Peter Clavelle

Peter Clavelle
Mayor of Burlington, Vermont
In office April 4, 1989 – 1993
Preceded by	Bernie Sanders
Succeeded by	Peter Brownell
In office 1995 – April 1, 2006
Preceded by	Peter Brownell
Succeeded by	Bob Kiss
Personal details
Born	(1949-05-10) May 10, 1949 Winooski, Vermont
Political party	Progressive Party

Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is a Vermont politician and former mayor of Burlington. He was first elected mayor in 1989, serving seven terms. Prior to his election, he was a community development consultant and public official, serving, among other positions, as Director of Community and Economic Development in the administration of then-Mayor Bernie Sanders. Clavelle was elected mayor in 1989 as a Progressive. He remained in office until 1993 when he lost his re-election bid. Clavelle returned to the mayors office two years later in 1995 continuing to hold the position until 2006. In 2004, he ran for Governor as a Democrat against incumbent Governor Jim Douglas and four other candidates. In order to run in the Democratic Party primary Clavelle had to change party affiliation as required by state law [1]. Despite some initial buzz and the endorsement of five-term former Democratic Governor Howard Dean, he was defeated, 38% to 59%. Clavelle did not seek re-election to an eighth term as mayor in 2006.

See Vermont gubernatorial election, 2004.

In 2012 Clavelle moved to Albania as a staff member on a USAID-funded local governance project.

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Political offices
Preceded by Bernie Sanders	Mayor of Burlington, Vermont 1989–1993	Succeeded by Peter Brownell
Preceded by Peter Brownell	Mayor of Burlington, Vermont 1995–2006	Succeeded by Bob Kiss