Vermont will elect a new lieutenant governor this year, for the first
time in almost a decade. On Thursday, the three major party candidates for this
office will debate the issues and politics of the campaign, and answer
listener questions.
Our series of primary election debates continues with the Republican candidates for Lieutenant Governor. Washington County State Senator Phil Scott and Starksboro businessman Mark Snelling discuss their positions on the state’s key issues.
State Senator Phil Scott, one of two Republicans running for Lieutenant Governor, discusses his plans for creating jobs, cutting the budget and other key issues facing the state. Plus the Rutland Herald’s Bruce Edwards on Vermont’s struggling construction industry. And we learn about the original builders of the Long Trail.