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Harriet Hageman wins Republican primary to defend at-large Wyoming seat
First-term Rep. Harriet Hageman won the Republican primary for Wyoming's at-large congressional district.
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Smaller government, political division: Wyoming voters speak their mind
USA TODAY speaks with voters in Cheyenne, Wyoming on primary day to see what issues matter most to them
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Primary elections begin today in Alaska, Florida, Wyoming: Watch these races
Alaska, Florida and Wyoming are holding primaries today, with voters poised to choose which candidates will advance to the general election.
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Wyoming incumbents Barrasso and Hageman win GOP primaries for US Senate and House
Wyoming Republican primary voters opted Tuesday to stick with long-serving U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, the first-term congresswoman who ousted Liz Cheney two years ago. Barrasso beat Reid Rasner, a financial adviser from the Casper area, and is now heavily favored to win the general election and a third full term in the Republican-dominated state. An orthopedic surgeon and former state lawmaker from Casper, Barrasso was first appointed to the Senate in 2007 after the
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Make Liberty Win has expensive, messy showing in Wyoming primary
Make Liberty Win faces allegations of misinformation in Wyoming, mirroring patterns in other states
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Meet the Cheyenne mayor and City Council candidates
CHEYENNE — The primary election is Tuesday, and municipal elections are on the ballot, including Cheyenne mayor and six of the nine seats on City Council. Constituents can vote now through Tuesday. Mayor The race for Cheyenne mayor is between incumbent Patrick Collins and challengers Rick Coppinger, Jenny Hixenbaugh, Victor Miller, Justin Nadeau and Buddy Tennant. The top two vote-getters will ...
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Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming’s capital city
Mayoral candidate Victor Miller, a bespectacled librarian with an AI obsession, stood between an American flag and a Wyoming flag, preaching what he sees as the untapped potential of artificial intelligence in government. AI would be objective. It wouldn’t make mistakes. It would read hundreds of pages of municipal minutiae quickly and understand them. It would, he said, be good for democracy.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington
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Alaska, Florida and Wyoming hold primaries: Key races to watch
Key primary races will kick off in Alaska, Florida and Wyoming next week as the 2024 primary cycle wraps up. In Florida, a noteworthy Senate race is about to be solidified. Meanwhile, Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) battles a challenger backed by his political nemesis, former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R), while Democrats duke it out in…
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Democrats are dwindling in Wyoming. A primary election law further reduces their influence
In some far reaches of rural America, Democrats are flirting with extinction. In Niobrara County, Wyoming, the least-populated county in the least-populated state, Becky Blackburn is one of just 32 left. There are 21 Democrats in Clark County, Idaho, and 20 in Blaine County, Nebraska.
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Secretary of State Gray blames media for threatening voicemail
CHEYENNE — After receiving a threatening voicemail from an unidentified caller on Tuesday, Secretary of State Chuck Gray turned to Facebook to blame “the lying leftwing media.” The call was motivated by an article from an unidentified source addressing Gray’s request for certain counties to retest their voting machines. Earlier this week, Gray sent a letter to county clerks, saying that voting ...
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Wyoming lawmakers report influx of out-of-state attack mailers spreading disinformation
CHEYENNE — In his nearly 20 years of serving in the Wyoming Legislature, there’s little left that could surprise Rep. Dan Zwonitzer. But when the Cheyenne Republican counted 17 attack mailers that were sent out to residents of his district within a span of 40 days targeting his voting record, he was shocked. Attack mailers are not a new issue in Wyoming. They have infiltrated the Cowboy ...
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Candidates for HD 44 and 61 talk energy, parental rights and property taxes
CHEYENNE — Elections for House Districts 44 and 61 are in full throttle, with several Republican candidates gunning to represent their party in the general election in November. Constituents can vote for either incumbents or challengers from now through Tuesday. House District 44 In the race for House District 44, the incumbent, Rep. Tamara Trujillo, is being challenged by Lee Filer and John ...
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Make Liberty Win has a messy entrance in Wyoming primary
Make Liberty Win faces allegations of misinformation in Wyoming, mirroring patterns in other states
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Wyoming's state primaries
Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and voters on Tuesday will select the Republican candidates who will advance to November’s general election for federal and state legislative offices. The only contested races in Wyoming’s primary are on the Republican side. While voters in the fall will decide contests for the U.S. Senate, the state’s at-large U.S. House seat, 62 state House and 15 state Senate seats, only 56 Republican primaries across these races include two
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Voting machine retest shows no error in tabulators
CHEYENNE — Tuesday’s retest of the machines used to count absentee and recount ballots in Laramie County was completed successfully with no errors, according to County Clerk Debra Lee. The second test came after Laramie County Republican Party Chairman Taft Love filed a complaint about the first test on Aug. 5. That complaint led to an investigation by the Laramie County District Attorney’s ...
