Now that President Joe Biden has decided not to seek reelection, Vermont's delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago are free to vote for whoever they want.
On Monday night, Vermont's delegates unanimously pledged to support Vice President Kamala Harris, according to the Vermont Democratic Party.
Vermont has 14 "voting" delegates at the convention, two alternates, and eight so-called superdelegates — elected officials and party leaders who only get to vote if no candidate wins a majority of ballots in the first round.
Nationally, Democrats have been coalescing around Harris. Vermont Rep. Becca Balint, a superdelegate, quickly endorsed Harris after Biden's announcement Sunday. Sen. Peter Welch followed with an endorsement of Harris on Tuesday morning.
According to the DNC, Vermont has one of the youngest delegations in the country despite having one of the oldest populations.
Nine of the 14 voting delegates are under 37, and another four are under 26.
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