Vermont teen Dean Roy becomes youngest candidate for governor.

Fourteen-year-old Dean Roy, a Stowe High School freshman, is making history as the first candidate under 18 to appear on Vermont’s general election ballot for governor. Running as a member of the Freedom and Unity Party, Roy cites frustration with current leadership and aims to inspire youth engagement, though he does not expect to win. Vermont’s constitution allows the run by setting no minimum age, a fact that has drawn skepticism from officials like Governor Phil Scott.