Paul Dame

Paul Dame is an American politician serving as the chair of the Vermont Republican Party.

Early life and education Dame grew up in Brandon, Vermont. He graduated from Otter Valley Union High School and got a bachelor's from the University of Vermont.

Career Dame served as a member of the Vermont House from 2015 to 2017. He ran for election in the 2022 Vermont House of Representatives election, but lost by 5 votes in the Republican primary. He was elected Chair of the Vermont Republican party in 2021 against far-right politician Jim Sexton. He runs a retirement planning company called Shepherd Financial.

Political positions Dame describes himself as a Libertarian.

As chair of the VT Republican Party Dame was the decisive vote (via abstention), that overturned the prior party policy of not supporting convicted felons that would have applied to Donald Trump.