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Candidates for HD 41, 42 and 43 outline their priorities
CHEYENNE — The August primary election is less than a week away, and candidates in House Districts 41, 42 and 43 answered questions on key issues trending in Wyoming. All quotes in this story were received from candidates via email to the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Constituents can vote now through Tuesday. House District 41 The HD 41 race is between incumbent Rep. Bill Henderson, R-Cheyenne, and ...
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Candidates for HD 10, 11, 12 talk property taxes, parental rights and energy
CHEYENNE — Primary election day is less than a week away, and candidates in House Districts 10, 11 and 12 answered questions on key issues trending in Wyoming. Constituents can vote now through Tuesday. House District 10 The race for HD 10 is between incumbent Rep. John Eklund, Jr., R-Cheyenne, and Republican challenger Jennifer James. There are no filed Democratic challengers in this race, so ...
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Secretary of State requests retest of voting machines in 'multiple counties'
CHEYENNE — Secretary of State Chuck Gray stated in a Monday news release that he sent out letters to several Wyoming county clerks, asking for them to retest their voting machines “following multiple reports” of these tests being out of compliance with state statute. “This problem was not isolated to Laramie County,” Gray said in the release. The Laramie County Republican Party filed a ...
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Laramie County retests voting machines after lawsuit filed
CHEYENNE — Approximately 50 people gathered in the entryway of the Laramie County Governmental Complex on Tuesday for what some passersby could have mistaken for a crowd waiting to attend a high-profile court case. Instead, they were waiting to attend a viewing of a test of some of the ballot counting machines, called tabulators, after an initial public test session led to an official ...
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GOP lawsuit 'seeks to disrupt': County clerk says there were 'no errors' in voting test
CHEYENNE — Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee said Friday that a lawsuit filed by the Wyoming Republican Party over a voting machine test “seeks to disrupt” the primary election process. The Laramie County GOP claims Lee failed to follow all statutory guidelines during a voting machine test early last week. After it filed a formal complaint, the state GOP took it a step further and filed a ...
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Wyoming GOP sues county clerk over voting machine test
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Republican Party filed a lawsuit Thursday against Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee over a flawed voting machine test that was performed earlier this week. The Laramie County GOP already filed a complaint with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday over the issue. The Wyoming GOP executive committee decided to initiate the lawsuit in order “to take all measures ...
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Meet the candidates for Laramie County commission
CHEYENNE — Two of the five seats on the Laramie County Board of Commissioners are up for election this year. Since neither of the incumbents, Buck Holmes and Brian Lovett, is seeking reelection, seven other county residents have thrown their names in the hat to win one of the seats. All candidates are running as Republicans, so the top two vote-getters on the Aug. 20 primary election will ...
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Wyoming GOP sues Laramie County clerk over flawed voting machine test
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Republican Party filed a lawsuit Thursday against Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee over a flawed voting machine test that was performed earlier this week. The Laramie County GOP already filed a complaint with the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday over the issue. The Wyoming GOP executive committee decided to initiate the lawsuit in order “to take all measures ...
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Wyoming campaign mailers prompt defamation lawsuit
Interparty fighting between Wyoming Republicans over mailers alleging lawmakers tried to remove Trump from ballot. At issue: there was no vote.
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Candidate filing opens for Laramie County school and college boards
CHEYENNE — Candidate filing for local school board and community college trustee positions is now open and will continue through Aug. 26. Candidates can file, free of charge, with the Laramie County Clerk’s office to appear on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Candidates would be running for a general trustee position, which members of the community will vote on. Specific positions, like ...
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Laramie County GOP files complaint against county clerk over voting test
CHEYENNE — The Laramie County Republican Party has filed a complaint against the Laramie County Clerk’s office, accusing it of violating Wyoming statute during a voting machine test Monday morning. Laramie County GOP Chairman Taft Love said this is the first time the county’s Republican Party has ever filed an elections code violation complaint against the county clerk, to his knowledge. In a ...
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This state ain't big enough for the both of us: Wyoming's Republican primary showdown
Recent elections have pushed Wyoming to the right. What will the increasingly divided Cowboy State's August primaries bring?
