Author: David Scherr

Friends and neighbors, Tomorrow is election day! No matter what happens, I want to thank you very much for your extraordinary support. As I’ve said from the beginning of this race, I’ve always believed that campaigns are not just about candidates, they are about ideas and a vision for how we can build a stronger […]

Friends and Neighbors,   At this hour, one week from today, the polls will close in Chittenden County and this primary election will be over. As we enter the final week, I want to thank my extraordinary campaign team. A big part of the campaign’s energy and professionalism is due to my Campaign Manager—and my partner—Charlie […]

Friends and Neighbors,  The clock is ticking! If you’re submitting your ballot by mail, Secretary of State Jim Condos recommends sending your ballot by TODAY and following directions for your ballot carefully to ensure that your vote is counted.  We are continuing to reach out to voters as best we can during these trying times (and […]

Friends and Neighbors,  With your incredible support the campaign is finishing up strong. The updated endorsement page shows how far we’ve come. We are at the final push in this campaign, and there are two big ways you can help. First , we need supporters to write Front Porch Forum posts and letters to the editor to help […]

Friends and Neighbors,  I’m excited to bring you an update from the campaign trail.With less than a month to go in the campaign, Vermont is setting a record for vote by mail requests – with over 75,000 voters making the choice to do their civic duty from home. If you aren’t yet among those 75,000, […]

On this Fourth of July, I reflect on what America means to my family—and what it means to others. I am the grandson and great-grandson of Jewish immigrants to this nation, who escaped Eastern Europe before the violence of the Second World War likely would have killed them. To my family America meant survival, and […]

Friends and Neighbors, We’re approaching our first major fundraising deadline on July 1. With this campaign milestone, I wanted to give you a quick update on how the campaign progressing. As you can imagine, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we’re connecting with voters and sharing my platform – but it certainly hasn’t stopped. […]

Scherr for Vermont lawn signs have arrived! Getting a lawn sign is a great way to showcase your support for the campaign.

Here in Vermont we say their names: George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many others.  But here in Vermont some take false comfort that they lived and died elsewhere.  Here in Vermont we have one of the most disparate rates of incarceration for African Americans in the nation. Here in Vermont black and […]

Today I am announcing my candidacy for State Senate. I was raised in Vermont and have spent my career fighting on behalf of vulnerable Vermonters, both as a public defender and an Assistant Attorney General. I am running because we need public servants in Montpelier who understand the challenges that Vermonters face and how we […]