MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont Lawyer Normal T.J. Donovan introduced Friday that he's resigning this month to take a place with the net gaming firm Roblox.
Donovan, a Democrat, was first elected lawyer basic in 2016. He beforehand served because the state’s lawyer in Chittenden County.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the individuals of Vermont for practically the final 16 years as an elected official,” he mentioned in a press release, including that the lawyer basic’s workplace “has a powerful crew in place to hold out its duties to guard Vermonters” till the subsequent lawyer basic is sworn in.
He's accepting a place as director of public coverage and U.S. state methods for Roblox, an organization primarily based in San Mateo, California. He'll stay in Vermont and his resignation is efficient on the finish of the enterprise day on June 20.
“Whereas this can be a troublesome choice, I’m excited that this new function will permit me to proceed to advance client protections,” Donovan mentioned. “I may also proceed to advocate for youths, teenagers, and their households whereas studying about and constructing safeguards into rising developments and applied sciences.”