2022 Primary Election Guide

PRIMARY ELECTION GUIDE Available Online Only Park County Commission ............. Pages 2-10 Senate District 19 Pages 11-15 House District 25 ........................ Pages 16-19 House District 50 ...................... Pages 20-21 Powell City Council .................... Pages 22-24 County Offices .......................... Pages 25-35 U.S. Representative Pages 36-37 Governor ................................... Pages 38-39 State Offices ............................ Pages 40-44 Sample Ballot ................................... Page 45 2022 In an effort to be as useful as possible, this election guide features only the primary races that appear on local ballots.

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The final question put to county commission candidates pertained to taxes. All six people who par ticipated in the forum said they oppose raising sales tax to help pay for increased government services.However, each offered their perspective on using the county’s mill levy to alleviate the expected rise in taxes resulting from higher propertyOverfieldassessments.pointed out county commissioners control only 12 mills. She said the commission re cently looked at lowering one of its allocated mills. Although doing so would cost the county more than $800,000 in budget shortfalls, it would do little to help offset antici pated property tax increases for homeowners.Thielconcurred. He recom mended turning to the Wyoming Legislature for statewide relief to homeowners facing higher taxes due to increased property assess ments.Scott also said the state Legisla ture needs to be involved, but said mill levies ought to be considered as an option to assist struggling homeowners.Stewarddisagreed: “It’s some thing to look at, but I don’t think it’s the right road.” Williams said a solution needs to emerge “right now,” rather than worrying about the issue at some point down the road. Addressing the option of taking money from mills to give strug gling homeowners property tax relief, Johnson took a cautious approach.“Iwould say that some research needs to be done,” she said.

Johnson offered one of the most innovative approaches to diversi fying the Park County economy. “Think tanks with universities are an important resource,” she said, noting the advantage of rely ing on youth for input about future economic growth. “We need new ideas — and for us to get new ideas, it comes from the youth.”

Scott qualified that “responsible manufacturing” is crucial to the area.Williams, who suggested IT as an important future industry, said, “We’re sitting at a very impor tant juncture in our country right now,” alluding to the movement away from extracting natural re sources from the ground.

Thiel said manufacturing — in addition to existing agriculture and oil and gas fields — is an at tractive industry to support future economic growth.

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Atheme of independence stood out among Republican county commissioner candi dates at the Park County Repub lican Women 2022 forum earlier this year in Powell. Based on their participation, it’s apparent conservative can didates who run for countywide elected office are devoted — first and foremost — to Park County constituents, regardless of party affiliation. GOP loyalty questions played little role among commis sioner candidates. All six candidates for Park County Commission in attendance said they are not interested in signing loyalty oaths to vote in favor of Republican positions on at least 80% of the issues. Even the most conservative Republicans among the commis sioner candidates said they do not think Park County constituents elect them to vote along party lines.Scott Steward, one of eight candidates running for three open seats on the Park County Commis sion, made clear that, if elected, he will represent the interests of all members of the community. Currently serving his final term as county sheriff, Steward’s con servative creds are difficult to question. However, Steward — who is retiring after four terms as sheriff — said commissioners are obligated to represent everyone in Park County, not just Republican voters.Ditto: Angie Johnson, Dossie Overfield, Lloyd Thiel, Matthew Scott and Tyson Williams. All of the candidates said “No” when asked if they would sign a written agreement to vote along Republi can Party lines. “I’ve been a Republican for over 40 years,” Overfield prefaced, before stating she will not sign a loyalty oath as a county commis sioner.

Thiel, who is running for a sec ond term as an incumbent com missioner, described himself as an “independent contractor and rancher” when asked about his qualifications and background. Both Thiel and Overfield — the other incumbent in the 2022 com missioners’ race — cited updating the county’s existing land-use plans as vital work they intend to complete if reelected. In addition to making the landuse plan language more “clear and concise,” Overfield said roadway improvements — particularly for accommodating commercial vehicles that bring vital materials to Park County businesses — are important.“Ithinkone of our biggest issues is transportation, in and out” of the area, said Overfield, current com missionWilliamschairman.notedhe has no elect ed-office experience but is run ning as a concerned citizen. “I’m not a politician,” he said. “This is the first time I’ve run for anything.“Wehave to do something,” Williams continued. “We can’t sit idly by while our parents and grandparents get pushed out of theirOnehomes.”question posed to com mission candidates relates to the recent “population explosion” in the county and throughout Wyo ming, which has increased new construction and placed more demands on countywide services forTakingresidents.a constitutional ap proach, Scott said he is opposed to restricting growth. “If a farmer wants to sell his land to developers, that’s his right,” Scott said. Steward agreed, but tempered his response by pointing out water rights and zoning ordinances must be considered when approving land-use requests. Commissioners need to strike a balance between respecting the rights of landown ers, their neighbors and the com munity“Peopleat-large.have rights to sell land,” Steward said. “But it’s also important to maintain smart de velopment.”Williams stood on the side of individual rights. “We need to respect peoples’ rights to market their properties,” he said. “We can’t strip away peoples’ rights to sell their own property.”Pointing out the importance of updating the county’s existing land-use plan, Thiel referred to it as a “stepping stone.” “There’s no question that ag riculture is very important,” he said. “But so is private property.” Overfield took a cautionary approach to the question about population growth. She pointed out during her three years on the commission the rise in subdivi sion developments has increased significantly, placing a strain on water-use for the entire commu nity.Johnson offered a simple solu tion: “I encourage everyone to participate in land-use planning,” said the current clerk/treasurer of Meeteetse.Thecandidates were asked what types of businesses they are interested in attracting to Park County to diversify and offset the current downturn in oil and gas extraction from the area. All cited Information Technology (IT) and digital communications as impor tant future enterprises.

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In the crowded race, the candi dates distinguish themselves with their expertise, their vision, and theirBesidesexperience.herknowledge of the water issues that will accompany growth management in the county, Overfield pointed to her experi ence serving on the council. Pre viously, she worked as an office assistant in the commissioners of fice, and she’s served on a number of community boards, including the Park County School District 6 board.Steward spoke of his proven leadership capabilities and experi ence.“As a lifelong resident of 55 years, and my experience with the sheriff’s office, I feel it gives me a great institutional knowledge of Park County. I have proven leadership and have always been open and accessible to the public,” StewardMontgomery,said. who is from California, concedes his bid for a spot on the commission, as a new resident, is an uphill battle, but he speaks with an optimism for the future of Park County. “I’ve talked to literally hundreds of people and almost every busi ness in Powell and Ralston. I’ve listened. I’ve seen the hope in young people’s eyes and the wish for a brighter future for them in our elders’ eyes,” Montgomery said, adding that he’d donate his commissioner’s salary.

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Angie Johnson, who has served as clerk treasurer for the town of Meeteetse since 2003, is also concerned with making sure the land use plan, which the county is currently updating, will incor porate public input that county officials have received through a series of public forums held this year throughout the county. She also has an eye on the rising costs of real estate and rentals in the county.“Cost of living and affordable housing are also topics to be in volved with in the future,” Johnson said.When Park County residents received their property tax bills this year, they saw, in some cases, jumps as high as 40% over last year. This is a topic all the candi dates expressed concern about. Tyson Williams, who owns a Cody heavy equipment company, thinks that with county revenues driving surpluses, the commis sioners should consider adjusting the mill levy to offer residents some relief from tax burdens.

Williams, a business owner and father of three, said as a commis sioner he’d ensure election integ rity and property rights.

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Matt Scott, owner of Great Scott Construction in Cody, said he’s concerned how the property taxes impact retirees on fixed incomes.

“I would hate to have situations arise where people have to move because they cannot afford taxes,” Scott said in a May interview. The second incumbent in the race, Dossie Overfield, points out that any action to address property taxes will need to come from leg islators, and she will be working with them to see what can be done. However, she worries that flat limitations on how much taxes can increase over the previous year might prevent the county from catching up. So if limits are not ris ing with inflation, it could have a lasting impact on county revenues.

Matt Scott bolstered his bid for the commission with his science degree, as well as his experience running a construction company and working in the financial in dustry. He said if he were elected, these would bring a “unique per spective” to the commission.

Thiel said that in addition to his experience serving on the commission, his more than three decades running his own business and working in construction will continue to benefit the residents of Park County. “I value hard work, honesty and problem solving. My values and experience will be very important when making the best decisions for the people of Park County,” he said.The primary election is Aug. 16.

LAND USE In February, Park County of ficials initiated an effort to update the county’s land use plan, which hasn’t seen an update since 1998. As a first step, county officials held community meetings to gather in put from residents, property own ers, business owners, and other community stakeholders on what should be incorporated into the plan.Hundreds of comments were submitted. The plan, when com plete, will inform the county com mission as future regulations are developed.Waterresource management is a big part of that. Much of the water infrastructure in the county is based on agricultural irriga tion, and now as subdivisions are spreading over land that used to be used to raise crops, the com mission will need to figure out how to manage the county’s water resources.Ifreelected, Overfield, who spent over 20 years working for the Northwest Rural Water Dis trict, said she’ll be lending her ex pertise to those questions. She also wants the new plan to be in line with the spirit of the input county officials received from residents. Overfield added that she wants to update the language in existing regulations to be clear and concise, making them easier for county residents to follow. For Montgomery, the key to managing growth is having a good vision.“Have any of the commission ers given you a clear vision for the potential of Park County?...Without knowing where you’re going, how can you possibly get there?” Mont gomeryStewardasked.said that during his years in law enforcement, he was directly involved in conflicts over easements, water rights, fencing, and“Isubdivisions.feelthat,with the growth that Park County is experiencing, I bring an insight that no other candidate for commissioner has,” heThielsaid. said it’s important that the county, in developing its land use plan, be sure to properly balance the need to manage growth with property“Independencerights. and private property rights are the main rea son people are moving here, and it is important not to overregulate and jeopardize the values that make Park County a great place to live,” Thiel said. Most of the candidates ex pressed a commitment to property rights.Johnson said she wants to see the plan developed in line with community input and with an eye toward what is best for all resi dents of Park County.

Johnson cited an extensive experience in public service, which grants her experience in budgeting, program administra tion, strategic planning, and grant management.“Iservein multiple leadership roles and on a number of commu nity and state boards. I understand population growth is inevitable and have the experience in care fully planning for a future that protects our western heritage, and the qualities we love about Park County,” she said. Dahlem said, “As a lifelong resi dent of Park County, I understand the innerworking of the county, and I can milk a cow and know how to use the business end of a shovel.”

The challenges stemming from the county’s growing population are the subject of the campaigns of candidates for the Park County Commission.Threeseats are open and eight candidates, including two incum bents, are vying for them. All are running as Republicans. Ken Montgomery is one of the candidates. He said the problem with the property tax issue is that the commissioners’ response was reactive rather than proactive. He said he believes the commission ers should have been working with legislators and the governor before this year’s evaluations dropped the increase on property owners. “Frankly, our leaders were caught flat footed,” Montgomery said.He said that if he were elected, he would pursue a grandfather property tax rate, which means people would pay taxes based on what they purchased the home for rather than the current valuations, with perhaps some inflationary increase.Oneof the reasons incumbent Lloyd Thiel decided to run for a second term is his desire to see that young Park County residents have the same opportunities to build businesses and raise families that he has in the nearly 49 years he’s lived in the county. After more than 30 years as Park County Sheriff, Scott Steward is now running for the commis sion, but he said there’s more for the board to consider than growth management. While land use and property taxes are important is sues, Steward said, “We can’t get wrapped up in only these issues and lose sight of the others, such as personal property rights, constitu tional rights and our freedoms to enjoy our public lands.”

Park County residents faced a lot of uncertainty in those early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Some businesses had restrictions, and others had to close for a while. For a while, it seemed the county economy would see a long period of stagnation. Elsewhere in the country, espe cially in big cities, there was rising crime, regulatory burdens, and far more restrictive public health orders. More people started to look elsewhere for a better way of life. Park County became home to an influx of people buying up homes and property. This led to concerns about water resource management and permitting, and the influx of new residents kept the housing market red hot, which sent valua tions — and subsequently property taxes — soaring.

H. Keith Dahlem said he would suspend property taxes until “they or [sic] imposed fairly on all of Park Counties [sic] population and everyone pays their fair share.”

