Sally Fox

Sally Gail Fox (January 30, 1951 – January 10, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician.

For the American inventor, see Sally Fox (inventor).
Sally Fox
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Chittenden district
In office
2011 – January 10, 2014
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
from the Chittenden County district
In office
1987–2001
Personal details
Born
Sally Gail Fox

(1951-01-30)January 30, 1951
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
DiedJanuary 10, 2014(2014-01-10) (aged 62)
South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Michael Sirotkin
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison B.A., University at Buffalo Law School J.D.
ProfessionAttorney

Sally Fox was born on January 30, 1951, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Philip and Delores Fox.[1][2][3] Fox received a bachelor's degree in social work from University of Wisconsin–Madison and a law degree from University at Buffalo Law School.[4]

Fox met Michael Sirotkin while taking a class in preparation for the Colorado bar exam.[5] They married on October 7, 1979.[3] Fox and Sirotkin moved to Vermont when Sirotkin received a job offer there.[5]

Prior to entering politics, Fox worked as an attorney for the Vermont Disabilities Law Project of Vermont Legal Aid.[3][2]

A Democrat, Fox represented Chittenden County in the Vermont House of Representatives from 1987 to 2001.[2] Fox then began serving in the Vermont State Senate from 2011.[2] Outside of politics, Fox was the director of Family Courts for the Judiciary of Vermont.[2] She was also Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility's director of policy.[2] Fox coordinated the City of Burlington's Offender Reentry Program, and she was Vermont State Colleges' governmental affairs director.[2]

On January 10, 2014, after a two-year battle with a rare form of lung cancer, Fox died in South Burlington, Vermont.[2] Fox's husband, Michael Sirotkin, was appointed to take Fox's place in the Vermont Senate.[6][7]

Notes
  1. "Dee Fox". The Jewish Press (Omaha, Nebraska). February 27, 2009. p. 15.
  2. Remsen, Nancy (January 11, 2014). "Legislators mourn the loss of Sally Fox". The Burlington Free Press. p. 5.
  3. "Sally Gail Fox". Florida Today (Melbourne, Florida). January 11, 2014.
  4. Good, Jeffrey (February 15, 1999). "Rep. Fox oversees budget battle". The Burlington Free Press. February 15, 1999. p. A1.
  5. Freeman, Betsie (January 16, 2014). "Omaha native Fox, 62, was Vermont lawmaker". Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska). p. 2B.
  6. "Sally Gail Fox". Burlington Free Press. Legacy.com. January 11, 2014.
  7. "Sally Fox". VoteSmart.


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