Catherine Toll | |
Birth Name: | Catherine Beattie |
Birth Date: | August 8, 1959 |
State House: | Vermont |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2021 |
District: | Caledonia-Washington-1 |
Successor: | Henry Pearl |
Spouse: | Abel Toll |
Birth Place: | Danville, Vermont, U.S. |
Party: | Democratic |
Relations: | Catherine Beattie (mother) Jane Kitchel (sister) |
Education: | Lyndon State College (BS) University of Vermont (MEd) |
Children: | 2 |
Catherine "Kitty" Beattie Toll (born August 8, 1959) is an American educator and politician. A former member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Toll was a candidate for lieutenant governor of Vermont in the 2022 election, and lost the Democratic nomination to David Zuckerman.[1]
Toll was born in Danville, Vermont, to Catherine and Harold Beattie. Her sister is Jane Kitchel. Her mother and sister served in the Vermont General Assembly. She received a Bachelor of Science degree from Lyndon State College in 1981 and a Master of Education from University of Vermont.
Prior to entering politics, Toll taught in the Vermont public school system. She served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives for the Caledonia-Washington district from 2009 to 2021. During her tenure in the House, Toll served as chair of the House Appropriations.[2] She is a Democrat.[3] [4]
Toll is married to Abel Toll and lives in Danville, Vermont. She has two children.[5]