Angela Johnson announced her intention to run for Park County Commissioner in the upcoming 2022 election. Johnson has served as clerk treasurer for the town of Meetee tse since 2003. In addition to 22 years of expe rience in the appointed position, Johnson cited nearly two decades overseeing governmental budgets, problem solving and public service as qualifications for serving on the commission.“Iliketoutilize my public ser vice,” said Johnson. “I think when you become a public servant, it is a lifetime position.”Shesaid the number one problem facing Park County today is the land-use plan. “Planning for the future while still main taining our western heritage and way of life,” she said, are key priorities. “I would say it’s planned growth.” Johnson continued: “Things will change, but it would be better if it were planned so it will benefit the county as a whole,” A lifelong Republican and mother of three, Johnson has served in appointed and elect ed positions for many years.“I’ve been on the cemetery district for almost 16 years,” she said, “and I’ve been on the school board for eight years.” In a press release, Joe Tilden, a current Park County commissioner, referred to Johnson as an “inde pendent thinker of local and state government.”Tildenconfirmed he is endors ing Johnson for commissioner. “I’m certainly backing Angie,” Tilden said. “I think she’d make a great“It’scommissioner.gonnabeatight race,” Til den continued. “Now that Scott’s [Steward] entered. I think he’d make a great commissioner, too. He’s been a great sheriff for 12 yearsJohnson,now.” who describes herself as “sort of a paper nerd,” said she researches subjects thoroughly before making decisions. “I’m excited to serve the coun ty,” she said.

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The global head of Brand En gagement for Innominds also cit ed the county’s education system as an area he supports passion ately. Although he’s a California transplant, Montgomery said he has learned farming and ranch ing, and employs local students to help“Onehim.of my favorite things is, I [hire] kids from Powell High School to come work for me,” he said. “I am so impressed with their work ethic. I’m just im pressed with their attitude toward life. These kids are hard working and they’re fun.” Hard work and fun are two of Montgomery’s highest priorities, he“Isaid.feel passionate about life, liberty and the pursuit of happi ness,” Montgomery said. “And inalienable rights. I feel like I’ve been reborn here.”

Park County Commission in cumbents Dossie Overfield and Lloyd Thiel have filed to run in the 2022 primary. In addition, Angie John son, Scott Steward, Matt Scott and Keith Dahlem have filed with the county elections office. All seven com missioner candidates, including Montgomery, filed as missioner’sonloweredsioneroneMontgomeryRepublicans.citedcurrentcommiswhosuccessfullythespeedlimitaroadnearthecompropertydespite pub lic opposition to lower the speed limit from 65 miles per hour to 45. “That’s one of the things that upsets me,” Montgomery said, “when legislators run roughshod over the will of the people. I think it’s emblematic of what’s going on all over the Montgomery,place.”who also is principal of his own technology consulting firm, said he’s concerned about a recent decision on the part of Park County commissioners to raise the salaries of highlevel elected officials, including the county at torney, clerk, assessor and tothespecialcommunity.commitmentsioner,racegavereasonThetreasurer.mostimportantMontgomeryforenteringthetorunforcommishowever,ishistothestateandthe“IthinkParkCountyissuchaplace—thelocalpeople,businesses,”hesaid.“Iwantmakesurewehaveasmartfu

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Aseventh candidate has filed to run for Park County Commissioner. Ken Mont gomery of Clark is running for one of three open seats on the com mission.Montgomery, 55, moved to Wy oming from California about two years ago, but he made clear Wyo ming is a way of life for him now. “I love Park County,” Mont gomery said. “I may not be from Wyoming but I was born a Wyo mingite.”Thetechnology communica tions professional, who works for Innominds in California, named property rights as a key issue in his decision to run for a commis sioner seat. “I believe in the idea of proper ty rights,” he said. “When you buy land, that’s your bedrock. I moved to Wyoming to get away from NIMBY (Not In My Backyard).”

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Dossie Overfield is finishing out her first term as Park County commissioner, and she is hoping to continue serving the residents of the county. She is among seven candidates, including fellow incumbent Lloyd Thiel, who are running for three open seats. “I believe I’m fair and balanced. I try to listen to everyone. The door is always open,” Overfield said. “I have experience in board work and budgeting, and three and half years as commissioner. I believe in property rights, and I’d like to keep Park County, Park County.”

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Overfield said it’s a concern, and she is working with the assessor’s office and the Wyoming Legisla ture to see what is the best way to address the issue. She also said she wants to make sure the land use plan incorporates the public input county officials have received and that it’s in line with what the community wants. Overfield said she wants to fol low up the plan development with more “clear and concise” regula tions that are easier for decision makers, developers, and land us ers to Overfieldfollow.also wants to help see the county through challenges it will face in the coming term, in cluding a $4 million replacement of the HVAC system on the old courthouse.“We’vegot leaks. We’ve got all kinds of problems,” she said. The primary election is Aug. 16. Besides Thiel, the other candi dates in the race are Scott Steward, Angie Johnson, H. Keith Dahlem, Matthew Scott, Ken Montgomery, and Tyson Williams.

Though born in Maine and raised in Colorado, she has lived in Park County for 41 years. Now retired, she worked as a vet tech at the Chadwick Veterinary Hospital, and then for six years as an office assistant in the Park County Commission office. She went on to work for the Northwest Rural Water District, where she developed her expertise in water resource management. When she retired after 22 years in the district, she was in the man agerBesidesposition.her service on the Park County Commis sion, which she chairs, Overfield also served three terms on the Park County School District 6 board. She’s served on the Shoshone Rec reation District board and the CodyCAN youth anti-drug board. Over the years, there have been other positions on various committees and boards, including the Powell Library Board. She expressed her desire to help with the library’s expansion. “I’ve served on a lot of boards in Park County,” Overfield said. In her time as commissioner, she helped coordinate responses to the COVID pandemic, which she said presented some challenges since it was something entirely new. “COVID was a mess,” she said. Overfield has taken a role in the county’s land use development plan, and her knowledge of water resource management is helping with“Mythat. history with the rural water district put me all over the county, building water systems,” she said. She also cited as her accomplishments her assistance with the im provements at the land fill and the rebuilding of the Upper Southfork Road.Annually, she’s as sisted with the devel opment of the county’s budget, something she also did for the water district. She takes pride in the fact that county commissioners have man aged to budget the county’s spend ing without raising taxes. Property taxes have seen a significant increase this year, the result of increased valuations.

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BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Matt Scott of Cody has filed to run as a GOP candidate for Park County Commis sion. Scott, 36, joins five additional candidates for three open seats on the“It’scommission.beensomething I’ve been interested in for the past six years,” said Scott, owner of Great Scott Construction in Cody. “I was born and raised in Park County and my grandparents [on his mom’s side] are from Powell.” Park County Commission in cumbents Dossie Overfield and Lloyd Thiel have filed to run for the three open seats in the 2022 primary. In addition, An gie Johnson, Scott Steward and Keith Dahlem have filed their candidacies with the county elec tions office. All of the candidates, including Scott, are registered as Republicans.“Ithinkit’s time for the next generation to get involved and take some ownership in our future in Park County and in Wyoming,” said Scott, who has two children, ages 3 and 5. One area Scott said he’d like to see expand ed is trade curriculum in public education. However, Scott made clear he believes the county’s education sys tem is top-notch. “I think there’s a lot of good programs in the county,” said Scott, who has a science degree from the University of Wyoming. “Off the top of my head, I can’t think of a glaring lack. I would like to maybe look at devel oping more youth programs in the community.“Wecould do more [toward] keeping our youth engaged,” he continued. “I know it’s not just Cody. It’s Powell as well. I’m not gonna lie and say there’s not a few concerns about education [but[ I felt like growing up, our schools were very good.”Scott, who has worked in the bank ing and insurance industries, said he’s concerned about the growing issue of high property valuations, which impact retirees on fixed income par ticularly hard. “I would like to help preserve a way of life that we’ve loved,” Scott said, not ing he encounters the rising costs of homes as a principal of a con struction company. “I would hate to have situations arise where people have to move because they cannot afford taxes. I live in Wyo ming because of the quality of life. If I can be involved in ensuring the quality of life for my kids and my grandkids, I would be very happy.”Returning to the idea of provid ing school students who are not interested in attending college with training in trades, Scott said he encounters opportunities daily for jobs in construction. “We’re really struggling to get younger people involved and in terested in the trades,” he said. With his science degree and construction company, along with experience in the financial indus try, Scott said he would bring a “unique perspective” to the Park County“ThereCommission.isn’taspecific issue that prompted me to run,” he said. “But I do have some good skills and qualities that make me a good candidate.”

MATTHEWSCOTT Sixth candidate files for Park County Commissioners race

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“While I still enjoy serving as sheriff, we all reach that moment in our lives when we know it is time to step down and pass the baton on to younger, fresher leadership. And for me, that time has come,” he said in a release. “Advancing through the ranks in the Park County Sheriff’s Office, from dispatcher to sheriff brought me a great deal of wisdom and enlighten ment. But there’s an acronym in law enforcement called R.O.D. (Retired on Duty) and I always reminded myself that I would never become that person as I gotHowever,older.”

BY CJ BAKER Tribune Editor Park County Sheriff Scott Steward announced in April that he would not seek a fifth full term as sheriff and instead run for a seat on the Park County Commission. In a statement, Steward de scribed it as a “very difficult de cision” to leave law enforcement at the end of the year, noting more than three decades with the office that featured “a lot of ups and downs, joys and trag edies, successes and letdowns.”

while Steward is ready to leave law enforcement, he said in an interview that he feels nowhere near ready to retire — and the rapid changes that have come to the county in recent years got him inter ested in running for the com mission. Multiple subdivisions have sprung up in rural parts of the county as hundreds of new residents have moved into the area following the CO VID-19 pandemic. “I just think there’s so much that I can bring to the table when it comes to these is sues that are going to be facing us here [and] are facing us here,” Steward said. While the sheriff’s department’s primary responsibility is to en force laws, the Wapiti resident said much of the agency’s time is spent deal ing with civil issues, such as disputes over easements, water rights and subdivisions. “I think the biggest thing for me, too, is being born and raised here, I don’t want to see it change for the worse,” Steward said.The Republican added that he is not a politician and has “been politically incorrect a lot” during his tenure as sheriff. “I’ll never be a person that does things to get reelected. I’m going to do what I think is right, and what the people want,” he said.Steward is the first person to publicly announce their candi dacy for the commission in 2022. Commissioner Joe Tilden, who’s served on the board since 2011, mentioned at a recent meeting that he will not seek a fourth term. The seats held by Commission ers Dossie Overfield and Lloyd Thiel, who are in their first terms, are also up for election this year. Like Stew ard, all of the incum bent commissioners areCommissionersRepublicans. ap pointed Steward as sheriff in October 2005, following the resignation of then-Sheriff Dave Doyle; at the time, Steward was serving as undersheriff. He went on to be elected by voters in 2006, 2010, 2014 and most recently in 2018, when he ran unopposed. The partisan position is typically held by a certified peace officer, but state law does not require the sheriff to hold such a certification. The candidate ultimately cho sen by voters will oversee more than 60 men and women spread across a patrol division, a dis patch center and a jail in Cody, plus Park County Search and Rescue and the county’s Home land Security office; Steward expressed pride in his depart ment’s professionalism in his release.The 55-year-old also de scribed law enforcement as a “young person’s game,” and said three decades of wearing a gun belt takes a toll on an officer. “Throughout my career I con tinually patrolled in uniform, ready to respond to support my law enforcement brethren when the need arose. I am very proud of that,” Steward said in the statement. “So, today I an nounce my retirement from law enforcement but not without sadness and reservation. I would not trade the past 31 years for anything.”Hethanked the people of Park County for their years of sup port and confidence. He’ll be asking for their support again in August, when he will face off with other Republican commis sion candidates in the primary election.

