In 1959, Salmon was elected as Town Councilor for Rockingham, Vermont, serving until 1972. From 1963 to 1965, he served as a municipal court judge in Bellows Falls, Vermont, a village within the town of Rockingham. He was a member of the Vermont House of Representatives from Rockingham in 1965, and from District 13-1 for 1966, from 1967 to 1968 and from 1969 to 1970.[2] He served one year as House Minority Leader.
Governor of Vermont 1973-1977
In 1972, Salmon won a surprise election for governor, only entering the race 3 months before the general election.[3] As Governor of Vermont from 1973 to 1977, Salmon chaired the New England Governors' Conference for two years and was a member of the National Governors Association's Executive Committee. He was an unsuccessful candidate for U.S. Senator from Vermont in the 1976 election, losing to the incumbent Robert Stafford.[1]
Later career
In 1991, Salmon was appointed interim president of the University of Vermont and served as the university's permanent president from 1993 to 1998.[2] Since retiring from UVM, he has practiced law in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He also served as chairman of the board for Green Mountain Power from 1983 to 2002.[4]
Salmon is a Catholic; and a member of several organization including the Elks, Moose, Knights of Columbus, Jaycees, Rotary, and the American Bar Association.[5]
References
^ ab"Thomas P. Salmon". National Governors Association. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