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Who's running for federal office in Wyoming? Who will be on the congressional ballot
The Cowboy State will likely send Republicans to Congress in November, but that's to be decided by primary voters on Aug. 20.
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Trust but Verify Wyoming aims to combat growing spread of misinformation by mailers
CHEYENNE — The circulation of attack mailers from out-of-state interest groups has many Wyoming lawmakers concerned about the spread of misinformation during election cycles. Trust but Verify Wyoming, an initiative launched by a political action committee, aims to fight against it. Earlier this month, a Virginia-based PAC sent out political mailers to Wyomingites in Albany County that falsely ...
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Rep. Harriet Hageman Of Wyoming Reportedly Calls Vice President Kamala Harris A ‘DEI Hire’
Kamala Harris’ intent to become the next U.S. president is being questioned. Presidential Race On July 21, 2024, Harris, the current vice president of the United States, took to X, formerly Twitter, to reveal her intention to join the 2024 presidential race and pursue the Democratic nomination, placing her in the running against Donald Trump,… Continue reading Rep. Harriet Hageman Of Wyoming Reportedly Calls Vice President Kamala Harris A ‘DEI Hire’
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Who is running for state senate in Wyoming? Key showdowns to watch in 2024.
As Wyoming's Republicans fracture along national lines, a look at competitive state senate races.
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'He will never let you down!': Trump endorses candidate for SD 6 Darin Smith
CHEYENNE – The run for Senate District 6 is one of Wyoming's most contested races – and former President Donald Trump just endorsed one of the candidates. Cheyenne attorney Darin Smith is one of six candidates for SD 6, a district that covers parts of Laramie and Platte County. Incumbent Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, announced in May that he will not be seek reelection. Smith was ...
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SD 4 candidate Gregg Smith, Sen. Nethercott’s lone challenger, drops out of race
CHEYENNE — Sen. Tara Nethercott, R-Cheyenne, is now the only uncontested incumbent in Cheyenne for statewide office after Gregg Smith withdrew his candidacy for Senate District 4 on Friday. There are 14 statewide positions in Cheyenne up for reelection this year. The most contested race is Senate District 6, which covers parts of Laramie and Platte counties. Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, ...
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Who's running in Wyoming? These state house races are key to 2024 election.
As Wyoming's Republicans fracture along national lines, these are the state races USA TODAY is watching most closely
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Absentee and early voting begins Tuesday in Laramie County
CHEYENNE — Beginning Tuesday, voters can begin casting their early and absentee ballots for the Aug. 20 primary election. Today, the Laramie County Clerk’s office will conduct a public test of voting machines at 10 a.m. in the atrium of the Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 W. 20th St. Political parties, candidates, media and the public are invited to attend to observe the test and ...
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Wyoming voters are ‘too smart’: Helling runs for U.S. House, this time as a Republican
CHEYENNE — Steven Helling ran as a Trump-supporting Democrat for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. This year, he’s running as a Republican. “Looking back, it was probably a mistake to run as a Democrat,” Helling told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. “I’m a Republican, and I’ll probably be a Republican for the rest of my life.” His 2022 campaign mantra, “Democrats for Trump,” didn’t go the ...
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Barrasso, Hageman decline invitation to Wyoming PBS debates, political challengers frustrated
CHEYENNE — Challenging candidates are frustrated after incumbents U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, and U.S. Sen. John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., declined to appear in a primary debate hosted by Wyoming PBS, prompting the public television station to cancel the event. The pre-primary debate was to take place in Casper on Aug. 8, but plans quickly fell apart after both incumbents declined to make an ...
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Is McCarthyism making a return? Wyoming lawmakers weigh in on political extremism
CHEYENNE – When former Wyoming lawmaker Rodger McDaniel wrote the story of former U.S. Sen. Lester Hunt’s death, it was a story that hadn’t been told before. The story is one of suicide, blackmail and how divisive politics permanently changed the lives of a Wyoming politician’s family. “When I wrote the book ‘Dying for Joe McCarthy's Sins,’ very few people knew (the story),” McDaniel told the ...
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Linda Burt withdraws candidacy for Cheyenne City Council Ward 1
CHEYENNE — Linda Burt, a former Cheyenne City Council Ward 1 candidate, told the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Thursday that she has withdrawn her name from consideration due to a “sudden change in circumstances” causing her to be unable to run. Burt, 76, has been a Cheyenne resident since 1983, and originally decided to run because of the lack of female representation on the City Council, ...
