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What this office does: The attorney general is Vermont's chief lawyer: represents the state in court, prosecutes serious crimes and enforces consumer protection laws.

Edwin Howell Kemon

Republican

Vergennes

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Charity R. Clark

DemocraticIncumbent

Williston

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  • Filed 49 lawsuits against the Trump administration
  • Filed suits against Meta and TikTok over harm to children
  • Supports passing a state data privacy law
  • Supports abortion rights, including medication abortion access
  • Filed suit against pharmacy benefit managers over drug costs
  • Filed suit against Monsanto over PCB contamination
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  1. Filed 49 lawsuits against the Trump administration

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “Charity has sued the Trump Administration for violating the U.S. Constitution or federal law 49 times.”
  2. Filed suits against Meta and TikTok over harm to children

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “Charity sued Meta and TikTok over their harm to children”
  3. Supports passing a state data privacy law

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “she has continued to champion a data privacy bill”
  4. Supports abortion rights, including medication abortion access

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “Charity took every opportunity to support our right to abortion, suing the FDA to make access to medication abortion more accessible”
  5. Filed suit against pharmacy benefit managers over drug costs

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “took on one of the drivers of the inflated costs of prescription drugs, the pharmaceutical benefit managers (PBMs), and sued.”
  6. Filed suit against Monsanto over PCB contamination

    Charity Clark for Attorney General

    Campaign website · Charity for Vermont · charityforvermont.com

    “Charity sued Monsanto for contaminating Vermont’s water resources and schools with PCBs.”

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