Biography
Serving as your Attorney General has been the greatest honor of my life.
I am a lawyer, a mother, a public servant, and a proud Vermonter. I was born and raised in southern Vermont and grew up working in my family’s grocery store in Londonderry, Clark’s IGA, which has informed my work fighting for Vermonters and small businesses.
I am a graduate of Burr & Burton Academy, the University of Vermont, and Boston College Law School. Before entering law school, I served as a policy analyst under Governor Howard Dean. In 2005, I began my legal career as an associate at a law firm in Burlington and later in New York City.
My career in the Attorney General’s Office began in 2014 as an Assistant Attorney General in the Public Protection Division. Later, I was appointed Chief of Staff, serving in the role from 2018 to 2022. Last year, I was honored to be sworn in as the first woman elected Vermont Attorney General. Since then, I have been hard at work accomplishing as much as possible for Vermonters.
I am an avid skier and hiker, completing the Long Trail in 2021. I am chair of the board of my town library and serve as a justice of the peace.
Throughout my time working as a lawyer, and in the Attorney General’s Office, I have remained rooted in the values and lessons I learned early on: work hard, serve your community, and look out for each other.
Candidate occupation
Attorney General
Why are you running for office?
Vermonters have given me the immense privilege of serving them and my beloved home state as Attorney General. During my first term, I have worked hard to deliver results. I’m running for re-election to continue fighting for Vermonters and protecting this state we love.
Since taking office:
- I sued the FDA to make abortions more accessible nationwide.
- I sued Meta for creating an addictive product harmful to children, and I furthered an investigation into TikTok.
- I sued Monsanto for contaminating Vermont’s natural resources and schools with the toxic chemical PCBs.
- Having made addressing domestic violence a key issue for my first campaign, I successfully advocated for implementation of all recommendations of the 2023 Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission Report, housed within my office.
- I am defending a lawsuit that jeopardizes Vermont’s new gun safety law.
- I am defending a lawsuit jeopardizing Vermont’s new law making it illegal for crisis pregnancy centers to misrepresent in the marketplace.
- I have prioritized addressing the impacts of global warming and protecting Vermont’s precious natural resources.
I have been hard at work accomplishing as much as possible for Vermonters – and there is still work to be done.
Issues in depth
What are the most important responsibilities of the Attorney General’s Office?
Protecting Vermonters and representing the State with mastery and steadfastness. As Attorney General, it’s my job to fight for the rights of Vermonters while also defending the interests of the State – this means safeguarding our reproductive rights, standing up to big businesses, protecting children online, and holding fossil fuel companies accountable.
What would your top three priorities be if you were elected or reelected to the Attorney General’s Office?
- Protecting children from harms associated with social media and other online experiences
- Prioritizing domestic and sexual violence and child sexual abuse criminal cases
- Holding fossil fuel companies accountable for violations of the law related to global warming
If you’re an incumbent, what are you most proud of achieving in the Attorney General’s Office? If you’re a challenger, what could you do better than the incumbent?
I am most proud of the actions I have taken to protect Vermonters, including suing Meta and investigating TikTok over their harm to children, suing Monsanto for contaminating Vermont’s water resources and schools with PCBs, and prosecuting violent crimes and sexual crimes against children.
Since taking office in 2023, I hope that I have demonstrated my deep commitment to the state that raised me. I know there is more work to be done and I will continue fighting for Vermont and Vermonters.
What’s the most important thing voters probably don’t know about you?
Motherhood is my first job, but my ‘mama bear’ mindset doesn’t stop when I put on my suit to serve as your Attorney General. My commitment to our kids – the future of Vermont – is one of the reasons why I am so passionate about protecting kids’ online privacy, addressing the youth vaping crisis in our state, holding companies accountable for the harmful impacts of social media, safeguarding our natural environment, and prioritizing the criminal prosecution of child sexual abuse cases.
Financial disclosure
Candidates for state and legislative offices are required to submit a financial disclosure when filing to run. These disclosures include each source, but not the amount, of personal income of each candidate, and of their spouse or domestic partner, that singly or jointly totals more than $5,000 for the previous 12 months. The information provided is an opportunity for voters to learn about candidates’ potential conflicts of interest.
You can find Clark’s financial disclosure here.
Campaign finance
Candidates for state office in Vermont are required to report to the Secretary of State’s Office how much they raise and spend on their campaigns — as well as where the money is coming from and where it’s going. VTDigger has analyzed that data and presented it here in a way we hope will best inform readers.
You can use the tables below to view this candidate’s top donors and donors by category. Use the search box to look for a specific entity, or use the arrows to browse through the database. This data is up to date as of the latest filing deadline.
Disclaimer
We emailed a questionnaire to every candidate with a valid email address. The responses provided by candidates are in their own words. VTDigger has not edited or fact-checked information provided.
If this is your candidacy and you'd like to fill out the questionnaire or report an error, please contact us at voterguide@vtdigger.org.
