Dean Roy

Dean Roy is an American high school student who is planning to run in the 2026 Vermont gubernatorial election.^[1]

Dean Roy was born and raised in Stowe, Vermont,^[2] where he currently lives. According to a The Free Press article, he enjoys Nordic skiing, runs cross country and is a fan of Formula One; his favorite driver is Fernando Alonso.^[3]

According to Roy, the idea to run for Governor was planted when his eighth grade teacher told him that he would be Roy's campaign manager if Roy ever ran for Governor. Roy began to research and found that Vermont had no minimum age requirement to run for Governor. He gathered the required five hundred signatures to get his name on the ballot and founded the Freedom and Unity Party,^[4] which he describes as "socially liberal, fiscally conservative." His campaign goals include consolidating school districts, taxing large corporations and short-term rentals, strengthening ties with Canada and the EU, and keeping Vermont free from all those who try to harm it, as well as being against Phil Scott's EV mandate, and protecting personal rights.^[5] (rural rights as well as abortion rights).Roy also plans to implement housing reform and reject incumbent Vermont Gov. Phil Scott's EV mandate, a policy to slash greenhouse emissions by requiring that 35% of vehicles delivered to car dealers in Vermont be zero emission.^[6] When asked in a "Good Morning America" interview how he would manage attending school if elected, he stated attending online was an option.^[7]