Jeanette White
{{Short description|American politician from Vermont}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jeanette White
| image = JeanetteWhite.png
| caption = White in 2017
| state_senate = Vermont
| state = Vermont
| district = Windham
| term_start = January 8, 2003
| term_end = January 4, 2023
| predecessor = Peter Shumlin
| successor = Wendy Harrison
Nader Hashim
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|5|2}}
| birth_place = Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
| party = Democratic
}}
Jeanette White (born May 2, 1943) is an American politician. A Democrat, she served in the Vermont Senate, representing the Windham district, from 2003 to 2023.{{cite web|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2018/14620 |title=Senator Jeanette K. White |publisher=Legislature.vermont.gov |date= |accessdate=2018-05-29}}{{cite web|last=Mayscmays |first=Chris |url=http://www.reformer.com/stories/white-seeks-reelection-in-bid-for-senate,158521 |title=White seeks reelection in bid for Senate |publisher=Reformer.com |date=2016-10-06 |accessdate=2018-05-29}}
Biography
White was born on May 2, 1943, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and moved to Vermont in 1972. She currently lives in Putney, Vermont, with her husband, Bill White. They have two adult children, Laurie and Josh.{{Cite web|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/people/single/2020/14620|title=Senator Jeanette K. White|website=legislature.vermont.gov|access-date=2020-02-21}}
White received a bachelor's degree in 1965 from the University of Iowa in political science and sociology. She earned a master's degree in 1972 from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in community development and community education.
State senator
White served as the chair of the Senate Committee on Government Operations and as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary and the Government Accountability Committee. White also served as one of three state senators on the Judicial Nominating Board.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vermontjudiciary.org/attorneys/judicial-nominating-information|title=Judicial Nominating Information {{!}} Vermont Judiciary|website=www.vermontjudiciary.org|access-date=2020-02-21}}
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Category:People from Thief River Falls, Minnesota
Category:Democratic Party Vermont state senators
Category:Women state legislators in Vermont
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Vermont General Assembly
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