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WTE offers thumbs up and down 6-22-24
Absentee ballot drop boxes are secure, should remain available UP to Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee for deciding to continue using the absentee ballot drop box on the east side of the Laramie County Governmental Complex during this year’s election season. And DOWN to Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, who recently sent a letter to all 23 county clerks, asserting that drop boxes are both ...
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Is AI running for mayor in Wyoming? Sort of
A Wyoming man's quest for reliable politicians has lead to him bringing AI into the arena
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An AI bot for mayor? Wyoming election official says not so fast
Victor Miller filed paperwork for him and his customized ChatGPT bot powered by AI to run for mayor in Cheyenne, Wyoming. But election officials are skeptical.
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OpenAI plans to pull the plug on Cheyenne's AI mayor candidate
CHEYENNE — While Cheyenne’s artificial intelligence mayoral candidate is under legal review by the state, it may be its sourcing platform, ChatGPT, that pulls the plug on its bid for the elected seat. According to a statement the Wyoming Tribune Eagle received from OpenAI, which operates ChatGPT, VIC, or Virtual Integrated Citizen, violates their terms and conditions. “We’ve taken action ...
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Authorities Investigating AI Running for Mayor in Wyoming
VIC AI chatbot named VIC, or Virtually Integrated Citizen, is on the ballot in this year's mayoral election for Wyoming's capital city of Cheyenne. But as reported by Wired, Wyoming's secretary of state is battling against VIC's legitimacy as a candidate — and now, an investigation is underway. According to Wired, VIC, which was built […]
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Removing ballot boxes could severely restrict voter access, says Laramie County clerk
CHEYENNE — Removing Laramie County’s only absentee ballot drop box would create voting barriers for a majority of voting-age residents, according to Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee. Secretary of State Chuck Gray asked county clerks last week to remove ballot boxes in Wyoming, claiming this form of voting is unsafe and violates state statute. The statute Gray referred to, W.S. 22-9-113, ...
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Can voters elect an AI for mayor? Laramie County attorney conducts investigation
CHEYENNE — An AI-generated candidate has filed to run for Cheyenne mayor, and county officials are investigating whether VIC, an acronym for Virtual Integrated Citizen, can appear on the ballot. Under Wyoming law, only registered voters can run for local or statewide elected office. But can a person file an artificial intelligence as a candidate? That’s the question Laramie County officials ...
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Herman, Olsen go head-to-head again, this time for SD 8
CHEYENNE — Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, will face a familiar opponent as he runs for a seat in the Wyoming Senate. The last time Olsen ran against Wyoming League of Women Voters lobbyist Marguerite Herman was in 2022, when Herman challenged the incumbent to represent House District 11. The race between Olsen and Herman, who is a Democrat, was close, with Olsen beating her by six percentage ...
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Chris Heath announces bid for seat on Cheyenne City Council
CHEYENNE — James “Chris” Heath grew up on the philosophy that if you recognize a problem, it’s your duty to take action to address that issue. He hopes to use this perspective to serve the community as he is now seeking election to a seat on the Cheyenne City Council serving Ward 1. “I’ve seen several things throughout the city that are, you know, we’re doing a good job on, but I want to take ...
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U.S. Senate candidate Rasner responds to cease-and-desist letter with one of his own
CHEYENNE — Wyoming U.S. Senate candidate Reid Rasner sent Congresswoman Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., a cease-and-desist letter in response to a similar letter allegedly sent to him by her campaign staff early last month. Hageman’s letter referenced a photo of her and Rasner posing together at one of his February speaking events in Saratoga, which is currently posted to his Facebook campaign page. ...
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Reid Rasner addresses Hageman's cease and desist letter, Trump verdict at Cheyenne event
CHEYENNE — A group of about 15 people listened to Wyoming Senate candidate Reid Rasner at the Cheyenne Shrine Club Thursday night, where he spoke about his campaign policy issues and addressed questions. This is Rasner’s first run for any political office in the Equality State, although he said he once ran for city council when he lived in Las Vegas. Rasner first announced his campaign against ...
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Wyoming politicians condemn Trump's 34 felony convictions
"Absolutely bogus": The Cowboy State's Republican leaders denounce the former president's criminal convictions
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Son of former Wyoming governor challenges Rep. Ben Hornok for seat in House
May 10—CHEYENNE — An observed inability in the Wyoming Legislature for lawmakers to work out their differences and focus on the issue at hand is what motivated Rob Geringer, a Cheyenne business owner, to run for House District 42. Geringer, son of former lawmaker and Wyoming Gov. Jim Geringer, said he's noticed "a lack of decorum and common courtesy" in the last few legislative sessions. With ...
