Catherine Toll
{{Short description|American educator and politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Catherine Toll
| birth_name = Catherine Beattie
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|August 8, 1959}}
| image = Catherine Toll on Vermont Press Bureau's Capital Beat.jpg
| state_house = Vermont
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2021
| district = Caledonia-Washington-1
| successor = Henry Pearl
| spouse = Abel Toll
| birth_place = Danville, Vermont, U.S.
| party = Democratic
| relations = Catherine Beattie (mother)
Jane Kitchel (sister)
| education = Lyndon State College (BS)
University of Vermont (MEd)
| children = 2
}}
Catherine "Kitty" Beattie Toll (born August 8, 1959) is an American educator and politician. A former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Toll was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont in the 2022 election, and lost the Democratic nomination to David Zuckerman.{{Cite web |title=David Zuckerman, Kitty Toll launch campaigns for lieutenant governor {{!}} Vermont Business Magazine |url=https://vermontbiz.com/news/2022/february/07/david-zuckerman-kitty-toll-launch-campaigns-lieutenant-governor |access-date=2022-04-27 |website=vermontbiz.com}}
Early life and education
Toll was born in Danville, Vermont, to Catherine and Harold Beattie. Her sister is Jane Kitchel. Her mother and sister served in the Vermont General Assembly. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lyndon State College in 1981 and a Master of Education from University of Vermont.
Career
Prior to entering politics, Toll taught in the Vermont public school system. She served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Caledonia-Washington district from 2009 to 2021. During her tenure in the House, Toll served as chair of the House Appropriations.{{Cite web |last=Duffort |first=Lola |date=2022-02-04 |title=Kitty Toll, former House Appropriations chair, is running for lieutenant governor |url=https://vtdigger.org/2022/02/04/kitty-toll-former-house-appropriations-chair-is-running-for-lieutenant-governor/ |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=VTDigger |language=en-US}} She is a Democrat.{{cite web|url=http://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2018/14693|website=legislature.vermont.gov|title=Vermont General Assembly-Representative Catherine Toll |accessdate=2017-09-19}}{{cite web|url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/sisters-act-siblings-kitty-to;;-and-jane-kitchel-hold-vermonts-purse-strings/Content?oid=4604705|author=Terri Hallenbeck|title=Sisters Act: Siblings Kitty Toll and Jane Kitchel Hold Vermont's Purse Strings | Politics | Seven Days | Vermont's Independent Voice|website=sevendaysvt.com|accessdate=2017-09-19}}
Personal life
Toll is married to Abel Toll and lives in Danville, Vermont. She has two children.{{Cite web |title=Kitty Toll's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/110171/kitty-toll |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Vote Smart}}
References
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Category:People from Danville, Vermont
Category:Lyndon State College alumni
Category:University of Vermont alumni
Category:Educators from Vermont
Category:American women educators
Category:Women state legislators in Vermont
Category:Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly
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