A former Democratic Legislator and State Senator to run for Statewide office as a Republican
By Paul Bean
Former House member and State Senator John Rodgers of Glover announced yesterday he is running for Lieutenant Governor of Vermont.
Rodgers served for eight years in the House Representatives (2003-2011); and a State Senator From Caledonia County for another eight years as a Democrat (2013-2021).
However, this time Rodgers, a farmer, has decided to make his first run for a statewide Office as a Republican.
“It’s been too long since the working people of Vermont had a voice,” Rodgers said on a phone call this morning. “The people that fix things, build things, and keep our society moving. The legislature has been increasing the cost living at pace that far exceeds our growth and income and it’s time they had a voice.”
Rodgers emerges in the Republican primary in a race against Greg Theyor, who ran in 2022 and lost in the primary to Joe Benning.
As a self described moderate, He is seeking to find himself in a role where he can help bring more diverse voices to the Republican Party and ultimately the legislature as a whole. “As part of my job as a candidate and when elected, I’m going to start traveling around the state and helping find good candidates for office.”
Rodgers told VDC he thinks the Legislature is lacking someone that is a voice for everyday people. “I want to be the guy who’s bringing the public’s perspective back to the Senate, and act as a public advocate for Vermonters.”