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2024 election season officially begins Thursday
May 10—CHEYENNE — The 2024 election season in Wyoming officially kicks off at 8 a.m. Thursday, when the candidate filing period begins. Applications for elected positions will open at that time for city, county and state positions. The filing period ends at 5 p.m. May 31. The beginning of the filing period also means the last day to change political parties ahead of the August primary is the ...
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Cheyenne bank CEO announces run for Senate District 6
May 3—CHEYENNE — Kim Withers said Wyoming's lawmakers are too distracted by national politics to focus on the actual needs of their constituents, which is why she's decided to run for a seat in Senate District 6. Incumbent Sen. Anthony Bouchard, R-Cheyenne, has held the seat since 2017, but has not announced whether he will seek re-election. Withers told the WTE on Thursday that Bouchard and ...
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Wyoming GOP convention recap: Republican Party goes all in for Trump, all out for governor
The Cowboy State's GOP convention gives Trump the nod and censures Republican Governor Mark Gordon
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Wyoming GOP censures Gordon, endorses Trump as Republican presidential nominee
Apr. 20—CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Republican Party voted to censure Gov. Mark Gordon and officially endorsed former President Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee during state convention meetings here Saturday. The final day of the three-day state convention was attended by just over 300 delegates from the Cowboy State's GOP. Trump campaign representative Pat Truman made a visit to ...
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Trump picks up more national delegates as the only choice for Wyoming Republicans
Republicans in Wyoming awarded former President Donald Trump all 29 of their national delegates in a presidential preference poll conducted Saturday. Trump was the only candidate in the poll at the state Republican convention in Cheyenne. The poll decided how all 29 of Wyoming’s delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in July will pledge their votes.
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One-third of Laramie County voters removed from voter registry -- check if you are one
Apr. 19—CHEYENNE — More than 15,000 Laramie County residents were removed from the voter registry in February, and County Clerk Debra Lee wants to make sure the people on that list who want to vote this year know they need to re-register. Under Wyoming law, county clerks are required to purge and update the registry by Feb. 15, removing all voters who didn't vote in the previous general ...
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Voter laws in Wyoming are creating a rift between state's governor, secretary of state
A disagreement over voter registration laws highlights growing rifts between Wyoming's Governor and Secretary of State
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Republican newcomer eyes Olsen's seat in the House
Apr. 18—CHEYENNE — New to Cheyenne, but not to the Wyoming Legislature, 31-year-old Seth Ulvestad is running for the House District 11 seat, saying he aligns his views with the Wyoming Caucus. After the formation of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus started gaining members in the state's House of Representatives, Republican lawmakers whose views didn't line up with the ultraconservative group formed ...
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Blue pockets in a red state: A look inside Wyoming's Democratic conventions
The Cowboy State Democrats designated President Joe Biden as the winner of Wyoming's 17 national delegates.
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It's getting more expensive to run for statewide offices in Wyoming, according to report
Apr. 16—CHEYENNE — A report by the Equality State Policy Center shows that statewide office campaigns are getting more expensive, and stakeholders are calling on policymakers to tighten Wyoming's campaign finance reporting laws. ESPC policy director Marissa Carpio speculated that political polarization, coupled with inflation and competition, played a role in driving up campaign costs for ...
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Biden wins Wyoming Democratic caucus
President Biden is the winner of the Wyoming Democratic presidential caucus, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Biden is already the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party, having mathematically clinched the nomination last month. His win will add at least most of the state’s 13 pledged delegates available for the winner to his total. He faced…
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Gordon refuses to sign new voter registration rules, sides with Legislature's leadership
Apr. 12—CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon has decided the new voter registration rules proposed by Secretary of State Chuck Gray exceed his statutory authority. Gordon sided with the Wyoming Legislature's Management Council — made up of legislative leadership from both chambers — in its disapproval of the new rules, which would have required people to provide proof of residency, not just identity, ...
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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Alaska and Wyoming Democratic presidential contests
President Joe Biden will face Democratic voters this Saturday in a pair of nominating contests in Alaska and Wyoming that are unlikely to produce any surprises. In Wyoming, Democrats will award 13 delegates using a presidential preference vote held at caucuses in each of the state’s 23 counties. Seven names will appear on the ballot, but Biden is the only major candidate competing for votes.
