Molly Gray, Democratic candidate for Vermont Lieutenant Governor, announces Samantha Sheehan of Hancock, Vermont to be hired as Campaign Manager beginning March 9th. Sheehan founded and owns Valley.Works coworking space in Waitsfield, Vermont and formerly ran communications for Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.
Sheehan currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Hancock-Granville Unified School Board, as Chair of the Hancock Planning Commission, and on various non-profit boards and economic development initiatives in Vermont. Sheehan is a 2020 graduate of the Emerge Vermont Signature Training Program.
Gray said: “This campaign is about telling a positive story of Vermont, and lifting the voices of community leaders from across the State who are doing the hard work of building a prosperous future for our communities. Samantha has proven to be committed to that work, in addition to having all of the skills and qualities necessary to lead a broad and inclusive statewide campaign.”
“As someone who moved to Vermont in my early twenties and has since bought a home, started a business, built a life, career, and community here, I have lived through the challenges that young Vermonters face and am committed to contributing to a positive and sustainable future for our state,” said Sheehan, “Molly understands those challenges and knows how best to invest in our future. I am confident in her ability to lead and excited to support her path to the Lieutenant Governor’s office.”
Gray announced she is running for Lieutenant Governor on January 27th, and officially kicked off the campaign on February 27th with a tour from Bradford to Burlington. Sheehan has volunteered on the campaign since early February.
Molly was born and raised on a farm in Newbury and graduated from UVM. Molly helped elect Congressman Peter Welch and served as a Congressional aide in his Washington, D.C. office. She later worked for the International Committee of the Red Cross before attending Vermont Law School. She served as a law clerk to Vermont’s judge to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals and managed the launch of the first global initiative mandated to oversee the compliance of private security contractors with human rights. Now, Molly serves as an Assistant Attorney General. Molly has earned early support from Vermonters from across the state including former Democratic National Committee (DNC) Finance Chair Jane Stetson, former Governor Madeleine Kunin, Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George, Shelburne Resident and Attorney Mary Kehoe, Vermont Law School President and Dean Tom McHenry, Putney native and Olympian John Caldwell, and Pete's Greens founder Pete Johnson of Craftsbury.
Photo is rights of Molly for Vermont. In the photo from left to right: Samantha Sheehan, Campaign Manager of Hancock with volunteers, Jake Elson of the University of Vermont, Graham Leathers of Rochester and Olivia Peña of Burlington. Center, Molly Gray, Democratic candidate for Vermont Lieutenant Governor, at the Campaign Kickoff on February 27th in Burlington.