Burlington Republicans elect 17-year-old student as party leader

Members of the Burlington Republican Party elected a new leader last week who is likely the youngest director of a local party in the state.

The Burlington Republican Committee unanimously tapped Kolby LaMarche, a 17-year-old student at the Community College of Vermont, and an active volunteer on Republican campaigns, as its chair.

LaMarche’s appointment comes after Burlington Republicans have been without a party chair for nearly a year, after previous leader Paco DeFrancis stepped down to run for Burlington City Council last December.

Lamarche, who has been an active member of the city’s party for three years, and was elected in an uncontested race last week, said that his age won’t prevent him for energizing Republicans in the Queen City.

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