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After midterms, Wyoming lost over 80,000 registered voters, raising concerns
Election advocates in Wyoming worry about elimination of crossover voting, high amount of purged voters
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Pay to play: Wyoming statehouse campaigns more than twice as expensive as in 2010
All politics is local and in the Cowboy State, running for the legislature is proving to be an expensive proposition.
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Changes to Wyoming electoral process begin soon
Apr. 5—CHEYENNE — As election season approaches, Wyoming voters need to be aware of statewide changes to the electoral process that will be implemented this year. Historically, Wyomingites have been able to register for whichever party they choose up until they fill out their ballot on Election Day. Legislative changes made last year require currently registered voters to select a party by May ...
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Wyoming Republicans fractured as the GOP-led state is set for a summer showdown
The Cowboy State conservatives are looking at a summer showdown over the party's widening divide
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Lawsuit against Gray for Trump, Lummis ballot access ends after plaintiff moves to dismiss
Mar. 26—CHEYENNE — The lawyer suing Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray over ballot access for former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis filed a voluntary motion to dismiss the case in the Wyoming Supreme Court. The court granted the motion, but did not address some issues raised by the attorney. The dismissal of the suit, which was brought by Laramie-based lawyer Tim ...
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Popcorn, pound cake and ... politics?: A peek inside one hyper-local Wyoming caucus
Voters in Platte County, Wyoming gathered to talk about the issues they want the Republican party to fight for
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Wyoming Sen. Barrasso will run for No. 2 spot in GOP leadership, narrowing race to replace McConnell
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso announced Tuesday that he will run for the No. 2 spot in the Senate Republican conference after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell steps down from the top post at the end of the year, bowing out of the race for leader after two of his colleagues announced they would run. Texas Sen. John Cornyn and South Dakota Sen. John Thune have announced they will campaign to replace McConnell, who said last week that he will step down from his leadership post but remain in the
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How does Wyoming select a presidential candidate without a statewide election?
Voters in Wyoming choose their presidential candidate through a multi-layered, months long approach
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Wyoming starts selecting presidential delegates Saturday. But there's not a statewide election
Although the South Carolina primary has been the focal point of the GOP presidential nomination fight for much of the last month, it’s not the only contest on Saturday where Republicans will be voting for a presidential candidate or where all-important delegates will be at stake. More than 1,800 miles away, state GOP officials in Wyoming will meet to begin awarding the first of the state’s 29 delegates to the Republican National Convention this summer, but the contest won’t much resemble the So
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Ballot initiative to cut property taxes in half won't appear on 2024 ballot
Feb. 14—CHEYENNE — A citizen-led ballot initiative designed to cut property tax bills in half for Wyoming homeowners won't appear on this year's general election ballot. A spokesperson with the Wyoming Secretary of State's Office confirmed Wednesday that the ballot initiative, "People's Initiative to Limit Property Tax in Wyoming through a Homeowner's Property Exemption," was not filed with ...
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Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins announces bid for second term
Feb. 12—CHEYENNE — When Cheyenne Mayor Patrick Collins was sworn into office in 2021, he said he would only serve one term. In the years since, he said, the people he works with and serving his community have made him fall in love with the job, inspiring his decision to run for a second term as mayor. "I love it. I love my job," Collins told the WTE on Monday. "And I'm asking citizens of ...
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Lawmakers file resolution bill that addresses 'dark money' in political campaigns
Feb. 7—CHEYENNE — Anonymous attack mailers have struck once again, this time targeting Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray. A few Cheyenne residents recently received anonymous attack mail that labeled Gray as a RINO, an acronym for "Republican In Name Only" that is used to accuse political leaders of spreading liberal ideology under a Republican facade. They arrived just weeks after Gray ...
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Comments mixed on Wyoming Secretary of State Gray's proposed voter registration rule
Jan. 26—CHEYENNE — What should have been a nonpartisan issue became a heated political debate in the Capitol's auditorium on Friday, when dozens of people turned out in person and online to comment on a controversial new voter registration rule. Secretary of State Chuck Gray filed a notice of the rule on Dec. 7, which requires that a registered voter's residential address match the address ...
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Laramie lawyer appeals dismissed case to remove Trump, Lummis from Wyoming ballot
Jan. 19—CHEYENNE — A Laramie lawyer has appealed the dismissal of his attempt to bar former President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., from the Wyoming ballot to the Wyoming Supreme Court. On Jan. 4, U.S. District Judge Misha Westby granted Secretary of State Chuck Gray's motion to dismiss the case, Newcomb v. Chuck Gray, on the grounds that the lawsuit is "not yet ripe." ...
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