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In 2014, Teachout ran for the [[New York State Democratic Committee|Democratic Party]] nomination for [[governor of New York]] and lost to incumbent governor [[Andrew Cuomo]], receiving 34% of the primary vote.<ref name=2014_WSJ-NYGov-Loss>{{cite web|first1=Erica|last1=Orden|title=Cuomo Fends Off N.Y. Democratic Gubernatorial Primary Challenge|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/primary-day-for-cuomo-teachout-1410260335 |access-date=November 3, 2021 |work=Wall Street Journal|date=September 10, 2014}}</ref> In 2016, Teachout was a candidate for the [[United States House of Representatives]] in [[New York's 19th congressional district]].<ref name=2016_RollCall-Congress-Announce>{{cite news|last1=Garcia|first1=Eric|title=Zephyr Teachout Announces Run for Congress in New York|url=https://www.rollcall.com/2016/01/25/zephyr-teachout-announces-run-for-congress-in-new-york/ |work=Roll Call|date=January 25, 2016}}</ref> Teachout won the Democratic primary before losing to Republican [[John Faso]].<ref name=2017_NYTimes-USHouse19-Results>{{cite news|title=New York U.S. House 19th District Results: John Faso Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/new-york-house-district-19-teachout-faso|work=The New York Times|date=August 1, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, Teachout was a candidate for New York State [[Attorney General of New York|attorney general]] in the [[New York Attorney General election, 2018|2018 elections]] but lost the Democratic nomination to [[Letitia James]].<ref name=2018_CityState-NYAG-RaceSummary>{{cite news|last1=Segers|first1=Grace|title=Updated: The race for attorney general takes shape|url=https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/new-york-attorney-general-race-takes-shape.html|work=City & State|date=June 6, 2018|language=en|access-date=May 25, 2018|archive-date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180525133146/https://www.cityandstateny.com/articles/politics/campaigns-elections/new-york-attorney-general-race-takes-shape.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her candidacy was endorsed by ''[[The New York Times]]''.<ref name=2018_NYTimes-Endorsement>{{cite news|department=The Editorial Board|title=Opinion: The New York Times Endorses Zephyr Teachout for Attorney General in Thursday's Primary|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/opinion/zephyr-teachout-new-york-attorney-general.html|work=The New York Times|date=August 19, 2018}}</ref>

On November 15, 2021, Teachout again announced her [[2022 New York Attorney General election#Democratic primary|candidacy]] for the Democratic nomination for New York State attorney general,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schnell|first=Michayel|date=16 November 2021|title=Zephyr Teachout running for New York AG|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/581594-zephyr-teachout-running-for-new-york-ag|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref> but suspended her campaign after the incumbent, James, who had been running for [[2022 New York gubernatorial election#Democratic primary|governor]], instead ran for reelection. Teachout endorsed James when she announced the suspension of her campaign.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=Associated Press|title=Zephyr Teachout exits race for New York attorney general|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-election-2022-ag-candidate-zephyr-teachout-exits-race-20211212-nex25le3xbhitpcobypvcg2ziu-story.html|access-date=2021-12-13|website=nydailynews.com|date=December 12, 2021 }}</ref>

On January 24, 2022, the New York State attorney general's office appointed Teachout as a special advisor and senior counsel for economic justice.<ref name="Senior Counsel">{{cite news |last1=Reisman |first1=Nick |title=Zephyr Teachout joins New York AG James' office |url=https://nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-politics/new-york/ny-state-of-politics/2022/01/24/zephyr-teachout-joins-ag-james--office |access-date=3 March 2022 |publisher=Spectrum News |date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

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Teachout was born in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], the second of five children to Peter Teachout and Mary Miles Teachout. Peter, who served in the [[United States Army]] as a [[lieutenant]] during the [[Vietnam War]] and has a law degree from [[Harvard Law School]],<ref name=2014_BurlingtonFP-Profile>{{cite news|first1=Terri|last1=Hallenbeck|title=Former Vermonter stirring up NY politics|url=https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/2014/08/05/former-vermont-challenges-cuomo/13589997/|work=Burlington Free Press|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref> was a professor at the [[University of Washington]] at the time.<ref name=2019_VermontLawSchool-Father>{{cite web|title=Faculty: Peter Teachout, Professor of Law|url=http://www.vermontlaw.edu/directory/person/teachout-peter|work=Vermont Law School|access-date=November 3, 2019}}</ref> The family relocated to Vermont, where Peter became a constitutional law professor at [[Vermont Law School]], and Mary has served as a trial judge and founded the [[Vermont Law Review]].<ref name=2015_HuffPost-Profile>{{cite news|last1=Blumenthal|first1=Paul|title=Zephyr Teachout Puts America's Corporate Elites On Notice|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/zephyr-teachout-corporations_n_7156072|work=Huffington Post|date=May 6, 2015}}</ref>

