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Trans Musician Runs for Sheriff | Montpelier News
A transgender musician and audio software developer with zero law enforcement experience is running against a 40-year veteran sheriff in Vermont’s most populous county, challenging the very foundation of the sheriff’s role. Kevin Bloom’s campaign, backed by a Ben & Jerry’s co-founder and a juggling cyclist, proposes ending evictions, reinstituting prison transport services, and treating housing as a root cause of crime — all while rejecting traditional policing. Opposing him, Sheriff Dan Gamelin, who took office in 2022, argues his decades of experience and operational expertise are…
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