Christine Hallquist becomes first transgender governor candidate in US

Christine Hallquist has announced her candidacy to be Vermont’s governor, becoming the first transgender person to ever run for a governor in any US state. Hallquist, 61, is the former CEO of Vermont Electric, she transitioned publically several years ago.

With two grandchildren and three children, she admitted her transitioning “was certainly not easy” but that it’s “always been important to me to live openly and honestly. I chose to transition in a very public way because I felt I owed it to those at Vermont Electric Co-op who had put their trust in me.”

Hallquist is running on a platform that addresses the opioid crisis in America, the gender pay-gap, healthcare reform and prison reform. She has said, “my wish is that everybody just overlooks (my being transgender) and looks at the policies and my resume and the history of what I’ve done.”

Hallquist is challenging incumbent Governor Phil Scott in the Democratic primary in August.

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