by Joseph Gresser
BARTON—What is the job of lieutenant governor? According to Vermont’s Constitution, the person who holds the office acts as the head of the executive branch when the Governor is out of the state, or that office is vacant. The lieutenant governor also is the president of the state Senate.
Other than when fulfilling those obligations, the lieutenant governor has a sizeable amount of free time. When Lieutenant Governor John Rodgers visited the Chronicle on October 16, we asked him what he thinks the job is. Lieutenant Governor Rodgers is seeking a second term, campaigning as a Republican against Democrat Molly Gray, who held the office from 2023 to 2025.
“I think the most interesting thing about this race is that both my opponent and I had the position for two years,” Mr. Rodgers said. “She didn’t do constituent work, which I feel is my most important work. I do a ton of constituent work in the office. She didn’t work on legislation or with legislators ….
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