Martha Rainville

Quick Facts

Full Name	Martha Rainville
Occupation	Military Officer
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1958(1958-04-09)
Age	66
Birthplace	New London
Country	United States
Horoscope	Aries

Martha Rainville Biography

Martha Rainville is one of the most popular and richest Military Officer who was born on April 9, 1958 in New London, United States. Martha Rainville (nee Trim, born on April 9th 1959) was a former U.S. Air Force officer who rose to the rank of major general. She is most famous for her role as adjutant general for the Vermont National Guard, and was the first woman in U.S. history to become an adjutant general for the state. In 2006, she ran as an independent Republican Candidate for Vermont’s congressional district at-large which was defeated to Democratic Candidate Peter Welch. Rainville was later promoted to executive positions at the top of FEMA before becoming the Chief Operating Officer of Civil Support International LLC, which is a disaster-preparation and emergency response consultancy firm.

Rainville has the name of Nick as well as Lucille Trim from Port Gibson, Mississippi. Her husband was Norman Rainville, whom she had met while they were both with the Air Force; they had three children, and separated in 2003. In 2009, she was married Paul McHale, a former Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania and the former assistant secretary of Defense.

In 2007, Rainville was appointed counselor to the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administrator and deputy administrator for Continuity Programs. Rainville was responsible for ensuring that FEMA performed its role as Lead Agent for Federal Executive Branch Continuity Programs and served until 2009.

Rainville was the Republican nominee against Democrat Peter Welch for the seat Bernie Sanders was leaving to run for the U.S. Senate. She signed a Clean Campaign Pledge in which she vowed to not attack her opponent, and condemned negative TV ads by outside parties. Rainville’s campaign, though a positive one, made some gaffes including an incident in which one of her staffers was found to have plagiarized portions of issue position statements posted to Rainville’s campaign website, which resulted in a drop for Rainville in pre- election public opinion polls.

The month of February was 1997. Rainville was the winner of Vermont General Assembly’s vote for adjutant general for Vermont. State of Vermont. In many states, the adjutant general’s position is appointed by the governor. In Vermont the legislature of the state chooses. Elections for adjutant general for a two-year period occurs in February of every odd-numbered year. The term starts in March. Rainville was the only woman of color in U.S. history to serve as the State’s National Guard, and commanded the 3,800 soldiers who comprised the Vermont Army and Air National Guard until the time of her retirement in 2006.

Martha Rainville Net Worth

Martha Rainville is one of the richest Military Officer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Martha Rainville 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Rainville is a native of New London, Connecticut while her father was as a member of the United States Navy, and she was raised in Mississippi following the retirement of her father. Her graduation from Chamberlain-Hunt Academy in 1975, and was awarded an undergraduate degree in Arts in education from the University of Mississippi (1979).

After graduation, she joined into the United States Air Force, and was a 1979 Distinguished Graduation from the United States Air Force Officer Basic Military Training Program at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. She was the active roster from until 1984. She was then moved to New York Air National Guard. She was also a part of the Air Force Reserve before transferring to the Vermont Air National Guard. Rainville focused on the management and planning of aircraft maintenance . She moved up the ranks from lieutenant colonel to then commander of the Vermont’s 158th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

In 2005, Rainville began consulting with members of the Republican and Democratic parties regarding a possible run for the U.S. House of Representatives or the U.S. Senate. She was courted by members of both parties and announced in the spring of 2006 that she would run for Vermont’s U.S. House seat as a Republican, intending to base her campaign on government reform and ethics, homeland security, and a strong national defense. She won the Republican nomination with 71 percent of the primary vote, to 28 for Mark Shepard, a member of the Vermont Senate.

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Facts & Trivia

Martha Ranked on the list of most popular Military Officer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Martha Rainville celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

Top Facts about Martha Rainville

1. Martha Rainville is a retired American Air Force Major General.
2. She was the first woman to serve as adjutant general of Vermont.
3. In 2006, she ran for Congress in Vermont’s at-large district.
4. Rainville was endorsed by both the Republican and Democratic parties.
5. She lost the election to Democrat Peter Welch.
6. Rainville served as director of the VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT.
7. She also served as commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Safety.
8. Rainville received numerous military awards during her career.
9. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and a Master’s degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
10. Rainville currently serves on several boards and committees in Vermont.