Thomas M. Salmon
| Thomas M. Salmon | |
|---|---|
| 29th Vermont Auditor of Accounts | |
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In office 2007–2013 |
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| Preceded by | Randy Brock |
| Succeeded by | Doug Hoffer |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 28, 1963 Bellows Falls, Vermont |
| Political party |
Democratic (2007–2009) Republican (2009–2013) |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
Thomas M. "Tom" Salmon (born July 28, 1963), a Republican, was Vermont Auditor of Accounts from 2007 to 2013. He did not run for reelection in 2012, and was succeeded by Democrat/Progressive Douglas R. Hoffer.
Salmon was born in Bellows Falls, Vermont. He graduated from Bellows Falls Union High School and attended Worcester Academy as a postgraduate year. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Boston College.
Salmon worked for Coopers and Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) in Hartford and Los Angeles, and became a Certified Public Accountant in 1993.
He taught school in the Los Angeles Unified School District from 1992 to 2002, and is a licensed English teacher for grades 7 to 12 in both California and Vermont. From 2004 to 2005 he was a Special Education teacher at Bellows Falls Union High School, working with emotionally challenged boys.
Salmon served on the Rockingham, Vermont Selectboard beginning in 2006.
In the 2006 Vermont Auditor of Accounts election, Salmon challenged Republican incumbent Randolph D. "Randy" Brock. With over 250,000 votes cast, the initial vote tally put Brock ahead by just 137 votes. Salmon requested a recount, and on December 21, 2006, he was declared the winner by a margin of 102 votes. This was one of the closest election victories in Vermont history, and the first time in the state's history that a statewide election's initially reported result was overturned by a recount.
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