Phil Scott

§1On the ballot

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§2Who they are

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Phil Scott became Vermont's 82nd governor in January 2017 and was re-elected to a fifth term in 2024.³ He previously served three terms as lieutenant governor, from 2011 to 2017, and before that five terms in the Vermont Senate representing Washington County, where he was vice chair of the Transportation Committee and chair of the Institutions Committee.^3,4 For more than 30 years he was a co-owner of his family's construction business, Dubois Construction in Middlesex.^3,4 He grew up in Barre and graduated from Spaulding High School and the University of Vermont, where he studied to be a technical education teacher.^3,4

Why they say they're running

His campaign website quotes the 2015 announcement of his first campaign for governor, in which he said too many families and employers were struggling economically and that he would work to strengthen the economy and address the state's affordability problems.⁴

Websites and accounts

• Campaign websitephilscott.org^5,6
• Facebookfacebook.com/PhilScottforVermont⁶
• X (Twitter)twitter.com/philscott4vt⁶
• Instagraminstagram.com/philscottvt⁶
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOkgjHw4Pguv-Q2ScZ0KSxg⁶
• Official websitegovernor.vermont.gov/about-us³

§3Money

Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.

Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: Campaign finance system (public search) — Vermont Secretary of State.⁷