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Park County Commissioner Lloyd Thiel said while he’s accomplished a lot, he’s not finished yet. He is one of two in cumbents — Commis sioner Dossie Overfield is the other — running against six challengers for three open seats. Thiel’s family moved to Red Lodge, Montana, in the mid-1800s, and he moved from Red Lodge to Clark 49 years ago. Aside from a brief period during which he again lived in Montana, he’s lived in Park County ever since. He’s been married for 37 years, and he and his wife have three children. Thiel also has three grandchildren. He gradu ated from Powell High School and completed a diesel mechanic program at WyoTech in Laramie. He worked for John Deere for several years and then started a general contractor business, which focuses on excavation work. He’s run the business for over 30 years. He also runs 100 head of cattle on 600 acres of land.When his first grandchild was born, Thiel began to wonder if Park County kids will grow up to have the same opportunities to make a living and raise a fam ily that he’s enjoyed. This is what motivated him to run for the com mission in the first place, and it is why he’s running for another term.“It’s been a huge learning expe rience….Going into it I was fairly naive as to the duties of a commissioner,” Thiel said.Despite the learning curve, he rattles off a list of accomplish ments in increasing efficiencies in county operations. He said he avoided micromanag ing projects and only made suggestions. For example, he saw that the county’s heavy equipment was being traded in sooner than it should be. Modern machines, he said, have longer lifespans, so the county could get more use out of them. He also helped get a better compactor at the landfill, which will help extend the landfill’s life, and he used his expertise in con struction to look at ways to create efficiencies and cost savings for the county road projects, includ ing snow removal. He said the county had no meaningful procurement policy before he got on the commission. Working with County Engineer Brian Edwards, Thiel has helped implement a policy that is more competitive and gives preference to county businesses, which in turn pay taxes to the county. This applies to contracts as well as ven dorHepurchases.saidthat in his next term, he’ll continue to look for ways to keep the county running effi ciently and help ensure taxpayers get the most bang for their buck. Thiel is going to be working on the county land use plan, and he said he wants to make sure that regulations, if any, are developed in line with the input commission ers have received from residents at the public hearings they’ve held. “I’m not saying we need more regulations. What may come out of this is that we don’t need any at all,” Thiel added. If any new regulations come out of the plan’s development, he said, it’s important they be en forceable.“Bottom line is I really care about Park County,” Thiel said. The primary election is Aug. 16. Besides Overfield, the other candidates in the race for the three seats are Scott Steward, Angie Johnson, H. Keith Dahlem, Matthew Scott, Ken Montgomery, and Tyson Williams.

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Commissioner Thiel has an eye for the future of Park County RE-ELECT

BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor An eighth and final candidate has filed to run for Park County Commissioner. Tyson Williams joins an all-Repub lican group eyeing one of three open seats on the commission. In addition to Williams, they include Angie Johnson, Dos sie Overfield, Scott Steward, H. Keith Dahlem, Lloyd Thiel, Mat thew Scott and Ken Montgomery. Williams of Cody, listed the recent increase in property value assessments, stronger property rights and election integrity as three key reasons he decided to file to run for a county commis sion“Oneseat.of my primary things that inspired me was, I was listening to a local resident and she said that several people in her com munity in the Powell and Cody area had mentioned how much their assessments had gone up, and they were having to rethink remaining in their homes,” Williams said. “To me, it struck such a chord, especially as a young husband, as a young father with young cerntinued,constituents,”beenpropertyfortosaid.awhichmentesWilliams,children.”39,managalocalheavyequipbusinessinCody,heco-owns.“Propertyrightsarebigthingforme,”he“Idefinitelywantbeabigadvocateresidentsfortheirrights.”“ThethirdthingI’vehearingfromhecon“istheirconforelectionintegrity.

WILLIAMSTYSON files to run for county commission

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The candidate, who consid ers himself a business owner and family man, said he likes his chances of being elected to the Park County Commission.

They wanna make sure their voices are heard.”Returning to the subject of high-property valuations, which have increased by more than 10% this year for many Park County homeowners, Williams said he thinks the commission needs to find a way to alleviate those increases across the board. He suggested one area to examine are mill levies, collected and redistributed to public entities and services such as school districts. “I think we need to look into the current mills that are in place that are currently gen erating surpluses for the county,” said Wil liams, who prefaced he understands the positive side of home values increasing, as people from other states eye Wyoming as a great place to live, particularly Park County and nearby Yellow stone National Park. “This is a beautiful part of the state,” said Williams, who was born in Greybull and attended Northwest College in Powell from 2001-2003. “The trouble we’re going through now makes sense because it is a very good place to raise a Williamsfamily.”has three children. He moved back to the area 11 years ago and has lived in Cody for nearly eight years. The county commission candidate said he’s encouraged that eight people have filed to run as commissioners.“I think it’s great there are that many hard workers and eager members of the community that want to go out and help our neigh bors,” he said. “That’s an uplift ing and encouraging environment to live in, I think.”

Eighth candidate

“With my background, I’m hoping I can bring some benefits to the table to assist our county workers with the hard work they do,” Williams said.

The primary election is Aug. 16.

“Anything that causes us to become more racist is wrong, and critical race theory does just that,” said HD25 candidate Rex Rich.Chris Good, who is also run ning for HD25, suggested people refer to the writings of economist Thomas Sowell, a black conser vative who has been outspoken against the Newsometheory.saidshe was opposed to CRT being taught in schools, but supported teaching kids about those ugly parts of American his tory. She pointed to the history of the Heart Mountain Internment Camp as an example of history students should be taught. Banks said, “It teaches kids to not be proud of being an American.”“Ithink we have other things to focus on. It’s called education,” Webber stated. She noted recent proficiency testing showed Wyoming high school students had a 54% pro ficiency in English, and a 48% proficiency in math. The House district candidates were uniformly opposed to gun control and allowing biological males who transition into females to compete in girls’ sports. Senate district candidates were all opposed to gun control, but were not asked about critical race theory. They were asked if they support vaccine mandates and all three said no.

BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Big Horn Basin legislative candidates shared their perspectives on a range of issues Wednesday at the 2022 Candidate Forums in June. The Park County Republican Women, which hosted the event, asked the candidates questions about criti cal race theory, gun control, and loyalty to the Republican Party.

He said a restriction on crossover voting would limit voters’ participation in state elections. “If Democrats want to have a voice, they have to switch par ties,” Northrup said. Banks said crossover voting has the ability to influence elec tions that would undermine con servative values. “We see voters in the Jackson area switch parties so they can vote for [U.S. Rep.] Liz Cheney,” only to switch again after the pri mary, Banks said. Nina Webber, who is running against Newsome in HD24, agreed. The primary, she ex plained, is about selecting the right candidate to support the party’s“You’replatform.running as a Republi can, be a Republican and defend the party platform. If you don’t want to defend the Republican platform, get out of our race,” Webber said. Tim Beck, who is running for HD26, said he helped develop the Big Horn County Republican Par ty platform. Beck said the party opposes crossover voting because it undermines the primary pro cess, which is to advance the ide als of the Laursenparty.said he favored a law like those in New York, which prevents people from switching parties within four months of the election.Kost,on the other hand, pointed out there were 53,000 registered Republicans in the last election who didn’t vote, in a state with 22,500 registered Democrats. “We don’t have a problem with switching parties. We have a problem with apathy within our own party,” Kost argued. Peterson didn’t think restrict ing crossover voting would in fringe on anyone’s rights. “If the Democrats don’t have a candidate, I’m sorry,” Peter son said. “Why should we allow Democrats to run as Republicans? Then we scratch our heads and wonder why we get RINOs. NoThebrainer.”House district candidates were asked if they’d support a ban on teaching critical race theory (CRT) in schools. The theory was a previously obscure field of study utilized by far-left legal scholars and sociologists, who argued that white supremacy was ingrained within every in stitution in America. It aims to create a framework of analysis, proponents argue, that can un cover how these institutions are the cause of all inequalities in American society. Over the past few years, teach ing curriculum based on CRT has been controversial, with many conservatives arguing that, since CRT effectively blames whites for all these problems in the coun try, it’s an inherently racist idea.

Legislative hopefuls share their thoughts at Powell candidate forum

Rep. Sandy Newsome, R-Cody, the incumbent for House District 24, argued that she was voted into her office by all constituents.

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While the primary election may be Republicans voting for the candidate who best represents the party, the general election is determined by voters of all politi cal“Iparties.don’t know if I should be forced in any way to have the Republican Party determine if I can be a Republican or not,” NewsomeDavidsaid.Northrup, who is running for House District 25, argued that bills that come before legislators during the session sometimes have “convoluted language,” which can make it difficult to serve both the interests of constituents and those of the party. Dalton Banks, who is running for House District 26 — which covers the eastern portion of Park County and much of Big Horn County — said he supports the affidavit but thinks 80% is too low. In the Senate District 19 race, candidate Ray Peterson said a glance at his voting record would show a commitment to the party’s values, but he doesn’t believe the affidavit is a good idea. “Is the Republican Party right all the time? I don’t know. Most of the time, yes,” Peterson said. Rep. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, is running in the SD19 race. He voiced complete support for the proposal.SD19incumbent R.J. Kost, RPowell, has been criticized for in stances in which he voted against the party. Kost said he’s in office to represent the 18,000 people in the district and not just the party. Along the same lines, a ques tion was posed about restrictions to crossover voting, as it’s called. This happens when voters switch parties before the primary elec tion in order to vote for their preferred Republicans, only to switch back to Democrat for the general election. Troy Bray, who is running for House District 25, said he recog nized that crossover voting is a problem but questioned if a ban on the practice was a good idea.

“There are solutions that don’t infringe on our rights. I think we’ve been trapped in thinking we have to give up a right to find a solution,” Bray said. Northrup said that, with so few Democrats in many state races, Wyoming is a “one party state.”

All the legislative candidates were asked if they would support an affidavit requiring Republican legislators to vote in alignment with the Republican Party at least 80% of the time, or be prohibited from running as Republicans in futureThereelections.wasamixture of support and opposition on the question.

Three candidates differ on what it means to be conservative

Senate District 19 Forum

BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Sen. R.J. Kost, R-Powell, is facing two challengers in the Senate District 19 primary. Ray Peterson, who held the seat until Kost won the 2018 primary, is hoping to regain the position, and Rep. Dan Laursen, R-Powell, who has served in the House since 2014, wants to move up to the Sen ate.Laursen calls himself the “most conservative” of the three con tenders and points to his voting record, which is 100% in line with the Wyoming GOP platform, to support his claim to the conserva tiveLaursenmantle.is on the board of di rectors for the Wyoming chapter of the American Legislative Ex change Council, a non-partisan organization committed to limited government, free markets and fed eralism. In February, the Conser vative Political Action Conference recognized Laursen for his consis tent conservative voting record. “I go to Cheyenne to fight for the people, not for the government,” LaursenLaursensaid.supports the Conven tion of States Project, which seeks to bring about an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which will restrict federal spending, limit the federal government’s power, and impose term limits on its officials and members of Congress. “We need to get our federal gov ernment under control … I think they went overboard on the pan demic,” Laursen said. If elected, Laursen said he’ll continue to fight back against any tax increases or new taxes. “Government has to prove they’re out of money,” he said. Kost said he isn’t interested in showing allegiance to any party or agenda.“Ihope people see my honesty, my integrity, my character, and my devotion to the people of Sen ate District 19,” the incumbent said.Kost said he believes the best decisions are made at the local level and wants to keep state gov ernment out of the local arena as much as possible. “I think we get involved with too much,” Kost said. However, he said he’s not trying to maintain a hard-line definition of what a conservative should be. “Just what does conservative mean?” Kost asked. “Just because one person has a definition of what he thinks is conservative, does that mean everyone has to have that sameKostdefinition?”hasbeencriticized for vot ing against party lines. If reelected, Kost said he’ll do what he can to help the people of Park and Big Horn counties he serves. He said he can’t make promises when it comes to leg islative action, which requires rounding up enough votes from other legislators to get something passed. He will, however, research every bill to make sure the vote he casts is the best for the people of the“Theydistrict.feel I should represent the party, and I’m sorry, but this position represents the people of Big Horn County and Park County. And I hope I’m true to that,” Kost said.Peterson stresses the impor tance of getting leadership in the Legislature for the Big Horn Basin. He said the Basin’s three senators and six representatives alone aren’t enough to counter the overwhelming representation that Casper, Cheyenne and Laramie enjoy. To really have a voice for the rural Basin, Peterson argues, the Basin’s representatives need leadership on key legislative com mittees.Asco-chair of the Minerals, Business and Economic Devel opment Committee, Rep. Mike Greear, R-Worland, is the only Basin legislator with a leadership position on a key committee, and he is not running for reelection. “We’re already at a disadvan tage in the Basin,” Peterson said. With so few senators and repre sentatives in the Legislature, “we needPetersonleadership.”saidhe’s as conserva tive as the other two candidates, but he doesn’t place a lot of impor tance on that credential. “It’s not enough to be a conser vative. For the most part, anyone who lives in the Basin is a conser vative,” Peterson explained. He said to be an effective cham pion of conservative values, a senator needs to pull in the votes of otherLikelegislators.Laursen, Peterson cham pions the Convention of States Project.Explaining his failure in the 2018 primary, Peterson said, “I’m not a good campaigner, but I’m committed now.” In this election, he’s getting out to meet voters, using social media to reach them and promoting his website.“It’sgoing to be a full-on fight,” he said.

