David Zuckerman (politician)

David Zuckerman (born August 16, 1971) is an American businessman, farmer, and Vermont Progressive Party politician. He is the Lieutenant Governor of Vermont since 2023. He served in this office before from 2017 until 2021. He was in the Vermont House of Representatives for six terms (1997–2011), and the Vermont Senate for two (2013–2017).
In 2016 Zuckerman ran for lieutenant governor as a Progressive, and also received the nomination of the Democratic Party. He beat Republican State Senator Randy Brock in the 2016 general election. Zuckerman was re-elected in 2018.
Zuckerman is the first Progressive Party candidate to win statewide office in Vermont.
On January 7, 2020, Zuckerman announced his plans to run for Governor of Vermont in the 2020 election. He lost the election in November to incumbent Governor Phil Scott.
In February 2022, he announced his candidacy for lieutenant governor again in the 2022 election. He won the Democratic nomination six months later in August.