![Vermont Democratic Party gubernatorial primary candidate Christine Hallquist, a transgender woman, poses as she campaigns on Church Street in Burlington, Vermont](https://compassq.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Christine-Hallquist-678x381.jpg)
A former energy company executive from Vermont has a shot at becoming the nation’s first transgender governor — but she says that’s not the main reason she’s running.
Christine Hallquist says that in the run-up to Tuesday’s primary, people are finally beginning to pay attention to the race, but her status as a transgender woman isn’t what’s on their minds.