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BY DAVE BONNER Tribune Publisher They’ve all been inside the ropes of the legislative world in Cheyenne. Now, in the hot summer days they’re campaigning to the wire for the Republican nomination for State Senate in Senate District 19 and hopes of a return trip to the State Capi tol. The winner of the GOP primary election on Aug. 16 will for all practical purposes be elected in November, barring a write-in cam paign, since no Demo crat candidates filed for theTheseat.trio of contes tants on the road in SD 19R.J.includes:Kost of Powell, the incum bent senator who has served four years in the Senate; Ray Peterson of Cowley, who served nearly 13 years in the Sen ate until unseated by Kost in 2018; and Dan Laursen of Powell, who is looking to move up to the Senate from the House of Representatives where he has served since 2015. “The past four years provide the evidence that I am here to serve and to be effective,” said Kost. “In my first four years, I have suc cessfully authored eight bills. All of those bills were to help others, and it was my honor to be able to work for the citizens. I have visited in the communities, talked to the people, listened to their needs and ofamthem.”andproblemscaredfor“IfeelIapartthecommunities,andtheyknowwhoIam,”headded,“TheyknowtheycancallmeR.J.andthatIam no different than anyone else. I am just a person they can rely on to help them out. I am not better than anybody. There is no glory or grudge I am here for. I am here to be the helper for the citizens I have been chosen to represent.” Peterson stressed his experi ence over four and a half terms. “I’ve tried to send the mes sage in my campaign that I have the experience necessary to be an effective voice for this area in Cheyenne,” he said. “Combined with my conservative values, com mon sense and business experi ence, I can be the leader we need representing us in the Wyoming Senate. I’ve served before in those leadership positions. We need our senator to le verage their vote by serv ing in Senate.leaderhisschoolsandcommunitiessaidpositions.”influentialthesePetersonruralsmallerneedtypeofinthe

“I have a bill for helping small communities with infrastructure needs with water, sewer, street and sidewalk projects,” he said. “I’ll push to revamp our funding formula for our schools to pro vide a more equal distribution of money. My past experience has provided me with insight and the knowledge of how to get these thingsLaursendone.”said his essential mes sage is he is a fighter to go to Chey enne and fight for conservative values in the Senate. “I will vote in the Senate like I did in the House, for free markets and limited government and fight for personal liberties and state rights. The federal government is too over-regulating and forcing their policies on the state by threat of cutting off the money — the money they do not have.”“Aseveryone can see, they’re spending into oblivion; $30 trillion is not working,” Laursen said. “Look at the infla tion we are seeing — 9% this last Laursenquarter.”noted that he has received the CPAC award for conservative voting five years out of the seven he has served as Powell’s representative. Each of the three candidates mentions the legacy of Ronald Reagan in some way influencing their way of thinking.

Senate District 19 Race Powell Tribune Online Election Guide Page 13 H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H PAID FOR BY THE CANDIDATE REPUBLICAN 307.754.7174 | RJKOSTSENATE@GMAIL.COM | H Seeking effective solutions to lower property taxes H Wyoming native who understand the needs of Park and Big Horn counties H Your vote is your voice and I’ll listen and respond H Solid Republican values providing excellent representation for Park and Big Horn counties H Proven, experienced leadership in the Wyoming Senate: ✓ Authored amendment for $7.5 million in funding for community colleges including NWC ✓ Authored Senate File 87, which is now Wyoming law, to protect individual privacy ✓ Supported at-home senior care as opposed to taxpayer-funded state care ✓ Held informational meetings for Wyoming Property Tax Relief Program, Veterans Exemptions, Wyoming Home Owner Assistance Program and Internet Relief I’d yourappreciatevoteintheAugustprimaryEveryvotecountsThank You! R.J. KOST DAN LAURSEN RAY PETERSON See Candidates, Page 14 Three candidates all have legislative experience

Candidates: Continued from Page 13 Laursen noted he is a board member of the American Legisla tive Exchange Council, “and their slogan is belief in Jeffersonian principles of free markets, limited government and federalism.” “Ronald Reagan supported ALEC and believed in these prin ciples too,” he said. Peterson considers himself to be a Ronald Reagan conservative. “I’m a capitalist, free market, less government public servant. I’m not in this for the money or personal gain on any way,” Pe terson emphasized. “I have the desire to make corrections in how we are governed; to do my part in preserving our nation’s founding principles and to make this nation and our state great again and de serving of God’s blessings.” Kost said the term “conserva tism” is tossed around in many ways.“Ibelieve there are so many def initions of the word that few know which definition is the correct one. That being said, the Ronald Reagan idea makes more sense to me. I am a strong supporter of the big tent approach, which I guess is also described as the Ronald Reagan philosophy, because learn ing from others as well as working with other ideas, philosophies and views is the way we can all find the best“Wesolution.”needthe open mind and the ability to collaborate with others to find the best solutions,” Kost said. “I strongly feel it is necessary to read the bills, understand and research the bills and then ask how the bills will affect those I am to represent before making any deci sions how I am going to vote. If that aligns with the party, great, and if it doesn’t, then I will go with what I feel represents the people I am sent to Cheyenne to serve.”

Peterson says the issue of how Wyoming continues funding K-12 schools is the most important issue facing the next Legislature. “Our past funding sources, such as coal lease bonus money, are all but gone, and we will need to look at other ways to fund our school building and maintenance. We need to continue to reduce budgets, live within our means, manage our investments wisely, shore up our revenue streams and ensure that Wyoming is taken care of for decades to come,” Peterson said.For Kost, he said two things are “very“Theimportant.”firstisfinding ways to work together for the betterment of Wyoming and not this division we are facing. We need to think about what our purpose is in Cheyenne. That, I would hope, is to make the best decisions for all of the people on those topics iden tified as a problem or in need of legislative work.”

Elect Dan Laursen

SD 19 is a big area and incor porates voters from Powell and east Park County through north and central Big Horn County. The Senate district houses HD 25 and HDLaursen26. has worked hard at traditional campaigning — utiliz ing advertising to get his name out and knocking on doors to introduce himself in Big Horn County, “I have two-thirds of Greybull finished and will start on Lovell the next week,” Laursen said. “I do believe I’ve done my due diligence in contacting Republican voters.” Peterson said he’ll be increasing ads and personal contacts as the finish line approaches.

“I wish I could feel I’ve reached every voter in this Senate district, but folks are busy and time just See Candidates, Page 15

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Second, Kost said, is the econ omy. “Wyoming must look to the future with open eyes and a better understanding of what our natural resources have provided for us, while at the same time looking for other means to move us forward as the clamps on natural resources continue to get tighter. How do we meet the needs of our state, and how do we transition into a produc tive state with the pride and work ethics we currently have as the driving force behind changing to meet the needs of our citizens?”

Laursen boiled it down to the essence of challenges facing the Legislature: “Property taxes, infla tion and schools.”

5 year CPAC award recipient and member of WyGO and NRA ✗ 100% Support Wyoming GOP Platform ✗ No new taxes or increase in taxes ✗ Always vote to protect the 2nd Amendment and our rights to protect our family ✗ Fight against Federal overreach and regulation, look at my voting record and comments concerning Covid ✗ Support ALEC principles of free markets, limited government and federalism ✗ Vote for moral Christian values ✗ School choice and money follows the child Thank you for the opportunity to represent you the past eight years and I respectfully ask for your vote again.

SD 19 candidates: Abortion law province of the states

gets away from all of us. I’ve had Politics in the Park gatherings in Lovell and Powell and will be hosting my final get-together in the park in Greybull on Aug. 4,” Peterson noted. “All of the candidates have invested a lot of time, effort and money to get involved and to serve the people. It would be good to see a big turn-out at the polls,” he added.Kost continues to push hard with a campaign message that he will work tirelessly to assist everyone with the problems they face and the problems facing the groups within the district, the Big Horn Basin and the state. “I am honored to serve District 19 and give back to the people and the area which has given to me. From a kindergarten youth whose mother met him at the bus to bring him into the house to change him out of his good clothes and into the worn out ones, to being able to serve for the district is the biggest honor I can ever imagine,” Kost said.

After certification by Gov. Mark Gordon of the trigger leg islation, HB 92, the 8th District Court in Teton County issued a temporary restraining order preventing HB 92 from taking effect. That order lasts 14 days. The next hearing on the case is scheduled for Aug. 9 to hear arguments on a request for pre liminary injunction.

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All three candidates on the Republican ballot in the Sen ate District 19 primary runoff agree on this: The states should decide abortion law rather than Supreme Court ruling. They are unanimous in sup port of the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade which empowers states to govern abortion. And they all support the trigger legislation passed by the last Legislature to make abortion illegal in Wyo ming.Atthe same time, there are differing views going forward. “I voted in favor of the trigger bill and with the certification by the governor, I do support it as written,” said Sen. R.J. Kost. “I feel it should stand as is. Should there be talk to remove the amendment allowing abor tion for incest and rape, I will not support the bill. I cannot believe that an evil act such as rape or incest would still re main as a no-abortion allowed act. I believe there is evil as well as good in this world, and I struggle to understand why an evil act such as rape or incest would not be considered for abortion.”Theother sitting legislator running for the SD 19 nomina tion, Rep. Dan Laursen, has a slightly different view. “I voted for the trigger bill that gave the abortion decision back to the states,” he said. “This has happened and is on hold by court order. It should stand and be tightened.” By “tightening,” Laursen said he would support a move by fellow Park County House member, Rachel RodriguezWilliams of Cody, to remove the amendment allowing abortion in cases of rape and incest. Former senator Ray Peterson supports the trigger legisla tion, but notes there will be “concerns” going forward. He doesn’t spell out the concerns. “I do support the anti-abor tion legislation recently passed in the Legislature” and the court decision to send it back to the states “where it should be,” he said. “I’m sure we will have concerns to work through as we progress down this road, but I’m also sure that we can address those issues as a state.”

During the past few years, Bray said the state Legislature had numerous oppor tunities to fix what he called a “broken sys tem,” but did not produce results.Bray is particularly critical of Gov. Mark Gordon’s performance, noting the GOP governor has expanded govern ment authority instead of reining it in. “He had no right to shut down businesses over an overblown flu,” Bray said, referring to the governor’s actions during the COVID-19 crisis. Bray explained his perception of a conservative as someone who distinguishes between authority and power.“Power and authority are two dif ferent things,” he said. “COVID just exposed [moderates and liberals] to moreReferringpeople.”to himself as a consti tutional conservative, Bray said he first became involved in politics to protect the Second Amendment — the right for private citizens to own and bear arms. Bray emphasized he’s a firm be liever in individual rights, particu larly when it comes to voters voicing their opinions in public and express ing their concerns to lawmakers. “The government, they pass a lot of laws that are unconstitutional,” he said. “They pass a law, they implement it, and the state Supreme Court strikes it down. If you break that law, even though it’s unconstitutional, they’ll send cops to your house to kill you. That’s pow er.”Although Bray has been in the news lately over controversial issues, including an email he sent to a state lawmaker that many people found inappropriate, Bray said he does not consider his views beyond the realm of many voters in the state. “I’ve done some things and said some things — definitely said some things,” he acknowledged. “I’ve used some language that some people don’t like me to use, but no one’s ever said I was wrong.” In fact, some members of the GOP Central Committee attempted to rebuke Bray over a profane email he sent to a lawmaker. The attempt failed and did not discourage Bray from speaking his mind. “Wyoming is extremely conserva tive, as far as the individual people are concerned,” Bray said, pointing out that because every candidate self-identifies as a Republican, vot ers assume they’re conservative, even if they aren’t. In fact, he said, many candidates who run as Re publicans in Wyoming are actually Democrats.“So,Democrats run as Republi cans,” Bray said. “They wanna get elected, so they run as Republican.”

Constitutional Conservative files to run for HD25 TROY

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Troy Bray of Powell has filed to run for state representative, House District 25, setting up a three-way primary contest. Bray, a Park County Republican Party Precinct committeeman, de cided to run for the state legislative seat after Dan Laursen announced his intention to run for Senate Dis trictAfter19. Laursen told him he was thinking about running for SD19, Bray said he told Laursen he would run for HD25, provided no other qualified conservative candidate chose to run. Bray explained he decided to run because he does not believe Northrup is a true conservative. “Northrup is definitely not some body that I want representing me — his record is horrible,” Bray said, prefacing he does not know enough about Good to offer an opinion of him.“Conservatives are kind of weird,” Bray said. “We don’t want to tell other people what to do, but that’s what legislators do.”

