Name/Title
Campaign ButtonEntry/Object ID
2011.70.16Description
Round white button with the green inscription, "POIRIER For State Senate"Context
Made for the one of Paul Poirier's campaigns for Vermont state senate. Poirier, of Barre, Vermont, ran many times for the state legislature, starting with an unsuccessful bid for a House seat in 1986. He ran several times for the state senate in the early 1990s without success, but won election to the House in 1996 and again in 1998. He tried again for the state senate in 2000 and lost. He tried unsuccessfully to return to the House in 2006 but was successful in 2008, winning re-election in 2010, 2012 and 2014 before losing in 2016.Acquisition
Accession
2011.70Source or Donor
Milne, James F. (b. 1950)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term
Button, CampaignNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDepth
1/4 inDiameter
2-1/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Poirier, Paul N. (b. 1948)Related Places
Place
State/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America