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Christine Hallquist has become the first transgender candidate to win a major political party's nomination for governor. A former utility executive and engineer from Vermont, Ms Hallquist defeated three other Democrats in Tuesday's Ms Hallquist spent 12 years as the chief Executive of Vermont Electric Cooperative and made her transition from male to female while running the company. "I think Vermont is a beacon of hope for the rest of the country," Ms Hallquist said speaking to Reuters after her victory. "This is what I call expanding our ...

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