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In addition to his strong Second Amendment stance and concerns about government overreach and overspending, Bray said he worries about the state’s education system.

In addition to individual rights and personal liberties, Bray said he believes Wyoming is taking too much money from taxpayers. “I hate taxes,” he said. “I hate paying any tax. That’s my labor go ing to a government that misuses it. Powell isn’t too bad. Powell is one of the better places in the state, but I think we could do it with a lot less.” BRAY

“Education is a big thing,” he said. “I have a 16-year-old son, and I’m extremely concerned about his education. I’d like to see a little bit less state control of home-schooling. I’d like to see education redirected … toward the kids in things that actually matter, like math and sci ence.”Bray made it clear his criticisms are mostly directed toward the state. He has few complaints about local schools or educators. “Powell has a good school dis trict,” he said. “But they have state standards they’re forced to meet.”

Bray has been highly critical of state legislators he believes are too liberal to qualify as conservatives. “This Legislature has been a pa thetic mess for two years now,” he stated publicly in March 2022. Bray stands by that statement, but said not all Wyoming lawmakers are too“Theremoderate.are good legislators — we have a few here in Park County,” Bray said. “Laursen has been great. [Rachel Rodriguez] Williams is great. But the leadership in both houses … they could have done great things for the people of Wyo ming, but they failed. “They should have limited the governor’s emergency powers,” he continued. “His COVID response was a huge fail — the biggest failure in the history of Wyoming.”

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Good owns and oper ates Quality Propane in Powell and also has fireworks outlets in both Powell and Cody. “The state is go ing through a pretty tremendous growth spurt,” he noted. The resulting hikes in property valuations of farmland and resi dential land and the potential for sizable tax increases “need legis lative attention,” he said. Abortion rights is another is sue probably headed to state legislatures, he observed [at the time this article was written and published on May 19]. It’s just a leaked opinion in the U.S. Supreme Court now that Roe v. Wade may be overturned, but it’s something that legislators have to be prepared for in this election cycle, he said. “I am a Christian, a conserva tive and a Republican, in that order. We’ve got to stand up for the rights of the unborn child, with the rights of the woman to health care respected as well,” he offered.

Good back on the ballot

House District 25 Profile

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BY DAVE BONNER Tribune Publisher Two years ago, businessman Chris Good filed to run for the Legislature in Powell’s House District 25, but had to withdraw after his wife fell and suffered serious brain injuries. The accident happened on June 3, 2020. The date is seared into Good’s memory. With the primary election only a little more than two months away at the time, his concern was 100 percent on the health of his wife Miria.

“We didn’t know the extent of injuries,” Good said. “I actually withdrew in July, and my name was already on the Whatballot.”followed as his wife recovered “was almost a miracle,” Good declared. “I re ally say it with the ut most humbleness. It’s almost like it didn’t happen.”Ithasturned his attention back to a desire to serve the public “once I realized Miria wasn’t going to need full-time care.”

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BY DAVID BONNER Tribune Publisher Former State Rep. David Northrup, R-Powell, finds the legislative redistricting bill passed in the final hours of the 2022 legislative session to his liking.He will be on home turf in a bid to return to the Legislature to represent Powell House District 25. Northrup filed his application of candidacy in the Secretary of State’s Office in May. Northrup is a life long resident of the Willwood farming area south of Powell. Prior to the 2022 redistricting, which is required every 10 years, Northrup’s Willwood area was part of HD 50, a population of East Cody and the ru ral area between Cody andNorthrupPowell. served eight years between 2012 and 2020 as HD 50 represen tative in the State House. He ran unsuccessfully for the State Senate in 2020 to replace Sen. Hank Coe. Now he has his eye on the State HouseLinkingagain.the Willwood with Pow ell HD 25 feels right to Northrup. A previous legislative redistricting placed the Willwood area in HD 26, made up of largely Big Horn County“Powellvoters.is where I went to school, including graduating from Northwest College with an associ ate of science degree,” he said. “I went to Montana Tech in Butte to earn a degree in geological engineering. My wife Astrid is a longtime professor at Northwest College teaching engineering and math.”Inaddition, Northrup was elect ed to the Powell School District 1 Board of Trustees and served as chairman.Hewas immediately assigned to the House Education Commit tee and the Revenue Committee in his first term representing HD 50. In his second term, he was appointed vice chairman of the educa tion committee, which quickly proved to be a full chairmanship when then-Chair John Patton of Sheridan died in of fice. Northrup served as chairman of education for the following six years.“Ibelieve we need a strong education sys tem, a balanced budget and a thriving economy for our citizens,” Northrup said. “Park County is starting to see its chang es in the last few years, with higher land values and now higher prop erty taxes. I believe in incremental raises and or a freeze on property taxes for those over 65 is a better solution to our booming housing economy.”Northrup remains an advocate for“Educatingagriculture.the Legislature on the plight of agriculture in Wyo ming resulted in one of the most satisfying bills that affects the ag industry,” he said. “This bill was to get Wyoming to adopt a national code for agriculture. This allows people to drive combination and trucks, in agriculture, without a Commercial Driver’s license. The responsibility rests on the owner to ensure the driver is adequately trained and is a safe driver. Most of us in ag still prefer a CDL driver when operating a semi with a com bination rig.” of Park County House Powell House District 307-272-1617

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BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Rex Rich entered the House District 25 race in May, join ing former state Rep. David Northrup, Park County Republi can precinct committee member Troy Bray, and Powell business man Chris Good. Rich said he has professional experience in all of Wyoming’s key industries, including agriculture, government, tourism, and oil and gas. He held a management posi tion at ExxonMobil later in his career, before he retired. “I can understand a little of ev ery aspect of the state’s economy,” Rich said. “I know what a business needs to succeed, and because I know, I’m not willing to go down a road that’s going to force our busi nesses to go under.”

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For businesses to succeed in Wyoming, Rich explained, they need a business-friendly environ ment, a solid workforce, and a good natural environment. “We got some of the most pris tine scenery in the world. We need to protect that, because it’s also part of our economy,” Rich said, adding that he believes Wyoming has “a fairly good busi ness climate. I’d like to maintain that, and maybe improve it if we can.”Rich said, if elected, he’d also strengthen abortion laws and sup port for the Second Amendment. He’d try to do something about the property tax increases that residents of the state, especially those in Teton and Park counties, have experienced this year. “I don’t think there’s a corre sponding need for that much tax revenue in the county, so I think we need to give some relief, espe cially to lower-income people,” Rich said. The candidate didn’t have a specific plan for legislation to ad dress the issue, but Rich said he’d research what approaches might work for Wyoming. Whatever ap proach he supported, Rich said, it would be the one that’s best for the people of the“I’mdistrict.not saying I got the answers now, but I have the ability to go forward and find the answers,” Rich said. As for what he brings to the table over his opponents in the race, Rich said he’s known Northrup for years, but Northrup is not as con servative as Rich said he thinks the position needs. “I’d like to see a little more con servative voice down there in the legislature,” Rich said. Bray, Rich said, is sometimes “overly passionate.” Rich said there’d been some “heated words” exchanged between candidates in the race, but he has none to con tribute himself. “I don’t want in on that. That’s not me. I try to look at the positive side of everything and work to ward the positive,” Rich explained. Rich said he doesn’t know a lot about Chris Good, but thinks a local businessman would have something of value to offer as a legislator. In 2020, Good was a candidate in HD25, but had to withdraw when his wife Maria had an accident. Rich said he respects Good for that decision. In the days ahead, Rich said he’d reach out to all the other candi dates in the race to discuss where there’s common ground and where there’s differences. The main point he wants to make about his campaign is that, if elected, he’d be there for the peo ple who put him in the Legislature. “I’m going to represent the peo ple of the district and not myself,” Rich said.

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BY DAVE BONNER Tribune Publisher Rachel Rodriguez-Williams of Cody is unopposed in the Republican primary election as she runs for a second term in the Wyoming State House of Representatives from House DistrictShe50.should advance to the November general election. There she will face a challenge from Carrie Satterwhite of Ralston who has filed for the seat as a libertarian.Rodriguez-Williams describes herself as a conservative Republican seeking reelection to continue working hard for the people. She was the lead spon sor of the trigger bill in the 2022 Legislature that was activated by the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, resulting in an abortion ban in Wyoming.“Ihave lived up to my campaign promises during my first term in office. I will continue to be honest, transparent, approachable and re sponsive,” she said. “I fought hard during my first term in office for the people of HDAs50.”a

The Republican majority in the Legislature should push back against the Biden administration and federal overreach to protect the energy industry, she stressed. “We need to ban Critical Race Theory in K-12 schools, commu nity colleges and the University of Wyoming,” she said. “We need to protect in women’s sports, stop ESG (Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance) and restore election confidence by preventing crossover voting into our Republican primary.”

voice of lobbyists in Cheyenne that are preventing legislation from being passed,” she added. “We must pass a bill that ad dresses property tax stabilization in a fair way.”

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BY DAVE BONNER Tribune Publisher With her party’s nomination from the Libertarian State Convention, Carrie Satterwhite of Ralston has joined the race for State Representative in House District 50 to oppose incumbent Rachel RodriguezWilliams of SatterwhiteCody.filed her application with the Secretary of State’s office and will move directly to the general election ballot as a Libertarian legislative candidate. Rodriguez-Williams, who is unopposed for the Re publican nomination in the Aug. 18 primary election, has served one term as HD 50 rep resentative.Satterwhite doesn’t believe being Libertar ian should be consid ered a curiosity. “We live next door to each other. We’re all trying to get along,” sheOnesaid.member of the Wyoming House of Representatives is a registered Libertarian. He is Marshall Burt of Green River.“Ijust don’t see my self as a Republican or a Democrat,” Satter white said. She describes her self as fiscally re sponsible and strongly promotes spending taxpayer money con servatively.Satterwhite added that she believes in gun rights. She supports farming, ranching and tourism and is not against oil and coal. “I do think we need to look for diversification [in the economy],” she said, “so when we have those booms and busts, we don’t strug gle quite as much in the busts.” She has long worked on behalf of legalizing marijuana for medi cal“Ipurposes.thinkmy No. 1 thing is medi cal freedom,” she said. “It should be an individual decision. It’s clinically proven to have ben efits.”Satterwhite said proponents are currently working on a citizens’ initiative to get usage of medical marijuana on the ballot.

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BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Councilor Steven Lensegrav is running again for his Ward I seat on the council. As with all the council races in Powell, the incumbents are running unop posed.“I’ve appreciated the opportunity to serve the last four years and look forward to serving for another four,” Lensegrav said. In 2018, Lensegrav and Er nest Phipps ran for the seat that became open after Eric Paul decided not to run again. Lensegrav took 65% of the vote. As he looks toward his second term on the council, Lensegrav said he’ll be armed with a bit more experience in the next four years than he had in the first. “Your first term is always about getting your feet wet,” Lensegrav said. For the first three years, he served as council liaison to the Powell Golf Club Board, taking over the year after the club had begun to turn things around financially. The club had run up debts totaling $250,000. It’s been operating in the black since late 2017.Due to time constraints, Lensegrav had to let councilor Lesli Spencer take over as golf board liaison, but Lensegrav said he’d like to see the course continue to be a successful amenity. He also wants to help Powell’s economy continue to grow. “We had some hits and misses there,” Lensegrav said. When he started on the council, the Clocktower Inn project was well in the works. The publicprivate venture was to be a hotel and conference center, with the city owning the conference center and leasing it back to the owner of theThehotel.State of Wyoming appropri ated $2.62 million in support of the approximately $10 million project, which was supposed to break ground in summer of 2019. The project faced delays, which were exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In April, the hotelier elected to return the state funding. Despite the Clocktower failing to get off the ground, Lensegrav said the council is still keeping their eyes open for op portunities that would allow them to facilitate such a “That’dproject.bea big boon for our town. We’ll do what we can to help out on our end,” Lensegrav said.On the other hand, the Dairy Queen continues to move forward. The council this month approved an amendment to the plat for a sliver of land the city sold to help the owner have a parcel that fit the franchise requirements. “Everyone loves ice cream,” LensegravLensegravsaid.was on the council in summer 2019 when a fire at the Vining Substation crippled the aging piece of infrastructure. The city went about a $3 million renovation that was completed last spring, doubling the substa tion’sLensegravcapacity.attributes the proj ect’s success to the city staff who developed the financing plan, carried out the bidding process, and saw it through to completion on time and on budget. “We’re better now than when we started,” he said. He’s also interested in seeing the Division Street project move ahead. This will widen the well-used but notoriously narrow street, and replace sewer and wa ter lines, many of which are still the original cast-iron piping. Lensegrav grew up in Sturgis, South Dakota, and graduated from Black Hills State University. He taught and coached K12 in Sturgis for 11 years, and moved to Powell in 2011 to teach science at Powell High School. Three years ago, he was pro moted to assistant principal at PHS, and he serves as principal of the Shoshone Learning Center.

