Amanda Janoo is the first candidate to enter the race to take on one of the country’s most durable political figures: Vermont Republican Governor Phil Scott, who has held the office since 2017 and continues to rank among the nation’s most popular governors. While Vermont is most often thought of as a liberal bastion, its roster of elected leaders shows a more complicated, nuanced story. The state is represented by Senators Bernie Sanders , an independent who caucuses with Democrats, Peter Welch,