Sally Fox (politician)
Sally Fox | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Vermont Senate from the Chittenden district | |
| In office 2011 – January 10, 2014 | |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden County district | |
| In office 1987–2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sally Gail Fox January 30, 1951 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Died | January 10, 2014 (aged 62) South Burlington, Vermont, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michael Sirotkin |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Wisconsin–Madison (BA) University at Buffalo Law School (JD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
Sally Gail Fox (January 30, 1951 – January 10, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.
Sally Fox was born on January 30, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Philip and Delores Fox.[1][2][3] Fox received a bachelor's degree in social work from University of Wisconsin–Madison and a Juris Doctor degree from University at Buffalo Law School.[4]
Fox met Michael Sirotkin while taking a class in preparation for the Colorado bar exam.[5] They married on October 7, 1979.[3] Fox and Sirotkin moved to Vermont when Sirotkin received a job offer there.[5]
Prior to entering politics, Fox worked as an attorney for the Vermont Disabilities Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid.[3][2]
A Democrat, Fox represented Chittenden County in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1987 to 2001.[2] Fox then began serving in the Vermont State Senate from 2011.[2] Outside of politics, Fox was the director of Family Courts for the Judiciary of Vermont.[2] She was also Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility's director of policy.[2] Fox coordinated the City of Burlington's Offender Reentry Program, and she was Vermont State Colleges' governmental affairs director.[2]
On January 10, 2014, after a two-year battle with a rare form of lung cancer, Fox died in South Burlington, Vermont.[2] Fox's husband, Michael Sirotkin, was appointed to take Fox's place in the Vermont Senate.[6][7]
Notes
- ^ "Dee Fox". The Jewish Press (Omaha, Nebraska). February 27, 2009. p. 15.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Remsen, Nancy (January 11, 2014). "Legislators mourn the loss of Sally Fox". The Burlington Free Press. p. 5.
- ^ a b c "Sally Gail Fox". Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida). January 11, 2014.
- ^ Good, Jeffrey (February 15, 1999). "Rep. Fox oversees budget battle". The Burlington Free Press. February 15, 1999. p. A1.
- ^ a b Freeman, Betsie (January 16, 2014). "Omaha native Fox, 62, was Vermont lawmaker". Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska). p. 2B.
- ^ "Sally Gail Fox". Burlington Free Press. Legacy.com. January 11, 2014.
- ^ "Sally Fox". VoteSmart.