Facts: - birth name: james holley douglas - order: 80th - successor: peter shumlin jeb spaulding donald hooper - party: republican - spouse: dorothy foster - predecessor: howard dean paul ruse james guest - office: governor of state of vermont of vermont 28th vermont state treasurer 34th secretary - lieutenant: brian dubie - term end: january 7 , 1993 6 , 2011 january 9 , 2003 january - term start: january 8 , 1981 9 , 2003 january 5 , 1995 january - birth date: 21 june 1951 - name: jim douglas - image: jim douglas-2009 . jpg - birth place: springfield , massachusetts , united states - religion: united church of christ - alma mater: middlebury college Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of jim douglas .
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james holley '' jim '' douglas -lrb- born june 21 , 1951 -rrb- is an american politician from the u.s. state of vermont .a republican , he was elected the 80th governor of vermont in 2002 and was reelected three times with a majority of the vote .on august 27 , 2009 , douglas announced that he would not seek re-election for a fifth term in 2010 .he left the office in january 2011 .on january 3 , 2011 , douglas became an executive in residence at middlebury college where he taught a 24 student course titled '' vermont government and politics '' .douglas is the interim director of the vermont historical society .