Carina Driscoll
Carina Nicole Driscoll (born 1974) is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from Chittenden County from 2001 to 2003, as a member of the Vermont Progressive Party. She also served on the city council in Burlington, Vermont, and unsuccessfully sought the city's mayoralty in the 2018 election.
Carina Driscoll | |
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Carina Driscoll at the 2017 Burlington Progressive Party Caucus | |
| Member of the Burlington, Vermont city council from the 3rd district | |
| In office April 7, 2003 – May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Doug Dunbebin |
| Succeeded by | Tim Ashe |
| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives from the Chittenden-7-4 district | |
| In office 2001–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Bouricius |
| Succeeded by | District eliminated |
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| Born | Carina Nicole Driscoll |
| Political party | Vermont Progressive |
| Other political affiliations | Democratic |
| Spouse | Blake Anders Ewoldsen |
| Children | 2 |
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| Relatives | Bernie Sanders (step-father) |
| Education | University of Vermont |
Driscoll was educated in the Burlington School District and the University of Vermont. Her mother, Jane Sanders, married Burlington Mayor Bernie Sanders in 1988. She became active in politics during her step-father's campaigns, with her serving as Sanders' campaign, fund-raising, office, and database manager.
She entered electoral politics with her election to the Burlington school board in 2000. She was then elected to the state house, where she served one term, before winning election to a seat on the Burlington city council. She partially served one term before resigning to focus on her first child, but unsuccessfully attempted to win election to the city council in 2011. She ran against Miro Weinberger in the 2018 mayoral election, after having supported him and worked for him, but lost.