Senator, United States Senate, 1988-2007

Switched from Republican Party to Independent, June 5, 2001

Representative, United States House of Representatives, 1974-1988

Attorney General, State of Vermont, 1969-1973

Candidate, Republican Nomination for Governor, 1972

Senator, Vermont State Senate, 1966-1968

Co-Founder, Congressional Arts Caucus

Experience, Congressional Friends of Human Rights Monitors

Founder, Congressional Solar Coalition

Co-Chair, Northeast-Midwest Senate Coalition

Experience, Senate Centrist Coalition

Co-Chair, Senate Smart Growth Task Force

Co-Chair, Senate-House Steering Committee on Retirement Security

Chair, House Environmental Study Conference, 1978-1979

Lawyer, 1962-present

United States Navy, 1956-1959.

Captain, United States Naval Reserve, 1959-1990

Attorney General, State of Vermont, 1969-1973

Co-Chair, Alliance to Save Energy

National Director, American Judicature Society

Sponsor, Congressional High School Art Competition in Vermont

Congressional Advisor, Law of the Sea Negotiations

Astrological Sign:

Taurus

Awards:

-Top Honor, Sierra Club, 2002

Father's Name:

Olin M. Jeffords

Father's Occupation:

Former Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do

Mother's Name:

Marion H. Jeffords

Publications:

An Independent Man: Adventures of a Public Servant (Simon & Schuster, 2003)
-My Declaration of Independence (Simon & Schuster, 2001)