Dennise Casey

Gov. Jim Douglas' re-election campaign demanded Monday that his Democratic gubernatorial challenger, House Speaker Gaye Symington, release her husband's personal financial information to the public.  

Symington, a Jericho resident, released her personal financial information last Thursday afternoon with her campaign finance report, but did not include information for her husband Chuck Lacy, a former chief operating officer for Ben and Jerry's.  

A minor controversy is brewing after the re-election campaign of Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) Tuesday accused the campaign of his Democratic challenger, House Speaker Gaye Symington, of skewing economic figures in an attempt to exaggerate Vermont's economic struggles.

The disagreement has played out in a series of statements released by the campaigns.

On Monday morning, Douglas released a statement that said Symington (D-Jericho) had acted as a "road block" in the legislature to Vermont's economic progress as well as environmental initiatives. 

Republican Gov. Jim Douglas' camp responded fervently Friday morning to Thursday's wave of attacks from the Vermont Democratic Party and gubernatorial candidates House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) and Progressive Anthony Pollina.

Vermont Democratic Coordinated Campaign Director Kristina Althoff issued a controversial statement on Thursday assailing Douglas on the closing of Vermont Tubbs that prompted Secretary of Commerce and Community development Kevin Dorn to refute her attack, calling the information "patently inaccurate" and "completely false."

Gov. Jim Douglas: National Governors Association PhotoLast week, Gov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) officially launched his fourth re-election campaign, announcing his intentions to supporters in a Saint Albans home after a two-day kickoff tour sent him crisscrossing the state.

During this year's election cycle, Douglas faces two challengers: House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho), who officially announced her plan to run for governor in May and Progressive Party candidate Anthony Pollina, who hit the trail five months ago. Top officials from both camps talked about their campaign plans earlier in the week, and today, Douglas' campaign manager, Dennise Casey, spoke to PolitickerVT.com about the governor's own plans for the weeks and months leading up to Election Day.

Gov. Jim Douglas: Politicker PhotoGov. Jim Douglas (R-Middlebury) officially starts his bid for re-election today, kicking off a‘Every County Counts Tour' that will take the governor through all of Vermont's 14 counties over the next 2 days.

Douglas campaign manager Dennise Casey said the events are intended to highlight Douglas' "commitment to hearing every voice, in every corner of the state." Douglas' mobility is believed to be one of his greatest strengths against his challenger, House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho).

ENOSBURG FALLS -- Although Republican Gov. Jim Douglas has not officially kicked off his re-election campaign for a fourth term as governor, his campaign machinery is already in motion.

Dennise Casey, a political aide to Douglas since his first gubernatorial run in 2002, will begin work as campaign manager today. She packed up her belongings on the fifth floor of The Pavilion last week, wrapping up her tenure as Douglas’ secretary of civic and military affairs. A job described as “butter and guns.”

PolitickerVT.com met up with Casey as the campaign made its first public introduction Saturday at the Enosburg Falls Dairy Days Festival.