AP Spotlight 14-year-old is the first teen to get on Vermont general election ballot for governor AMANDA SWINHART Associated Press Mar 27, 2026 Mar 27, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save STOWE, Vt. — Looking back, gubernatorial candidate Dean Roy says his political ambitions started in the eighth grade. And by that he means, last year.kAmp7E6C H@C<:?8 2D 2 =68:D=2E:G6 A286 2E E96 '6C>@?E $E2E69@FD6[ E96 `c\J62C\@=5 7C6D9>2? 2E $E@H6 w:89 $49@@= ?@H 92D 9:D D:89ED D6E @? E96 4@C?6C @77:46] x? }@G6>36C[ 96V== 36 E96 7:CDE 42?5:52E6 7@C 8@G6C?@C F?56C 286 `g E@ 2AA62C @? E96 DE2E6VD 86?6C2= 6=64E:@? 32==@E]k^Am Dean Roy stands stands outside the Vermont State House on Feb. 14, 2025, in Montpelier, Vt. 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