Analysis: Rutland Mayoral Debate

Vermont Public | By Lynne McCrea,

Published February 19, 2015 at 4:42 PM EST

There are three candidates running for mayor in Rutland: Christopher Louras, the incumbent mayor who is seeking his fifth term, David Allaire, president of the city's Board of Aldermen and Kam Johnston, a candidate running not only for mayor in March, but also a seat on the Board of Aldermen and for city assessor.

A mayoral debate took place on Wednesday, Feb. 18 at the College of St. Joseph's and was moderated by VPR's Nina Keck. She joined VPR to talk about the event, which she described as "calm and cordial."

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Lynne McCrea

Lynne worked for Vermont Public from 2002 to 2022 as a producer/reporter for special news projects.

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Peter Biello

Peter was a Producer/Announcer at VPR until 2015. He began his public radio career in 2007 at WHQR-FM in Wilmington, North Carolina where he served as Morning Edition host and reporter, covering county government and Camp Lejeune Marine Corps Base. His work has won several Associated Press awards and has appeared on NPR's All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, and PRI's This American Life. A graduate of the creative writing program at the University of Maine at Farmington, Peter enjoys writing, cooking and traveling.

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