From TimesArgus.com:

Sen. Phil Scott, a five-term Republican from Washington County, will announce today that he is running for lieutenant governor in 2010.

The 51-year-old Vermont native will formally enter the race this evening at a meeting of the Associated General Contractors of Vermont at the Sheraton Hotel in Burlington. Scott, co-owner of Dubois Construction in Montpelier, calls himself a moderate Republican whose aisle-crossing negotiation skills will serve him well in the statewide post.

“I feel that I could be helpful in the future as a bridge between the administration and the Legislature,” Scott said Monday evening. “It seems that we’ve had somewhat of a gap there, and we need to bridge that gap in order to move forward. I have a lot of experience facilitating tough negotiations between both parties, and I think that experience lends itself to this position.”

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