Here are all the people running for Vermont governor in 2020
As the 2020 election in Vermont gets closer, candidates are throwing their hats in the ring for Vermont's highest office.
Vermont's current governor, Republican Phil Scott, is seeking a third two-year term.
Below is a round-up of everyone who has announced his or her candidacy so far. This story will be updated as more candidates join the race.
Democrat
Name: Ralph "Carcajou" Corbo
Hometown: Wallingford
About: Employed by the U.S. Postal Service. Activist who disrupted Gov. Phil Scott's inaugural speech in 2019.
Name: Rebecca Holcombe
Hometown: Norwich
Date declared: July 16, 2019
About: Former teacher, principal and Vermont Secretary of Education under Gov. Peter Shumlin and Gov. Phil Scott.
Website: rebeccaholcombe.com
Name: Patrick Winburn
Hometown: Bennington
Date declared: March 4, 2020
About: Attorney who represents plaintiffs in personal injury cases with the Winburn Law Firm in Bennington.
Website: winburn2020.com
Name: David Zuckerman
(Note: Zuckerman is currently serving as a Progressive/Democrat and has indicated he plans to seek both party endorsements in the governor's race.)
Hometown: Hinesburg
Date declared: Jan. 13, 2020
About: Lieutenant governor since January 2017, organic vegetable farmer at Full Moon Farm in Hinesburg, former state senator.
Coverage of Zuckerman from 2016 lieutenant governor's campaign:
Website: zuckermanforvt.com
Republican
Name: John Klar
Hometown: Brookfield
Date declared: Oct. 28, 2019
About: Farmer, tax attorney, former pastor. Writes for publications including The Newport Daily Express, American Thinker, Liberty Nation, True North Reports, and Ethan Allen Institute.
Website: johnklar4governor.com
Name: Bernard Peters
Hometown: Irasburg
Date declared: May 14, 2020
About: Peters formerly ran as an independent candidate for governor in 2014. He is a Vietnam War veteran who worked for the Vermont Agency of Transportation for 36 years, according to a press release from 2014. He is currently retired.
Website: facebook.com/Petersforgov
Name: Emily Peyton
Hometown: Putney
Date declared: May 27, 2020
Note: Peyton has announced a simultaneous campaign for attorney general.
About: Peyton has run as an independent candidate for Governor several times.
Website: emilypeyton.com
Free Press profile from 2014: Is Emily Peyton new face of VT GOP?
Name: Phil Scott
Hometown: Berlin
Date declared: May 28, 2020
About: First elected governor in 2016; previously served as lieutenant governor for six years and a Washington County state senator for 10 years.
Website: philscott.org
Democrat/Republican
Name: Douglas Cavett
Hometown: Milton
Date declared: Filed paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office on Jan. 15, 2019.
About: Employed at Rhino Foods in Burlington and New Life Crew, LLC in Jericho. Recently released from the Vermont Department of Corrections. Convicted in 2010 of repeated aggravated sexual assault on a child. Former Burlington schools paraeducator. Member of civil rights organizations National Lawyers Guild and Just Leadership USA.
Website: dougcavett4vtgovernor.blogspot.com/
Progressive
Name: Cris Ericson
Note: Ericson has also filed as a candidate for lieutenant governor, state treasurer, secretary of state, state auditor of accounts, attorney general and U.S. representative.
Hometown: Chester
About: Activist who has run multiple times in past elections for governor and other offices.
Website: crisericson.wordpress.com
Name: Boots Wardinski
Hometown: Newbury
About: Landscaper and joint owner of the Green Reaper plant nursery in South Ryegate.
Website: facebook.com/bootsforvermont/
Independent
Name: Kevin Hoyt
Hometown: Bennington
Date declared: Filed paperwork with the Secretary of State's Office on May 7, 2020.
About: Television show host, hunter and gun rights activist. Ran unsuccessfully in 2018 as a Republican to represent Bennington in the House of Representatives.
Website: facebook.com/Hoyt4Governor/