Attorney General T.J. Donovan Stepping Down to Take Corporate Gig

Outgoing Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced Friday that he will step down early to take a position with an online gaming platform.

Donovan said his last day on the job will be June 20, more than six months before his term as the state’s top prosecutor is up.

The Democrat announced last month that he would not seek reelection and would put politics behind him, at least temporarily. But the news that he would not even finish out his current term came as a surprise. Donovan served as Chittenden County state's attorney for a decade before he won election as AG in 2016.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of Vermont for nearly the last 16 years as an elected official," Donovan said in a statement. "The Attorney General’s Office has a strong team in place to carry out its duties to protect Vermonters until the next Attorney General is sworn in.”

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