Angela Lawrence was elected high bailiff for Windham County in 2022.
DUMMERSTON-Leaves have fallen, it's getting dark earlier, and it's chilly during the night and early morning hours. Election day is less than a month away, and we've got a live race on our hands, from the long-awaited presidential election (between a twice- impeached/crooked businessman and wannabe politician and a former prosecutor/senator and our current vice president hoping to become the first woman president of the United States of America) to our local races right here in Windham County and the state.
Two years ago, the people of Windham county elected me as the first Black woman high bailiff because they shared my belief that, no matter what the office, all elected officials need checks and balances. In the case of an elected sheriff, the high bailiff serves that sole purpose.
Whereas, present racial inequity stems from the history of enslavement; Whereas, 400 years of racism in the United States has divided humanity and denied the dignity due every human being; Whereas, the whitewashing of Vermont's history with abolitionist movements made it seem that it fully eliminated slavery in its...
My name is Angela Lawrence of Dummerston, and I am running to be your next High Bailiff in Windham County. I am a first-generation Vermonter, a first-generation American, and a woman of color. I came to the U.S. 20 years ago from Kenya and grew up in Brockton, Mass.