David Moats is an American editorialist, known for winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his series of 10 editorials on issues revolving around civil unions for same-sex couples.
[1] He graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a Bachelor's degree in English in 1969.
[2][3] He was an editorial page editor for the Rutland Herald and the Barre Montpelier Times Argus from 1992-2018.
[4][3][6] He has written eleven plays, four of which have been produced by theater companies in Vermont.
[1] He occasionally appears on Vermont Public Radio as a commentator.