Christine Hallquist plans race for governor as Democrat

Christine Hallquist, CEO at Vermont Electric Coop. Courtesy photo
A utility executive who went through a high-profile gender transition is planning to run for governor.
Christine Hallquist, chief executive of the Vermont Electric Coop since 2005, will run as a Democrat, joining environmentalist James Ehlers and middle school student Ethan Sonneborn. They will compete for the right to take on Republican Gov. Phil Scott, who has said he will seek a second term in November.Get all of VTDigger's pol