After a career in public service, Jane Kitchel to retire from the Vermont Senate

Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, at the Statehouse in Montpelier on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Photo by Glenn Russell/VTDigger
Sen. Jane Kitchel, D-Caledonia, is leaving the Vermont Senate.Kitchel announced her retirement from the body on Friday morning, according to a press release from Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Baruth’s office. She’s set to leave office after 20 years and, arguably, as the chamber’s most influential member. As