State's Attorney
Franklin County, Vermont
My vote power: Above average
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Independent
John Lavoie is a longtime Vermont prosecutor who spent about two decades as a Franklin County deputy state's attorney and was elected Franklin County state's attorney in 2022, serving until 2023.
Democratic/Republican
Zach Weight is a Washington County deputy state's attorney with more than 12 years as a criminal lawyer and was the governor's special prosecutor for the Chittenden County Accountability Court in 2025-26. Weight's goals are victim support, public safety and holding offenders accountable.
Source: outside.vermont.gov