Raised on a farm outside [[Norwich, Vermont]],<ref name=2014_BurlingtonFP-Profile /><ref name=2014_Bloomberg-Profile>{{cite news|first1=Freeman|last1=Klopott|title=Cuomo Foe Teachout Finds Energy in Corruption Panel Mess|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-08-05/cuomo-foe-teachout-finds-energy-in-corruption-panel-mess|work=Bloomberg News|date=August 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/theater-review-downton-exposed-in-unadilla-production/article_ce09eaf3-bdbb-52a5-8cdb-c57a8e9f247e.html|title=Theater Review 'Downton' exposed in Unadilla production|first=Jim|last=Lowe|website=Rutland Herald|date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref> Teachout attended [[Hanover High School (New Hampshire)|Hanover High School]] in [[Hanover, New Hampshire]], where she was a champion cross-country runner<ref name=2014_BurlingtonFP-Profile /> and acted in school plays.<ref name="happy-days">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/LiveCulture/archives/2017/08/14/happy-days-are-here-again-at-unadilla-theatre|title=Happy Days Are Here Again at Unadilla Theatre|first=Sally|last=Pollak|website=Seven Days|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>

In 1993, Teachout received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] degree from [[Yale University]]. In 1999, she earned two simultaneous degrees from [[Duke University]]: a [[Juris Doctor]], ''summa cum laude'', and a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[political science]].<ref name=2007_DukeMagazine-Profile>{{cite news|last1=Brown|first1=Malina|title=Zephyr Rain Teachout J.D. '99, A.M. '99, Accidental Internet Guru|url=https://alumni.duke.edu/magazine/articles/zephyr-rain-teachout-jd-99-am-99-accidental-internet-guru|work=Duke Magazine|publisher=Duke University|date=November 30, 2007 |access-date=January 25, 2020 }}</ref> She was also editor-in-chief of the ''Duke Law Journal''.<ref name=2019_Fordham-FacultyPage/>

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===Actor===

Teachout is also an actor who has performed in many plays at the Unadilla Theatre in [[Marshfield, Vermont]], directed by Bill Blachly,<ref name="happy-days"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unadilla.org/|title=Vermont Theatre Festival – Unadilla Theatre and Festival Theatre – Incorporated 1979|access-date=2020-02-02}}</ref> appearing as Katherine in Shakespeare's ''Love's Labour's Lost'' in 1994 and as Imogen in Shakespeare's ''Cymbeline'' in 1995. She played Winnie in Samuel Beckett's ''Happy Days'' in 2012 and 2019.<ref name="happy-days"/> In 2013, Teachout was Lady Utterwood in George Bernard Shaw's ''Heartbreak House''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rutlandherald.com/news/theater-review-downton-exposed-in-unadilla-production/article_ce09eaf3-bdbb-52a5-8cdb-c57a8e9f247e.html|title=Theater Review 'Downton' exposed in Unadilla production|first=Jim|last=Lowe|website=Rutland Herald|date=July 20, 2013 |access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref> In 2019, she played Anne in Florian Zeller's 2012 play ''The Father''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/theater-review-the-father-unadilla-theatre/Content?oid=28108490|title=Theater Review: 'The Father,' Unadilla Theatre|first=Erik|last=Esckilsen|website=Seven Days|access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesargus.com/features/vermont_arts/theater-review-the-father-delivers-dementia-up-close-and-personal/article_91f13447-a2fb-5c3a-8ba3-1e423589fd8b.html|title=Theater Review: 'The Father' delivers dementia, up close and personal|first=Jim|last=Lowe|website=Times Argus|date=July 20, 2019 |access-date=2020-02-01}}</ref>

===Public affairs===

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In October 2018, Teachout and Juliusburger were expecting their first child. Teachout used footage of her receiving an [[ultrasound]] in a campaign advertisement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2018/09/zephyr-teachout-gets-ultrasound-in-her-latest-campaign-ad.html |date=September 11, 2018 |title=Zephyr Teachout Gets an Ultrasound in Her Latest Campaign Ad|first=Margaret|last=Hartmann|access-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5357728/zephyr-teachout-pregnant-new-york-attorney-general-race/|title=Zephyr Teachout Wants To Be New York's Top Lawyer. She's Also Pregnant. But Don't Let That Overshadow Her Campaign|magazine=Time|access-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref><ref name="paiella"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Zepher-Teachout-AG-candidate-expecting-first-12947385.php|title=Zephyr Teachout, AG candidate, expecting first child|date=May 27, 2018|access-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref>

In 2020, Teachout enrolled in the [[Master of Divinity]] program at [[Union Theological Seminary (New York City)|Union Theological Seminary]].<ref name="JustConversationsFB">{{cite web |url=https://facebook.com/unionseminary/posts/1a0157202900716548/ |title=Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas: Zephyr Teachout |publisher=Union Theological Seminary}}</ref><ref name="JustConversationsYT">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxc2e4nigUM |title=Just Conversations with Kelly Brown Douglas: Zephyr Teachout |date=January 29, 2021 |publisher=Union Theological Seminary}}</ref> For her field education, she served at [[Saint Luke's Lutheran Church]].<ref name="2023-12-13">{{cite web |url=https://myemail.constantcontact.com/-We-demand-God-s-great-love-even-as-we-betray-each-other-.html?soid=1131276139618 |title=We demand God's great love even as we betray each other |author=Zephyr Teachout |publisher=Saint Luke's Lutheran Church}}</ref>

==Selected works and publications==