Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas recognized Roslyn Fortin, a fifth-grade student at Highgate Elementary in Highgate Center, as Kid Governor-Elect on Wednesday.

Roslyn Fortin, a fifth grader at Highgate Elementary, was chosen to serve a one-year term as "Kid Governor" for Vermont

Gray, who served as LG from 2020 to 2022 before an unsuccessful bid for Congress, said she's ready to return to politics.

Lachlan Francis, a political consultant from Westminster, beat out Justin Willeau of Vershire for the job in a 33-12 vote at the party’s biennial reorganization.

A $149 million bond for a new Central Vermont Career Center was on the ballot on Tuesday. Officials say the vote failed on a count of 5,751-3,873. CVCC said the tech center was needed because the current location at Spaulding High School is at capacity, with hundreds on the waiting list.

Fifth graders around the state voted last week for one of seven Kid Governor candidates. The election results will be announced next week.

Vermont Business Magazine After tallying up over 1000 votes from fifth graders across the state, Vermont Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas announced the winner of the election for Vermont’s first Kid Governor today.

The seven candidates were chosen from among twenty-six nominees, each nominated by their school for the 2025 Statewide Election.