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Molly Gray

Lieutenant Governor, Vermont

  • 2026
  • Vermont
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Lieutenant Governor, Vermont

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    In the news

    1. WPTZ

      Lieutenant Governor candidates answer questions from students during town hall at middle school

      At a student-run town hall in Chittenden, Gray said kids’ questions on school costs and immigration must be centered.

    2. WAMC

      Latest poll shows Vermont incumbent governor with slight lead over Democratic challenger

      A State Navigate poll of likely voters taken Oct. 23–25 has Gray leading Lt. Gov. John Rodgers 58% to 37%.

    3. Bennington Banner

      Janoo and Gray speak at Bennington Theater

      At a Bennington town hall with Amanda Janoo, Gray called Gov. Phil Scott's veto of limits on large AI data centers 'unconscionable.'

    4. WPTZ

      Who is Molly Gray? Meet the former Vermont Lieutenant Governor

      Gray is campaigning on lower costs, health care and pushing back on Trump, after leading the Vermont Afghan Alliance.

    5. WCAX

      Rodgers, Gray face off in Vt. lieutenant governor WCAX debate

      In the WCAX debate, Gray backed universal primary care and incentives to keep tech-center graduates building housing in Vermont.

    Checked Oct 30, 2026

    Candidate briefing

    Molly Gray is the 2026 Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor of Vermont. An attorney, she was an assistant attorney general from 2018 to 2021 and served as lieutenant governor from 2021 to 2023.

    She won the August 11 primary with 57.2%, ahead of Ryan McLaren and Esther Charlestin. She faces Republican Lt. Gov. John Rodgers on November 3, and a State Navigate poll of likely voters taken October 23–25 showed her ahead 58% to 37%.

    Our Revolution has endorsed her. Why Political Revolution supports her: she is running to win back the state’s second-highest office for Vermont’s progressive tradition.