Rick Hube
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Richard W. "Rick" Hube was a Vermont politician from South Londonderry, Vermont. A Republican
, he served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
, representing the Windham-Bennington-Windsor 1 District
, from 1999 until his death.
Born in Hartford
, Connecticut
, Hube attended school in Farmington, Connecticut
, and earned a B.A.
in History
from Colgate University
in 1971. He began his career as a management trainee for the McDonald’s Corp., where he worked his way up to managing the chain’s second busiest restaurant in Connecticut.
He relocated to Vermont in 1978, working first at the Stratton Mountain golf course and spending one winter on the Stratton Ski Patrol. In 1980, he was promoted to personnel director at Stratton and held the same position with Stratton’s sister ski area, Bromley Mountain. Hube subsequently held a variety of management positions at Stratton, including marketing manager, director of recreation and lodging director. In 1990, he started Hube, Inc., a property management firm.
During his term in office, Hube served on the House Commerce, Judiciary, Government Operations, Rules, and Ways & Means Committees, the House-Senate Joint Rules Committee, and the Joint Fiscal Committee. He also served as the House Majority Whip, House Minority Leader, as vice chair of the Government Operations Committee and was elected by his legislative peers to the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. In 2008, he served as Vice-Chair of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign in Vermont. At home, he was a trustee of the Chapel of the Snows and a founding board member of the Stratton Foundation.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, he served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Vermont House of Representatives
The Vermont House of Representatives is the lower house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The House comprises 150 members. Vermont legislative districting divides representing districts into 66 single-member districts and 42 two-member...
, representing the Windham-Bennington-Windsor 1 District
Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1 Vermont Representative District, 2002-2012
The Windham-Bennington-Windsor-1 Representative District is a one member state Representative district in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is one the 108 one or two member districts into which the state was divided by the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General...
, from 1999 until his death.
Born in Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
, Hube attended school in Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington, Connecticut
Farmington is a town located in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The population was 25,340 at the 2010 census. It is home to the world headquarters of several large corporations including Carrier Corporation, Otis Elevator Company, and Carvel...
, and earned a B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in History
History
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from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
in 1971. He began his career as a management trainee for the McDonald’s Corp., where he worked his way up to managing the chain’s second busiest restaurant in Connecticut.
He relocated to Vermont in 1978, working first at the Stratton Mountain golf course and spending one winter on the Stratton Ski Patrol. In 1980, he was promoted to personnel director at Stratton and held the same position with Stratton’s sister ski area, Bromley Mountain. Hube subsequently held a variety of management positions at Stratton, including marketing manager, director of recreation and lodging director. In 1990, he started Hube, Inc., a property management firm.
During his term in office, Hube served on the House Commerce, Judiciary, Government Operations, Rules, and Ways & Means Committees, the House-Senate Joint Rules Committee, and the Joint Fiscal Committee. He also served as the House Majority Whip, House Minority Leader, as vice chair of the Government Operations Committee and was elected by his legislative peers to the University of Vermont Board of Trustees. In 2008, he served as Vice-Chair of Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign in Vermont. At home, he was a trustee of the Chapel of the Snows and a founding board member of the Stratton Foundation.