Elizabeth Hunt

Five candidates, three seats. Honored to be featured alongside fellow challenger Joanna Grossman. Here's a look at why I'm running and what I'd fight for in Montpelier in the Vermont Daily Chronicle.

As I watched Gone Guys in the Champlain Valley Union High School auditorium with a group of men's mental-health club members, educational advocates, and other parents, the sighs just kept coming. Seeing vulnerable, thoughtful young boys reflect on their despair—with no one to talk to, no place to go, and no conceivable future—brought big, deep breaths from everyone in the room. The riveted audience and an awesome panel—composed of Superintendent and mental-health champion Adam Bunting,...

"Put your phone down," a common refrain among parents, has never been more urgent than in 2026. As a society, Americans embraced technology rapidly, with smartphone ownership surpassing 50% by 2013. Since then, we have enabled our young people—all the way down to elementary school—to spend far too much time on their phones. This consumer and cultural phenomenon got out of control for our youth too quickly, and it has undoubtedly affected their health. As a pediatrician, I see this every day....