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The State of Wyoming appropriat ed $2.62 million in support of the approximately $10 million proj ect, which was supposed to break ground in summer of 2019. Under the terms of the grant agreement, the city was going to own the conference center attached to a privately owned, 75-room hotel, and Wahrlich would operate the entire facility. The project ultimately never got off the ground, and after fail ing to get financing in place for the hotel side of it, Wahrlich returned the funding to the state. Logan still believes a confer ence venue is important and hopes to find a way to make it happen.“Myhope is … we can find a way to make a hotel and find a good fit for Powell,” Logan said. He also wants to see downtown continue to attract businesses. He doesn’t expect, with changes in retail, that the face of downtown will look like it once did, but he said professional services, such as doctor’s offices, can still be successful.Ultimately, he said the job of a councilor is to take all the information from various sources, including city staff, and make a decision that’s best for the community.“Itsounds like such a cliche, but it’s really true,” Logan said. Two other spots on the council are up for election. Ward I Coun cilor Steve Lensegrav and Ward III Councilor Tim Sapp are also running unopposed for their seats.

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BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Powell City Councilor Zane Logan is running for the Ward II seat on the council. Logan was appointed in January 2021 to fill the seat that was vacat ed when Scott Mangold was voted to the Park County Commission the previous November. No chal lengers filed to run against Logan. Logan moved to Powell in the summer of 1992 and took a job at the city as an electrical superintendent. In 1998, he was promoted to a position that’s the equivalent of public works director. After working a while as assistant city administrator, he moved into the city administrator position in January 2005. He retired in June of While2019. he’s enjoyed his retirement, Logan said he missed working with the people at the city. When Mangold’s move to the county commission opened up a spot on the council, Logan decided to put in an application. “It seemed like an opportunity to use some of my experience to the benefit of the community,” Logan said. Logan sees the role of the coun cil as being one to set priorities for the city, while the staff does the heavy lifting. The council also coordinates city objectives with other government agencies and community organizations, such as Northwest College and the Powell Economic Partnership.Oneofthe things he likes about serving on the council, Logan said, is that everyone works together well, which he said isn’t true in all cities. While the people he works with don’t always agree, he said it’s not always a good thing when they never disagree.“Itcan mean no one is thinking critically about things,” Logan said.Logan is a big advocate for infrastructure, which he believes is key to the city’s success. He said it’s more than just “pipes, streets, and wires.” It includes parks and facilities, like the Powell Aquatic Center and the Powell Municipal Airport.Italso incorporates the city’s fiber optic network, Powellink.

The network was constructed in January 2009 as a joint venture between the city, Northwest Joint Powers Board, and private-sector partners.“Iknew the internet was the infrastructure of the future,” Logan said. Powellink handles download speeds of up to a gigabyte, and now the city is now looking at upgrading the network to Logan10GB.also wants to help facilitate the construction of a hotel and conference center. Lo gan helped push for the Clocktower Inn, which was a private-public partnership between hotelier Steve Wahrlich of Billings and the City of Powell.

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After serving 20 years on the Powell City Council, no one can say Tim Sapp hasn’t given back to the community. As is the case for all three positions on the council that are up for elec tion in November, no other candidates filed to run against him. “Someone has to fill the posi tion,” Sapp said. Were there a challenger or two, he might not have run. If he didn’t pursue another term, Sapp ex plained, the council would have to appoint someone. It would leave a lot up to chance who represents the citizens of Powell. Sapp, who is the longest serving member on the council, is a strong proponent for the development of city parks. City ordinance re quires the developers of annexed subdivisions to donate 6% of the total area of land for park space, or to make a payment equal to 10% of the value of land being an nexed.Inmany annexations, the city accepted land and ultimately ended up with more potential park space than it could afford to develop. The city is a lot more interested in the cash payments. Sapp argues that the city should take the land since it can be sold after 10 years. The money raised from the sale would be greater than the cash payment, which could be then used to develop the“Theparks.problem I see is that the city keeps taking money in lieu of, and the money in lieu of is nowhere near what we need to build a park,” Sapp explained. Sapp also wants to get the Division Street project going. The project would widen Division Street, as was done to Absaroka Street in 2019, as well as replace water and sewer pipes under the pavement. The Absaroka Street proj ect was paid for with a voterapproved specific purpose tax. Some of the surplus funding for that project could be used toward the Division Street project. It wouldn’t pay for it, but Sapp said it would get the ball rolling. He said there are some other grant opportunities, as well as partnerships, that might also help. A specific-purpose tax, which would require voter approval, might also be required to pay for the project.

Sapp also wants to see what the council could do to facilitate the development of low-income hous ing. Inflation has hit the rental market pretty hard, and Sapp said it’s likely to get worse. The Sapp family has a long his tory in Powell. Sapp’s grandfather was one of the original homesteaders. He acquired his home stead, which was near Crown Hill Cemetery, around 1910. Sapp said it “alkalied out,” and so he trans ferred it to the Willwood. Sapp was born and raised on the Willwood. He graduated from Powell High School and studied at Northwest College when it was Northwest Community College. Before he retired, he worked as a welder/machinist in agriculture and the oil industry. Sapp said he tries to represent the people, and in some cases he’s voted against the rest of the coun cil based on input he’s received from his constituents. For example, he voted against allowing a processing plant in an industrial area abutting a residential neighborhood, and he voted against value engineering the Powell Aquatic Center, which he said led to some unfavorable design

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Sapp points out that Division is such a nar row road with lots of traffic, as well as school children crossing it, which creates a safety hazard.“When they first opened up Absaroka and you could drive down it, I was surprised how wide that street was,” Sapp recalled.

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“I’vechoices.always had the opinion to work for the people, and help them accomplish what they want to accomplish. It hasn’t always been an easy road, but it’s what I always endeavored to try to do,” Sapp said.

Both candidates for prosecuting county attorney attended the forum in Powell. Leda Pojman, who is challeng ing current county attorney Bryan Skoric, spoke first. “I want to give people a choice after 19 years,” Pojman said, claiming a high turn-over rate among staff in the attorney’s office is an important issue to address. Skoric, who was born in Cody, said he remains devoted to keep ing the community an attractive place to live and raise families. “Park County is a unique place,” he said. “I will work hard to keep this county what it is.” Asked to explain what they think is the most important mis sion of the office, both candidates said equal treatment of all county residents is vital. “To serve all of Park County with integrity … and not waste taxpayers’ dollars,” Pojman said areAfterpriorities.pointing out that citizens of Park County pay his salary, Skoric said he could not pinpoint one specific area as most vital. All of the cases he prosecutes “are important,” Skoric said.

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Candidates were asked about their Republican credentials. Among the clerk of District Court candidates, only one identified as a life-long member of the GOP. Christie said he registered as a Republican when he was 18, but has registered as a Democrat, independent and Republican over theCarrollyears. said she first registered as a Democrat, but has been a member of the GOP for 24 years. Martin said she registered as a Republican at 18 and has re mained in the GOP ever since.

Renner, who has served as Park County Clerk since January 2015, pointed out the clerk is bound by statutes established by state law makers — including the Wyoming Attorney General — to follow strict guidelines for counting votes.

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All three candidates — Debra Carroll, Logan Christie and Robin Martin — for clerk of District Court appeared at the GOP forum. Candidates introduced them selves before being asked specific questions relevant to the position. Martin suggested making the office “more efficient” as a key priority.Carroll noted her 18 years of experience working in the county courts. She stated outgoing clerk of District Court Patra Lindenthal has endorsed her as successor. Christie focused on his educa tional background and experience in the county’s juvenile justice system.“I’mfamiliar with the legal system here in Park County,” Christie said.Martin cited her versatility and experience.“I’veworked in just about every area of law there is,” Martin said. “Obviously, I understand proce dures and living by rules.”

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BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor More than a dozen candi dates for countywide elect ed positions participated in the Park County Republican Women forum in June in Powell. It was the lead-off event in the 2022 election year, culminating in the Aug. 16 Wyoming Primary Election.Nearly 200 people were in at tendance at The Commons in downtown Powell. Questions were prepared in advance by members of the local GOP Women’s group. Candidates for most county elected positions were introduced first, followed by state legislative candidates and then six of the eight candidates for three open seats on the Park County Commission.

Expanding on the concept of rules, Carroll pointed out the clerk of District Court position is obliged to follow specific guide lines.“Our office is run by statutes and rules, so there is only so much we can do,” Carroll said. The moderator asked how each candidate plans to work with indi viduals they may not like. Pointing out it’s a common scenario in workplaces, Christie said setting aside differences is a necessity in any environment, but particularly within the public domain.“Thegreater good is a lot more important than the bickering of the people” with whom you are working, he said. Noting the clerk position must work closely with countywide law enforcement and courts person nel, Carroll said, “We do our very best to work with everyone.”

Both candidates for Park County Clerk attended the PCRW forum in Powell.TimLasseter, who is challenging incumbent Colleen Renner for the position, spoke first. He said hav ing the “necessary communications skills” is important to the office. Then, Lasseter dove into his conservative credentials, saving taxpayers money and overseeing the elections process.“Government should live within its means and cut spending,” Lasse ter said. “I will work to keep polling places open … and ensure [elec tions]Withintegrity.”manyPark County residents upset about the use of automated ballot-counting machines instead of hand-counting them, Lasseter struck a chord with constitutional conservatives who have questioned the accuracy of electronic machines.

Emily Denney was the only can didate of the four vying for county coroner who attended the PCRW’s first forum in Powell. She was given an opportunity to make a brief introductory speech, but was not asked any questions. Denney currently serves as the county’s deputy coroner. She listed her background in law en forcement, the U.S. military and local real estate — as well as serv ing under current county coroner Tim Power — as complementary to the elected position. “My role as a coroner is to share accurate information with family members,” Denney said.

The candidates’ answers differed when asked to explain the most important function of the county clerk’sLasseteroffice.said ensuring elections integrity is the most crucial function of the “Freeposition.and fair election-vote counts,” he reiterated. In addition to elections, Renner listed a litany of important functions the clerk is responsible for fulfilling, including automating all office operations and handling payroll for all county employees. Asked if they would support paper balloting, both county clerk candidates answered, “Yes.”

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BY BRADEN SCHILLER Tribune Staff Writer Park County resident Tim Las seter, 57, is running for Park County Clerk with the hope of running a frugal and transpar entAsoffice.precinct committeeman for the Park County Republican Par ty, Lasseter was helping to find Republican candidates for the position, but he began to consider running himself after several op tions fell through. He decided roughly two weeks before the filing deadline he was going to run for county clerk, after praying on it and talking to his wife of 35 years and a couple of “trusted confidants.” “It was getting closer and closer to the day, and I de cided it’s to the point where it’s time to quit asking people to run for this position and it’s time to step up and run for it,” said Lasseter. He said he believes the position is a partisan one and he will be run ning as a ofplatformsaysRepublican.conservativeLasseterthathesupportstheasamembertheconventionandlocal caucus that helped create it. “I’m a conservative Republi can,” he said. “I know what that means. It’s county clerk. You’re not running for a non-partisan seat — you run as a Republican or a Demo crat. Is it one of those things that could be a nonpartisan seat? Maybe, but it’s not.” Lasseter said that if he’s elected, he has no plans to “clean house” because he believes ev eryone currently work ing in the clerk’s office is doing a good job. He also said he would be available to talk with members of the public and would be criti cal of overspending in the county budget. A strong proponent of in-person voting, Lasseter also would work to maintain the integ rity of the Lasseter,elections.whoworked for Ty son Foods in human resources, employee retention and as a warehouse manager for one of the largest warehouses in the region, moved to Cody from Missouri after retiring. He is now married with two grown children and two grandchildren.Hesaidhebelieves his experi ence in management — which involved handling personnel mat ters, keeping a large amount of records for Tyson Foods and earn ing a variety of certificates and degrees — qualifies him for the position.

