John S. Rodgers

John S. Rodgers
Rodgers in 2024
85th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
Assumed office
January 9, 2025
GovernorPhil Scott
Preceded byDavid Zuckerman
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Essex-Orleans district
In office
January 9, 2013  January 6, 2021
Preceded byVincent Illuzzi
Succeeded byRuss Ingalls
Member of the
Vermont House of Representatives
from the Orleans-Caledonia 1st district
In office
January 8, 2003  January 5, 2011
Preceded byDavid Hathaway
Succeeded byVicki Strong
Personal details
Born (1965-07-29) July 29, 1965
St. Johnsbury, Vermont, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Democratic (until 2024)
EducationNew Hampshire Vocational Technical College

John S. Rodgers (born July 29, 1965) is an American politician and farmer serving as the 85th lieutenant governor of Vermont since 2025. He previously served in the Vermont Senate from the Essex-Orleans district from 2013 to 2021 and in the Vermont House of Representatives from the Orleans-Caledonia 1 district from 2003 to 2011. He received a plurality of the vote in the 2024 Vermont lieutenant gubernatorial election but fell short of a majority, leaving it to the Vermont General Assembly to decide the election.

Rodgers, a Democrat until 2024, considers himself a moderate Republican.