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Associated Press - November 16, 2009 12:15 PM ET
WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) - The election's still almost a year away, but the Vermont governor's race is heating up. And there's another Democrat in it.
State Senate President Pro Tem Peter Shumlin announced his candidacy Monday, saying the state needs a governor with business experience who knows how to create jobs and how to make state government live within its means.
The 53-year-old Putney resident, who represents Windham County in the state Senate, joins four other Democrats seeking the nomination to succeed Gov. Jim Douglas, who's not running for re-election.
They are: state senators Susan Bartlett and Doug Racine, Secretary of State Deb Markowitz and former state Sen. Matt Dunne. Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie is the only Republican in the race.
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