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vehicles and records involving county land transactions — in cluding deeds and mortgages, subdivisions and mineral leases. The office also oversees the ad ministration of liquor license applications and marriage licenses. Renner said she and the office staff are me ticulous about this area of their work. “We like to double check our work before it leaves here,” she said.The office also helps administer the coun ty’s budgeting process. Every year, prior to the county commissioners’ work on the budget, the clerk’s office sends out applications to the enti ties that receive special funding so the commission can review those requests. The office pro vides administrative support for the county’s 23 departments as they put in their budget proposals and administers the budget hear ings that precede the commis sion’s final approved budget for the fiscal year. The clerk also serves as the county elections officer, ensuring the process is conducted accord ing to Wyoming statutes.

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Hello, my name is Colleen Renner. I began my career in the Fremont County Clerk’s Of fice, working there from 1980 to 1984. I then moved to Park County and joined UW Cooper ative Extension — now known as just UW Extension — in July 1985. My two sons grew up in Cody and graduated from Cody High School in 1996 and 2003 and have given me four grand children.After spending three de cades with Extension, I was ap proached to run for Park County Clerk in 2014. I was elected by county voters and took office in January 2015. The support I have received over the past seven years has been tremendous and so appreciated. I have an opendoor policy and enjoy visiting with residents about their ques tions and concerns. The clerk oversees the coun ty’s budget, accounts payable, payroll, titles, marriage licenses, land recordings, and elections. I have a wonderful team of em ployees, which makes the job veryDuringfulfilling.my tenure as clerk, we’ve modernized the office and improved its operations. We’ve brought accounts payable into the 21st century by electronical ly processing vouchers — free ing up many hours of staff time — and updated budget pro cesses. Thanks to the extensive experience of our payroll clerk, our payroll department also pro vides excellent service to county employees.Additionally, my office has worked hard to ensure that our elections remain secure and that Park County voters can re main confident in the integrity of their vote. As one example, to avoid the risk of hacking, we use voting machines that cannot be connected to the internet. We also are constantly reeval uating our security procedures to look for ways to improve. In 2022, we’re looking forward to welcoming thousands of voters to 10 different polling places, as sisted by more than 100 election judges from around the county. COLLEEN RENNER COUNTY RENNER COUNTY CLERK

Renner encouraged county voters to not only get out and vote but also to be informed voters. She said her office doesn’t pro vide that research, so voters will need to do that on their own. She also wants voters to know they will need to bring their identifica tion to the polls, and if they have any questions on what satisfies ID requirements, they can con tact the elections office. Tim Lasseter is challenging Renner for the county clerk po sition, and both candidates are running as Republicans. The pri mary is Aug. 16.

Colleen Renner has a career in public service spanning over 40 years. In 2014, she ran for the position of Park County clerk and won. Her cam paign was successful again in 2018. Now, she’s running for a thirdRennerterm.worked in the Fremont County clerk’s office from 1980 to 1984, after which she moved to Cody. She went to work for the Park County Extension Office for the next 30 years. “Thirty years is a long time to do one job, but I loved that job also,” Renner said. She was contemplating what to do next — even possibly retiring — and several people called her to encourage her to run for Park County clerk. She followed the advice, and it was a good deci sion, she said. “My days are busy, and my days are full. It’s a challenge, but it’s a good challenge,” Renner said.Renner said all her profession al experience, includ ing the nearly seven years she’s served as county clerk, make her the best candidate for the“I’mposition.apeople server. I’ve always enjoyed working with the pub lic and helping them in any way I can,” she said.The job

Renner said she’ll bring experience, knowledge to office

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Leda Pojman Pojman hopes to make positive changes as county attorney

LEDA POJMAN Leda Pojman is running for Park County Attorney, she is the first opposition that the incum bent, Bryan Skoric has faced in 19 years.Pojman, who earned a law degree in 2002, as well as a Bach elor’s Degree in Psychology, an Associate Degree in Psychology and an Associate Degree in Addic tions, has been a prosecutor for 15 years of a 20-year legal career that includes six years in Park County. “I understand the “ins and outs” of a county attorney’s office. I am not afraid to try cases. I have tried three criminal jury tri als right here in Park County: State v. Rog elio Rodriguez (felony), State v. Matt Hopkins (felony), and State v. Aaron Driesel (misde meanor),” Pojman said. Pojman also has ex perience from working in the Wyoming At torney General’s Office and as a legal consul tant as well as private practice experience, and experience as a domestic violence and sexual as sault advocate through nonPojmanprofits. decided to run for the position out of passion for the law and the safety of the community.“Mydedication to impartial justice for everyone inspired me to run for County Attor ney,” Pojman said. Pojman said that when elected she will “bring real leadership, integrity and hard work back to the county attorney’s office.”Pojman said she will return phone calls and emails from the public which she believes is im portant for the position, and avail ability to the public is an aspect she believes is lacking. Pojman also said she will not outsource her duties and will “foster positive re lationships” with other agencies. “True passion for the law and for keeping a community safe can not be faked,” Pojman said. “One either has it or they don’t. Passion has nothing to do with how long one has been in office.”

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Park County Attorney Brian Skoric has held the position for 19 years and hopes to hold another term.“Iwas originally appointed by the Park County Commissioners after being selected as one of three candidates by the Park County Republican Party when the prior county attorney left during an un expired term,” Skoric said. “I have been reelected by the voters ever since.”Skoric holds a Bach elor of Political Science and Juris Doctor which he earned from the University of Wyoming, and currently resides in Park County with his wife Stacey and two children.Before serving as Park County Attorney Skoric served for seven years in the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office as an Assistant and later Senior Assis tant Attorney General. “I was assigned to the Criminal Division and represented the Wyo ming Division of Criminal Inves tigation where I learned all facets of agency representation,” Skoric said. ”I have argued cases in Wyo ming’s Circuit and District Courts, the Wyoming Supreme Court, Wyoming Federal District Court, 10th Circuit Court of Appeals and have filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court.” Skoric said that the county attor ney requires more than being able to prosecute, the individual must “possess the technical legal skills to provide complex civil legal advice to the entire county govern ment, including its elected officials and departments.” He added that “actual experience” must also be held in juvenile cases, elder abuse and mental health“Keepingcases. our com munities safe and pro viding the best civil representation to Park County government is very important to me,” Skoric said. As people move into the area, Skoric hopes to maintain Park County’s qualities that made it desirable in the first place. “To keep Park County – Park County. We have many people moving to Park County because of low crime and our way of life. Let’s keep it that way with proven ex perience that has shown to work,” Skoric said. If reelected Skoric said he will be available and accountable and views himself as a public servant rather than a politician.

BRYAN SKORIC Strong and effective criminal prosecutions since 2003 Solid legal advice to all Park County government Tough, yet fair Experienced in all aspects of the job; civil and criminal Accountability matters Fostered outside agency relationships Decisions made based on facts and the law, not emotions Not a politician Park County born and raised

Bryan Skoric Skoric hopes to continue to serve Park County

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Crumb would handle cases professionally and empathetically if elected Deputy Coroner Denney hopes to step up to county coroner

Denney made clear, however, she has continued to serve as deputy coroner alongside her real estate career. In fact, she assisted the current coroner, Tim Power, with filing paperwork over the past 18 months, including death certificates. The volume of paper work increased, she said, after the coroner’s office was moved to a new location in down town Cody and became fully

Eric Crumb

Eric Crumb, a 56 year old Cody resident and veteran of the United States Army and National Guard is running for the position of Park CountyCrumbCoroner.livesin Cody with his wife and three sons who are 30, 23 and only 8 months old. In addition to Crumb’s ser vice in the United States Army and National Guard, he holds a Bachelor of Science in Informa tion Technology and a Master of Business Administration degree. Crumb is also an advocate for veterans and “does a tremendous amount of charity work for vet erans.”Crumb said that he was in spired to run when he heard about current Park County Coroner Tim Power’s decision to retire. If elected Crumb would “handle each case with professionalism and empathy.” Crumb said if elected he would be open to the public and has not considered making any changes to the way the office has been conducted in theHepast.will wait to see if change is needed when he steps into office.

The candidate believes eight years as deputy coroner, com bined with her law enforcement background and real estate expe rience make her ideally suited for the position.

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deaths,hasinsaid.working“I’vecomputerized.reallyenjoyedwithTim,”she“He’s100percentsupportofme,andendorsedme.”Incoroner-calledDenneyclarifiedthecoronerhandlesthefirstencounterwithadeceasedbodyandinvestigatesthe cause of death with law enforce ment, arranging transportation of the body and coordinating ar rangements between the county and the designated funeral home. If the corpse requires a full ex amination, the coroner must also make arrangements to do so with a pathologist. Each of these func tions, Denney stressed, requires strong people skills. She estimated “maybe a third” of the cases handled by the county coroner require a full examina tion from a pathologist. It’s an important point because many people think the Park County coroner probes and examines dead“Onebodies.ofmy goals in running for coroner is to help educate the public,” Denney said. “There is such a misconception as to what the coroner does.”

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In fact, a major portion of the position, as well as her current re sponsibilities as deputy coroner, entails filing paperwork. It’s a vital function of the posi tion, she pointed out, “because the families are waiting for those deathDealingcertificates.”withgrieving family members is a crucial function of the coroner’s job, she said. “Death is such a sudden, tragic event, and these families need somebody with compassion,” Denney said. “I care about people, and I want to be there to support them in their time of need.”

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Park County’s current dep uty coroner is running for coroner. Emily Denney was among the first candidates who filed to run for coroner. She filed on May 12. A Powell resident, Denney has served as Park County’s deputy coroner since 2014. The U.S. Army veteran arrived in Powell in 2008 after spending a year in Denney,Casper.36,currently works at American West Realty and Man agement in Powell, in addition to her part-time duties as Park County deputy coroner. Previ ously, she worked for the county sheriff’s department. “I was working in the detention center and pursued the deputy coroner position in 2014,” said Denney, who served as a vet erinary technician in the U.S. Army prior to being honorably discharged.Thecoroner candidate listed educating the public, providing care and compassion to families, and ensuring paperwork is com pleted promptly as her top three priorities if elected. Denney has worked as a dis patcher for the Powell Police Department and the Park County Sheriff’s Office. In 2010, Den ney decided to transfer to the detention center as a deputy sheriff. From there, she attended the Wyoming Law Enforcement Academy to learn the basics of coroner“Sincework2014 I’ve been the [Park County] deputy coroner,” she said. “The deputy coroner is on call, so it’s not a fulltime position.” How ever, she prefaced the coroner’s office handles about 85 calls a year. “I was probably in volved with about 65,” she said. “And the numbers have been in creasing.”Denney decided to work in real estate be cause she enjoys work ing with people. In fact, Denney said having refined people skills is important for a coroner position, which spends a lot of time coordi nating with law enforcement per sonnel and working with families — in addition to handling paper work and filing death certificates. “I really like working with the public and helping people,” Den ney said. “So real estate was a good position for me.”

Zach Thompson Gortmaker is fourth candidate to file for county coroner

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Gortmaker is married and has an 8-year-old son, with “a daughter on theHeway.”touted his rela tionships with a variety of municipal govern ment officials and ex perience filing death certificates as strengths for the elected position.

Gortmaker is a man aging director and employee/own er of Ballard Funeral Home in Cody, where he has practiced since 2010. According to the funeral home’s website, he is a licensed funeral service practitioner and certified crematory op erator.After graduating with a degree in mortuary science from Black Hills State University, Gortmaker spent time as a coroner in South Dakota.“I’ve been a deputy coroner in Meade County [South Dakota], where Sturgis is,” he said. “We investigated a lot of deaths related to [the] Sturgis bike rally.”

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Cody Gortmaker

Powell resident Zack Thompson is the third person to announce their candidacy for the position of Park County coroner. Tim Powers, the current Park County coroner, who has held the po sition for nearly 20 years, announced in January that he will retire after his current term. Since then Power’s deputy Emily Denney announced an intention to run, along with Eric Crumb. “Just serving the community I’ve grown up in and it feels like a natu ral part of my current profession,” Thompson said of the decision to run for county Thompsoncoroner.hasbeen a funeral ser vice practitioner since 2018 and was completely licensed in 2020. In 2019, Thompson began considering running when Powers stepped down. Thomp son has great respect for Powers and does not plan on making changes to the way Powers has conducted county coroner duties. “Tim has knocked it out of the park, he’s a great coroner,” Thompson said. Thompson said that he believes the position has gathered attention be cause of the benefits it brings with it, including being able to “see and help people in a different way from other positions.”Ifelected Thompson will serve the community with honesty and integrity.

