David Zuckerman and Rebecca Holcombe
Lt. Gov. David Zuckerman and former education secretary Rebecca Holcombe are competing in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. File photos by Glenn Russell/VTDigger

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Former Education Secretary Rebecca Holcombe and Lt. Governor David Zuckerman are vying to be Vermont’s next governor. First, one of them must win the August 11 Democratic primary to advance to the general election, where they will likely face Republican incumbent Gov. Phil Scott. In separate interviews, Holcombe and Zuckerman discuss their respective approaches to the Covid-19 pandemic, school reopening, their accomplishments and what distinguishes them, and their visions for Vermont.