Jim Jeffords
Jim Jeffords
James Merrill "Jim" Jeffordswas a U.S. Senator from Vermont. Sworn in to the Senate in 1989, he served as a Republican until 2001, when he left the party to become an Independent and began caucusing with the Democrats. Jeffords retired from the Senate in 2007. Prior to the Senate, he served as the U.S. Representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district from 1975 to 1989...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth11 May 1934
CountryUnited States of America
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