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  Hackel Sims, Stella B.
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NameStella B. Hackel Sims
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Rutland, Vermont , United States
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Born December 27, 1926 (98 years)
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Jun 08, 2023 09:46pm
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InfoFirst woman to ever run for Vermont Governor.

Stella Hackel Sims, Vermont |Nov. 1977 - April 1981Stella Hackel Sims was born in Burlington, Vermont. She now lives in Arlington, Virginia. She graduated from UVM in 1945, and obtained her law degree, cum laude, from Boston University in 1948.She was admitted to the Vermont bar in 1948, after clerking with Louis Lisman in Burlington.From 1956 to 1963 she was employed as the city Grand Juror (prosecutor) for Rutland. From 1963 to 1973, she was the Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Employment Security. She practiced with Ryan, Smith and Carbine from 1973 to 1975. From 1975 to 1977, she served as Treasurer for the State of Vermont, the first woman to do so. She ran for governor on the Democratic ticket in 1976.From November 1977 to 1981, she served as Director of the Bureau of the Mint, Treasury Department. She was appointed to this position by President Jimmy Carter. In 1981, she entered private practice in Washington, D.C. and Arlington, Virginia. She retired in 1988.

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  11/01/1977 U. S. Mint Director Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/1976 VT Governor Lost 40.48% (-12.91%)
  09/14/1976 VT Governor - D Primary Won 43.97% (+9.01%)
  11/05/1974 VT Treasurer Won 49.68% (+4.01%)
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