Why Warren physician Niki Thran wants to represent Vermont in the U.S. Senate

By Connor Cyrus,

Matthew F Smith

Published May 10, 2022 at 4:34 PM EDT

A woman with blond hair wearing a black sweater smiles at the camera before a woody, natural background — Dr Niki Thran is a Warren physician running as for the U.S. Senate. She's one of three Democrats competing for the party's nomination in Vermont's Aug. 9 primary election.

Dr. Niki Thran is an emergency physician working at a community hospital in Randolph. Outside of her medical roles, she's also worked with Democrat-aligned organizations at the town and county level. Now she's seeking the Democratic party's nomination to the U.S. Senate.

The Senate seat will open this fall due to the announced retirement of Sen. Patrick Leahy.

In seeking her party's nomination, Thran is running against Isaac Evans-Frantz, a Brattleboro activist, and Rep. Peter Welch.

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Connor Cyrus

Connor Cyrus joined Vermont Public as host and senior producer in March 2021. He was a morning reporter at WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island. A graduate of Lyndon State College (now Northern Vermont University), he started his reporting career as an intern at WPTZ, later working for WAGM in Presque Isle, Maine, and WCAX Channel 3, where he covered a broad range of stories from Vermont’s dairy industry to the nurses’ strikes at UVM Medical Center. He’s passionate about journalism’s ability to shed light on complex or difficult topics, as well as giving voice to underrepresented communities.

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Matthew F Smith

Matt Smith worked for Vermont Public from 2017 to 2023 as managing editor and senior producer of Vermont Edition.

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