Dunne to run for Vermont governor

"Matt Dunne is in the race for governor -- pass it on," reads the headline over an under-construction Web site for the newest Democratic gubernatorial candidate.

Dunne, 39, a former state senator who works for Google, becomes the fourth Democrat and third candidate to have served in the state Senate to declare he will vie for his party's gubernatorial nomination in a primary.

Sens. Doug Racine, D-Chittenden, and Susan Bartlett, D-Lamoille, and Secretary of State Deb Markowitz announced their intentions months ago -- before Republican Gov. Jim Douglas rocked the state's political boat Aug. 27 by declaring he wouldn't seek a fifth term.

Republican Lt. Gov. Brian Dubie has become his party's only gubernatorial candidate, but the field of Democrats continues to grow. A fifth candidate, Sen. Peter Shumlin, D-Windham, will announce his intentions Nov. 16, but he has already said he was 99.99 percent in the race.

Senate Democratic Leader John Campbell joined Dunne on the Windsor County Democratic ticket for two elections. "He is a relentless campaigner, and he has tremendous organizational skills," Campbell said Monday. "He joins folks I respect a great deal." Campbell hasn't taken a public position on any of the Democratic gubernatorial candidates.

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