Peter Clavelle

Peter Clavelle
38th and 40th Mayor of Burlington
In office April 4, 1989 – April 5, 1993
Preceded by	Bernie Sanders
Succeeded by	Peter Brownell
In office April 3, 1995 – April 1, 2006
Preceded by	Peter Brownell
Succeeded by	Bob Kiss
Personal details
Born	(1949-05-10) May 10, 1949 (age 75) Winooski, Vermont, U.S.
Political party	Progressive (1989–2004, 2005–present)
Other political affiliations	Democratic (2004) Independent (before 1989)
Spouse	Betsy Ferries
Children	3
Education	Saint Anselm College (BA) Syracuse University (MPA)

Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is an American politician who served as the 38th and 40th mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and was the first member of a third party to hold the office since James Edmund Burke in 1935.^[1] Bernie Sanders also won several elections as an independent candidate in the 1980s (e.g. in 1981, in 1983, in 1985, in 1987), defeating both Republican and Democratic candidates. Sanders and Clavelle founded the Vermont Progressive Party during Sanders' time as mayor.