In 1972, she ran for the State House. In 1978, she became the Lieutenant Governor. Then, in 1984, Madeleine Kunin became Vermont's first female Governor. She served three terms. In a dozen years, she had broken through multiple glass ceilings - all before leaving the state of Vermont. During the 90s, she was a member of the Clinton campaign's Vice Presidential search committee, and then his administration's transition team. She served as Deputy Secretary of Education, and as the Ambassador to Switzerland, the country of her birth, helping all sides find a resolution to a major international disagreement - that of Swiss banks and the money they held onto from Nazi Germany.