As I wrap up my first year as Vermont’s Lieutenant Governor, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about where we’ve been — and where we’re headed. It’s no secret that folks are feeling squeezed these days. Whether it’s the cost of housing, heating fuel, health care or just keeping up with everyday expenses, Vermont’s affordability crisis is real, and it’s affecting people in every corner of our state.

Douglas, Shumlin, and Scott issue statements supporting John Rodgers in lieutenant governor’s race

After the first televised lieutenant governor’s debate with my opponent last week, it is clear that his answer to everything is more taxes and fees.

“I think our message is being well received, and a lot of Vermonters are ready for change,” Rodgers said in an interview Tuesday night after results were announced. “And they feel like I'm the candidate to do it."

ST. ALBANS — When John S. Rodgers left the statehouse in 2021, he thought his time in politics was over. 

John Rodgers runs a construction business up in West Glover, Vermont most of the year. He runs a plow business in the winter. He rents properties, he runs a cannabis farm with his son, he's a stonemason. He's one of the busiest guys I know. And for sixteen years John served in the Vermont Legislature — eight years in the Senate and eight in the House. I met him on his farm, which has been in his family for about 200 years, and we talked about what it costs to be in the Vermont legislature, and some of the cultural tensions that he’s feeling in the state right now, as people with more money move to the state.

DERBY—The Lieutenant Governor’s Race is well underway.  Last week, John Rodgers of Glover, a former Democratic state senator who is now running as a Republican, held his kick-off party at the Derby Cow Palace. Sen. Bobby Starr of North Troy, a Democrat, introduced Rodgers. Starr said that he believes Rodgers will be able to work with Republicans and some Democrats. 

Pat McDonald is joined by John Rodgers, the former Vermont House member and State Senator is running for Lieutenant Governor.

John Rodgers of Glover is a former Democratic Legislator of 16 years who recently switched to the Republican Party. He's running for the nomination in the August 13 primary against 2022 LG candidate and conservative activist Greg Thayer. Paul Bean interviewed him Thursday, August 8 at Bean Studios in Northfield. "When the Global Solutions Act - or what the heck ever it was called - was introduced, I knew it was going to lead to a carbon tax. I was one of the guys fighting it all the way in committee and on the floor," Rodgers said. "It's an absurd bill. It's like an illusion....all's they're doing is breaking the backs of Vermonters financially."