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.

More than a thousand fifth-graders across the Green Mountain State have put in their votes – and Vermont’s first Kid Governor will be a girl from Highgate Center.

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

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.

Bill Hunsinger of Ripton, the party’s new leader, says he wants to focus on bolstering its presence at the local level and is taking aim at the state’s education reform law.

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

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

RUTLAND — The next rally will be from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at the corner of West and Main in Rutland. Rutland County Indivisible holds a rally every Saturday morning in Main Street Park to stand up for democracy and the Constitution. All are welcome. Visit www.rutlandcountyindivisible.org for more information.

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.