CORRECTION/UPDATE: VTGOP Fills Slate of Statewide Offices

For Immediate Release
August 26th, 2026
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CORRECTION/UPDATE: VTGOP Fills Slate of Statewide Offices

(CORRECTION: Yesterday's press release incorrectly identified one of Treasurer candidate Lynn LaFleur's qualifications. A corrected and updated profile is given for Lynn below, along with the same information for the other candidates)

Last week H. Brooke Paige withdrew from several statewide offices to make room on the ballot for the Vermont Republican Party to appoint three new names to the November ballot.

State Treasurer candidate:

Lynn LaFleur currently serves as controller of a small business in Lamoille County. She has owned her own accounting firm since 2010, fulfilling small businesses accounting needs and tax preparation for individuals and businesses. She has a history of finding additional sources of revenue and lowering expenses for her clients. Lynn will take this experience to the Treasurer's office at the state level and will work with fresh eyes on Vermont's pension and healthcare under funding problem which has resulted in increased liabilities for Vermont taxpayers over the last two decades. Lynn will provide better transparency over grants funded by the treasurers office. "Taxpayers should know where their money is going and how it is being invested. They should be informed of the financial legislative decisions that impact their everyday lives."

State Auditor candidate:

Ivar Kronick lives in Poultney and has a broad range of business experience including running his own company for nearly 15 years. Kronick now works in the accounting department of a large international manufacturer based in Vermont and has experience as the point person for the company's financial audits and the only auditor candidate with this kind of experience.

Attorney General candidate:

Ed Kemon has extensive experience in the private sector with many business start ups. He supervised legal teams in negotiations with a Canadian company to provide encryption technology for military use. After his tenure as adjunct faculty at George Mason University, he served as an elections supervisor in Fairfaix County, VA where he adjudicated disputes between lawyers of both parties to ensure that newly sworn-in citizens who provided proper documentation were not prevented from casting their first ballot.

Secretary of State candidate:

H. Brooke Paige will continue as the Republican candidate for Secretary of State and fight for important reforms related to ballot access and ensuring that Vermont's election are run in accordance with our constitution and best practices.