After less than two years in the volunteer position, party chairman Jake Perkinson unexpectedly announced Wednesday that he plans to resign from the post on Saturday. He said vice chairwoman Dottie Deans of North Pomfret would lead the party on an interim basis, until the party elects a new chair.
The 42-year-old Burlington lawyer cited competing professional and family obligations and said the party would be just fine without him. While he hinted that he’d “had discussions with people” about possible job opportunities, he has no other immediate plans at present.
“I’ve always got things both from a business and a personal perspective I’m interested in pursuing, and the reality is the party takes a lot of time,” Perkinson says. “The party’s in a great position right now to go forward, and I don’t have the arrogance to think I’m the only one to move it forward.”
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