Ending weeks of speculation, former House Speaker Gaye Symington (D-Jericho) announced her candidacy for governor this morning.
Symington becomes the first Democratic candidate to enter the gubernatorial field that currently features Progressive Party candidate Anthony Pollina and the incumbent, three-term Republican Gov. Jim Douglas.
"They truly are mavericks and bring a different type of politics to Washington. That is a message that I think will sell in Vermont, that it's not same-old, same-old." -- Former state House Speaker Walt Freed on John McCain and Sarah Palin's presidential campaign ticket