Mark Shepard
Encyclopedia
Mark I Shepard is a Vermont State Senator
(R
-Bennington
) and unsuccessful candidate for the 2006 Republican
nomination for Vermont's at-large United States House of Representatives seat
.
and grew up in the neighboring town of Hartland
. After graduating from Hartford High School
in 1978, he went on to earn a Journeyman
Electrician
License
(1982), a Bachelor of Science
in Electrical Engineering
, University of Florida
(1986), and a Master of Engineering
in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(1994).
Shepard and his wife Rebecca have lived in Bennington, Vermont since 1994, and have four sons: Issac, Caleb, Zachary, and Samuel.
He is the owner and operator of an industrial control and test systems engineering business, which he founded in 1993.
Shepard ran for the 2006 Republican nomination for Vermont's at-large United States House of Representatives seat
. On September 12, 2006 he was defeated by Martha Rainville
in the Republican primary.
Vermont Senate
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The Senate consists of 30 members. Senate districting divides the 30 members into three single-member districts, six two-member districts, three three-member districts, and one...
(R
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...
-Bennington
Bennington Vermont Senate District, 2002-2012
The Bennington Senate District is one of 13 Vermont Senate districts included in the redistricting and reapportionment plan developed by the Vermont General Assembly following the 2000 U.S. Census. The plan applies to legislatures elected in 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. A new plan will be...
) and unsuccessful candidate for the 2006 Republican
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...
nomination for Vermont's at-large United States House of Representatives seat
Vermont's at-large congressional district
Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large congressional district since the 1930 census, when the state lost its second seat. There were once six districts in Vermont. Bernie Sanders held the seat from 1991 until 2007, when he became a U.S....
.
Biography
Mark Shepard was born on September 12, 1960 in Windsor, VermontWindsor, Vermont
Windsor is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,756 at the 2000 census.-History:One of the New Hampshire grants, Windsor was chartered as a town on July 6, 1761 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. It was first settled in August 1764 by Captain Steele Smith and...
and grew up in the neighboring town of Hartland
Hartland, Vermont
Hartland is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 3,223 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.2 square miles , of which 45.0 square miles is land and 0.2 square mile is water...
. After graduating from Hartford High School
Hartford High School
Hartford High School is a comprehensive secondary school on Chester Road in Hartford, Cheshire, for students aged between eleven and sixteen. The school is unique in having dual specialist college status in both languages and sports...
in 1978, he went on to earn a Journeyman
Journeyman
A journeyman is someone who completed an apprenticeship and was fully educated in a trade or craft, but not yet a master. To become a master, a journeyman had to submit a master work piece to a guild for evaluation and be admitted to the guild as a master....
Electrician
Electrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also...
License
License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
(1982), a Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in Electrical Engineering
Electrical engineering
Electrical engineering is a field of engineering that generally deals with the study and application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical...
, University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
(1986), and a Master of Engineering
Master of Engineering
A Master of Engineering or Master of Technology or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in Ingeniaria) (abbreviated M.Eng., ME or MEng) or Master of Technology (abbreviated M.Tech. or MTech) or Master of Science in Engineering A Master of Engineering (Magister in...
in Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
(1994).
Shepard and his wife Rebecca have lived in Bennington, Vermont since 1994, and have four sons: Issac, Caleb, Zachary, and Samuel.
He is the owner and operator of an industrial control and test systems engineering business, which he founded in 1993.
Public life
In 2002, Shepard was elected to the Vermont Senate. He was reelected in 2004.Shepard ran for the 2006 Republican nomination for Vermont's at-large United States House of Representatives seat
Vermont's at-large congressional district
Vermont has been represented in the United States House of Representatives by a single at-large congressional district since the 1930 census, when the state lost its second seat. There were once six districts in Vermont. Bernie Sanders held the seat from 1991 until 2007, when he became a U.S....
. On September 12, 2006 he was defeated by Martha Rainville
Martha Rainville
Martha Rainville is a former Vermont National Guard Adjutant General, and retired Air Force Major General. In 2006 she ran as the Republican candidate for Vermont's at-large congressional district...
in the Republican primary.