Representative Debbie Dolgin

Deb Dolgin of St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Essex district, represents areas that cover St. Johnsbury, Concord, and Kirby. Born and raised in Ridgewood, NJ, she is the youngest of three children. She graduated from High School in 1970. Later, she graduated from SUNY at Plattsburgh with a Bachelor of Science in Home Economics Education. She continued her education, completing her Masters in Education from UVM. Thirty-one years ago, she married her husband, Steve Dolgin, who was born and raised in St. Johnsbury. Together they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. For seven years, she taught Middle School in Lyndonville, VT. Four of those years she wrote the curriculum and she brought Home Economics to five outlying schools. Her husband and she both earned their pilot licenses in 2011. They were very involved with the Experimental Aircraft Association at Caledonia County Airport. Their local EAA Chapter gave many free flights to area children. They took this new knowledge a step further and developed an afterschool program in Aviation for middle school. She has served for three years on the board for Catamount Arts. They still fundraise for Catamount Arts by teaching waterskiing at Harvey’s Lake. If you know how to water ski, most likely you were taught by Steve. They work together in a small business. Her title is bookkeeper, and Steve’s title is “he does everything else.” In her leisure time, besides spending time with family, she spends time with fabric. Her hobby is quilting. No, she will not hem your pants.