Phil Scott

RepublicanGovernor of Vermont

Age	67 (b. 1958-08-04)
Gender	Male
In office since	2017-01-01 (~9 yrs)
Race / ethnicity	White
Education	Graduated from Spaulding High School in Barre, Vermont (1976); earned a B.S. in Industrial Education from the University of Vermont (1980).
Prior occupation	Construction business co-owner (DuBois Construction); also a stock car racer at Thunder Road. Earlier worked as a construction worker, construction manager, and owned a motorcycle and restaurant/nightclub business.
Military service	No
Birthplace	Barre, Vermont
Marital status	Married — Diana McTeague Scott
Children	2
Residence	Berlin, Vermont

Wikipedia

Pending research: religion · languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.

Career & politics

First elected	2000
Previous offices	Vermont State Senate (Washington District), 2001-2011 · 81st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, 2011-2017
Leadership	82nd Governor of Vermont (2017-present) · 81st Lieutenant Governor of Vermont (2011-2017) · Chair, Vermont Senate Institutions Committee (as state senator)
Ideology	Moderate Republican; self-described as fiscally conservative and socially liberal, pro-choice. Voted for Democratic presidential nominees Joe Biden (2020) and Kamala Harris (2024).
Signature legislation	2018 gun-safety package: expanded background checks, raised firearm purchase age to 21, bump-stock and high-capacity magazine limits, and risk (extreme risk) protection orders · 2019 abortion-rights law (Act 47) and 2022 Proposal 5/Article 22 constitutional amendment protecting reproductive liberty · Joined the U.S. Climate Alliance (2017); Global Warming Solutions Act became law over his veto (2020) · 2025 education reform / education funding overhaul

Financial

DuBois Construction (sold 50% stake back to company in 2017 via promissory note; $2.5 million owed over 15 years at 3% interest)

business_owned · $2,500,000–$2,500,000 · 2017

Scandals & crimes ledger

resolved — Vermont Ethics Commission Advisory Opinion: Conflict of Interest with Dubois Construction

ethics-violation · 2018-10-02 · Vermont State Ethics Commission · The commission issued Advisory Opinion No. 18-1 on October 2, 2018, finding Scott in violation of the Vermont Code of Ethics due to a conflict of interest arising from his status as a creditor owed $2.5 million by Dubois Construction, a company holding a $250,000 state contract. The commission had no enforcement or penalty powers. On September 4, 2019, the commission withdrew the opinion on procedural grounds, concluding it had erred in allowing a third party (VPIRG) to request an advisory opinion about another person's conduct rather than restricting such opinions to requests by officials about their own status. No penalties, fines, or sanctions were ever imposed.

The Vermont State Ethics Commission issued its first-ever advisory opinion in October 2018, finding Governor Phil Scott in violation of the state Code of Ethics because he remained a creditor owed $2.5 million by Dubois Construction — his former company — while that company held a state contract worth approximately $250,000. Scott had sold his 50% stake in Dubois when he took office in 2017 but financed the sale and continued receiving $75,000 per year in interest payments. The commission found this created an ongoing conflict of interest. The commission had no investigative or enforcement authority and could only issue advisory opinions. Scott and his office disputed the finding as politically motivated. In September 2019, the commission voted to withdraw the opinion, stating it had incorrectly allowed a third-party organization (VPIRG) to initiate the request; under a new 2019 policy, only officials themselves could request advisory opinions about their own conduct. Critics, including VPIRG, characterized the withdrawal as whitewashing the record.

Sources: VTDigger · Vermont Public Radio · VPIRG · VTDigger · Vermont Ethics Commission