Phil Scott

Phil Scott
Scott in 2019
82nd Governor of Vermont
Assumed office
January 5, 2017
Lieutenant
Preceded byPeter Shumlin
81st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
In office
January 6, 2011 – January 5, 2017
GovernorPeter Shumlin
Preceded byBrian Dubie
Succeeded byDavid Zuckerman
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Washington district
In office
January 5, 2001 – January 5, 2011
Serving with Bill Doyle, Ann Cummings
Preceded byJeb Spaulding
Succeeded byAnthony Pollina
Personal details
Born
Philip Brian Scott

(1958-08-04) August 4, 1958 (age 66)
Barre, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseDiana McTeague
Children2
EducationUniversity of Vermont (BS)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • businessman
  • stock car racer
WebsiteGovernment website

Philip Brian Scott (born August 4, 1958) is an American politician, businessman, and stock car racer who has been the 82nd governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was a representative for the Washington District in the Vermont Senate from 2001 to 2011 and served as the 81st lieutenant governor of Vermont from 2011 to 2017.

Scott was elected governor of Vermont with 53% of the vote in the 2016 general election.[1] He was reelected in 2018 with 55.2% of the vote;[2] in 2020 with 68.5% of the vote; in 2022 with 70.9% of the vote; and in 2024 with 73.4% of the vote and a 51.6% margin of victory.[3][4] Scott's 2024 margin of victory is the largest in any Vermont gubernatorial election since 1996 and the largest for a Republican candidate for governor of Vermont since 1950.[5]

One of the nation's most popular governors,[6] Scott is often described as a moderate Republican.

  1. ^ "Vermont Election Results". Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ^ Johnson, Mark; Landen, Xander (November 6, 2018). "Scott wins re-election to 2nd term as governor". VTDigger. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. ^ "AP Race Call: Republican Phil Scott wins reelection for governor in Vermont". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ^ Thomas, Steff Danielle (November 5, 2024). "GOP Gov. Phil Scott wins reelection in blue Vermont". The Hill. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ Heintz, Paul. "Scott's Victory Lap: Gov Wins Third Term, Gray Elected LG, Speaker Johnson Falls Short". Seven Days. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  6. ^ eyokley (November 18, 2021). "Why the Country's Most Popular Governor May Be Resisting the GOP's Calls to Run for Senate in Vermont". Morning Consult. Retrieved November 18, 2021.

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