Vermont Legislative Leadership Races Take Shape: Four Vie for House Speaker, Two for Senate Pro Tem
The races for leadership of Vermont's new Legislature have taken shape. According to WCAX, four candidates are vying for House speaker: Barre Town Republican Gina Galfetti, Essex Junction Democrat Lori Houghton, Woodstock Democrat Charlie Kimbell and Montpelier Democrat Kate McCann.
The contest for Senate president pro tempore is playing out within the Democratic caucus, between Washington County Senator Andrew Perchlik and Chittenden County Senator Kesha Ram Hinsdale. Current House Speaker Jill Krowinski and Senate President Pro Tem Phil Baruth both announced earlier this year that they would not seek re-election.
Newly elected lawmakers will be sworn in next January, with Democrats and Progressives regaining supermajorities in both chambers, and education reform is set to be the new session's central issue. Governor Phil Scott said he is willing to work with legislative leaders on statewide issues but insists that education reform must be structural. The leadership contests will shape the agenda for the new session.
Source: Vermont General Assembly
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Photo: 位于Montpelier的佛蒙特州议会大厦。图：Kenneth C. Zirkel／Wikimedia Commons，CC BY 4.0授权 / The Vermont State House in Montpelier. Photo: Kenneth C. Zirkel / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
