 66.1 |
| Democratic | Charles Merriman | 17,815 | 32.3 |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 881 | 1.6 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2010 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos | 122,599 | 53.5 |
| Republican | Jason Gibbs | 101,144 | 44.1 |
| Liberty Union | Leslie Marmorale | 5,315 | 2.3 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 77 | 0.0 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 225,570 | 86.8 |
| Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 34,060 | 13.1 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 191 | 0.1 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2014 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 126,427 | 74.8 |
| Progressive | Ben Eastwood | 24,518 | 14.5 |
| Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 17,460 | 10.3 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 612 | 0.4 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2016 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 255,201 | 89.6 |
| Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 29,711 | 10.4 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 6ß2 | 0.2 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 178,863 | 66.8 |
| Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 79,035 | 29.5 |
| Liberty Union | Mary Alice Herbert | 9,706 | 3.6 |
| Write-ins | Write-ins | 108 | 0.0 |
| Vermont Secretary of State Election, 2020 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Jim Condos (inc.) | 214,666 | 57.8 |
| Republican | H. Brooke Paige | 99,564 | 26.8 |
| Independent | Pamala Smith | 21,210 | 5.7 |
| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forSecretary of State of Vermont 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Jason Gibbs | Republican nominee forSecretary of State of Vermont 2012, 2016 | Succeeded by |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Secretary of State of Vermont 2011–2023 | Succeeded by |