Vermont democratic house majority leader Lucy Leriche.

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS - Brief article

VERMONT DEMOCRATIC HOUSE MAJORITY LEADER LUCY LERICHE has announced she will not seek a fifth term. She is leaving the legislature because she can't afford to stay. House Speaker Shap Smith said Leriche is "a great person, a great leader and she's a good friend, but I think she needs to make some money and that's a reality we have to face...