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“I’ve got relationships with countless law-enforcement of ficials at the sheriff’s office and police departments, as well as [lo cal government] officials, that are necessary to have when serving as coroner.“I’mvery familiar with the state system and all that’s necessary to file death certificates,” he contin ued. “The coroner paperwork for death certificates has to be com pleted in a very particular way as far as the medical side of things, or they will be Gortmakerrejected.”saidhe has assisted Park County’s outgoing coroner with filing death certificates for the past 12 years. “I’ve been the one who’s helped him complete his medical re cords,” Gortmaker said of his working relationship with Tim Power, the current Park County coroner.

After examining corpses result ing from the well-known motorcy cle rally, over the years Gortmaker said he took responsibility for mak ing sure “those bodies” are “cared for so they could get back home.”

Zack Thompson, third candidate to run for County Coroner BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor With Cody Gortmaker filing to run for Park County coroner, the elected posi tion is becoming one of the most hotly contested offices in the up coming Aug. 16 primary. Gortmaker, 33, is the fourth person to file with the county elec tion office as a candidate for the position. The Cody resident joins Eric Crumb, Emily Denney and Zachary Thompson as a coroner candidate.Gortmaker, who filed as a Re publican, said he has 14 years of related experience. “I’m running because I’ve got the experience necessary and I’m humbly eager to represent my community in that position,” Gort maker said. “I’ve helped hundreds of Currently,families.”

Debra Carroll Carroll wants to bring experience to clerk of district court

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BY KEVIN KILLOUGH Tribune News Editor Deb Carroll is one of three candidates running for the Park County clerk of dis trictPatracourt.Lindenthal announced this year that she will not seek another term for office. Carroll has worked under Patra Lindenthal since she was elected in 2014, as well as Lindenthal’s predecessor, Joyce Boyer. Carroll was born in Lovell, and her family moved to Cody when she was 4 years old. She gradu ated from Cody High School and went on to work for Marathon Oil for 19 years, starting as a secretary and moving up to be an assistant technician. She left the company during a round of layoffs in 2004 and went to work for the Department of Family Services for a while. Shortly after, she took a position at the Park County District Court as the criminal juve nile docketing clerk. Today, 18 years later, she’s the first deputy clerk.She said, with Lindenthal retiring, it seemed a good next step for her to run for the clerk position. “I love my job, and I think this is the next step to go. I think I can bring a lot to this office,” Carroll said. In the nearly two decades she’s worked in the office, Carrol said she has learned about all the different positions and programs the office handles, including the jurying program and the child support program. “I’ve been here long enough to know what works and what doesn’t,” she said. If she were elected, she would need little training, which would save the county professional development costs, Carroll said. She said Boyer and Lindenthal have been really effective at get ting the office running efficiently — so much so, Carroll said, that they get compliments from attorneys on how well run it is. She added that they place a high value on customer service. “We try to help people as much as we can,” she said. Since the office runs well, Carroll said she wouldn’t be pursuing any major changes or initiatives if she were elected. She’d just continue to ensure things run as smoothly as they have.The office is about to update its software systems, which will allow for e-filing. She said she’s looking forward to helping with that“That’supgrade.going to be new and exciting. We’re up and coming,” sheRobinsaid. Martin and Logan Christie are also running for the position. All three candidates are running as Republicans and will square off in the Aug. 16 primaries.

Patra Lindenthal, current Park County District Court clerk, is retiring, prompting Christie to run for the elected position. He is running against Debra Carroll, currently first deputy of the District Court“I’veclerk.worked at the county since 2010,” Christie said. “I real ized Patra was not going to run again … and I viewed it as a real opportunity. Professionally, it made sense to Althoughme.”

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Logan Christie Clerk of district court candidate sees youth as the future

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Christie has worked with county youth in various roles, including through the Suicide Prevention Coalition and Bright Future Mentoring program, he said it’s time to consider advancing his career. “I’m not 25 anymore,” said Christie, a third-generation resident of Cody. “I don’t relate as much to the younger genera tion.”That said, it’s his experience working within the juvenile justice system that gives Christie an unusual perspective of how American courts are“Beingchanging. involved with the courts in my mid-20s and into my late-30s, I’ve seen the evolution of the courts,” he said. “I think that perspective is important moving forward.”Christie anticipates significant changes on the horizon in the U.S. criminal justice system coming from the federal level — changes that necessitate leaders with a younger perspective. “I think there are prospective changes coming from the federal level that would impact Wyo ming courts,” he said. “I feel like my background in the juvenile system, as well as the other two judicial systems, will benefit the county.”Those changes could be profound. Although juveniles can now be tried at various levels of the criminal-justice system, in the future young offenders may be handled differently. “I think the change most likely to come will be having a completely separate system for juveniles,” Christie said. “I realize that judicial court is much more than just juvenile court, but it just so happens my background has involved juveniles for 12 years.”Whether he wins or loses in his bid to become District Court clerk, Christie said he will re main dedicated to Park County’s criminal-justice system. “This is my career,” he said. “I have compassion and the ability to talk to people from all walks of life. I have the ability of being understanding of people … which I believe, in the legal field, is important.”

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Logan Christie, who currently works for the Park County Youth Services de partment, has filed to run for clerk of the District Court. Christie, a native of Cody, has worked for the county more than 10 years. His experience working with youth in the juvenile-justice system gives him a perspective on the position other candidates might not have, Christie said. His work with judges at various levels of the countywide courts system, combined with his education in criminal justice, adds to his experience, he said. “I’ve worked previously at municipal and circuit courts,” Christie said, adding he has also worked with judges in Park County criminal courts. “Criminal justice is my educa tional background,” said Chris tie, who has a B.A. degree from the University of Wyoming and a master’s degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Colorado State University.

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“I was born and raised in Cody,” said Martin, whose bio lists camping, fishing, wake surf ing and “beautiful lakes” as rec reational activities she and her family enjoy most about living in theMartinarea. said she decided it was time to bring her legal experi ence back to the county in a way that would benefit the commu nity at large. “It wasn’t really something I’d been planning for a long time,” she said. “I just thought it was good timing to take the leap.”

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Robin Martin has legal eyes on county district court

BY ERIC GILL Tribune Editor Athird candidate has filed to run for Park County clerk of the district court. Robin “Yager” Martin of Cody made it official on May 26. She will run against Debra Carroll and Logan Christie in the Aug. 16, 2022, primary. All three candidates are Republicans.Theclerkof the district court position is being vacated by Patra Lindenthal, who recently announced she would not seek another term for the elected of fice.“I decided to run because Patra is retiring, and I thought it would be beneficial to have someone who has a legal back ground,” said Martin, a paralegal with Stinson Law Group in Cody. Martin, 39, earned an A.S. de gree in Paralegal Studies from a Florida college accredited by the American Bar Association. She recently returned to Stinson Law Group after working for the Park County attorney’s office from 2016-2021. Prior to that, she worked at Stinson from 20132016.“Imiss working with the general public,” Martin said of her decision to run for clerk of district court. She cited her expe rience working with all aspects of the law as credentials for the elected position. “I’ve been pretty lucky in my career to be involved in a little bit of everything,” said Martin, who has nearly two decades of applicable experience. “I have 19 years as either a legal as sistant or a paralegal. I see the wholeMartinpicture.”said streamlining the process at the Park County dis trict court is a key feature of her campaign. Efficiency is one of her strengths, she said, pointing to her work in the private and public sectors. This gives Martin an edge in helping legal novices understand

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“I think it would be a little more beneficial, having someone in there who has been on the other side,” Martin said. Although some people are in timidated by the law, Martin finds it fascinating and enjoyable. “The thing I love most is that you never stop learning,” said Martin, who is married to a fel low Park County native and has two children, ages 12 and 9.

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BY BRADEN SCHILLER Tribune Staff Writer Former Wyoming Special Agent Darrell Steward has announced that he will be running for Park County sheriff. Darrell is the brother of cur rent Park County Sheriff Scott Steward, who announced in April that he will be running for a seat on the Park County Commission. Darrell, a self-proclaimed conservative Republican and lifelong Park County resident, has served as a Park County Detention Deputy (1987-1988), Cody Police Officer/Detective (1988-2003), and Special Agent for the State of Wyoming (2003-2022). He recently announced his retirement from his position as a Wyoming special agent in order to campaign for the office of Park County sheriff. His retirement was effective May 11. During his 35-year career, Darrell also served as a Cody volun teer fireman from 1988 to 2003 as an arson investigator.Hecurrently lives in Park County with Lynn, his wife of more than 30 years, and near his two sons, Monte (Cassidy) and Clint (Shakira).

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Darrell said if he is elected, he hopes to enter the of fice with an open mind, serve the public with dignity and respect — and maintain a tough stance on crime. “I’ve worked with the Park County Sher iff’s Department and Cody PD for a long time. I worked for them personally, and they’re both good — very good — organizations,” he said. “They’re running very well right now. I want to keep it that way. I want to be able to serve the public the best weDarrellcan.” also hopes to bring his investigative experience to the sheriff’s office by making sure deputies are trained on how to conduct a comprehensive investi gation of a crime. “If it’s done correctly in the beginning, you don’t have to worry about trials and stuff as much in the end,” he said. Darrell said he also brings with him a network of prosecutors, sheriffs, chiefs and deputies across the Big Horn Basin. “(My family and I) are totally invested in Park County, which is our home,” he said.

Meyer, who lives in Cody with his wife of 39 years, Mary, has been in office for 12Meyeryears. originally ran for election after his predecessor Doug Brandt retired. At the time Meyer was Brandt’s deputy for two decades. He has been part of the assessor’s office for a total of 37 years. As an assessor Meyer has over 1800 hours of education in appraisal and assessment from International Association of As sessing Officers. He has been permanently certified since 1989. Meyer wants to run for reelection to provide solu tions for increasing prop erty“Lastvalues.year property val ues rose 25 to 45%. This was the largest increase in val ues of my career,” Meyer said.Meyer said in the next term he will “work harder than ever” to prevent peo ple from losing their homes to large increases in prop erty values. Meyer added that for the last 12 years he has been involved with legislation to keep taxation “as fair as possible for Park County.”

County assessor Pat Meyer is running unopposed for reelection

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These profiles are taken and formatted for AP Style from the candidates’ campaign websites.

ANTHONY BOUCHARD State Sen. Anthony Bouchard is the tough, dynamic and most of all—proven conservative leader ready to stand up for America, defend our free doms and always put taxpayers first.Anthony Bouchard is running for Congress to stand up and de fend our rights and our republic against angry socialists and their allies in big tech, academia and the fake news Anthonymedia.Bouchard is an Ameri can entrepreneur who grew up in a blue-collar family with a strong work ethic. Anthony got his first weekend job at age 11 as an elec trician’s helper and in his early 20s became a master automotive tech nician. Later in life [he became] a small businessman and he is the founder of Wyoming Gun Owners. Today, Anthony works with his wife of 24 years, Billie Jean, in the family septic cleaning business.

Tough, bold and principled, Bouchard first won his State Sen ate seat five years ago defeating a well-funded party-backed “moder ate” in the primary and a

FinanceInternationalCorporation.Aspecialistinnationalsecurityandforeignpolicy,shewasalsoaFoxNewsanalyst,andtheco-author,alongwithVicePresidentDickCheney, of Exceptional: Why The World Needs a Powerful America. She is a member of the International Board of Advisors at the Univer sity of Wyoming. Liz and her husband Phil Perry have five children and live in Wil son, Wyoming.

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a strong patriot and champion for our con servative values who stands up for what we believe. He’s not timid or shy, and no one intimidates him.

LIZ CHENEY Liz Cheney serves as Wyoming’s lone member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2016, on a platform of restoring America’s strength and power in the world, and pursuing conservative solu tions to create jobs, cut taxes and regulation, and expand America’s energy, mining and agriculture industries. Cheney serves on the House Armed Services Commit tee.Prior to her election to Congress, Liz served at the State Department as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Principal Deputy As sistant Secretary of State for the Middle East. She also practiced law at White & Case and at the

ROBYN BELINSKEY As a grassroots God fearing conservative Republican, I am planning, with the help of Wyo ming residents, to be the voice of common sense and relatability. My mission is to run a “grassroots” campaign and earn the open U.S. House of Representa tives seat for Wyoming in 2022. Join me in tak ing back America as I work hard to earn your vote and as a result win in 2022. Representing the best interest of each Wyoming resident is my goal thank you in ad vance for your support.

DENTON KNAPP Denton Knapp is a Wyoming native with pioneer roots dating back four-generations in Camp bell County. He grew up in Gil lette, graduated from Campbell County High School in 1983, and received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, West Point. He graduated in 1987 and was commissioned as an Army Infantry Officer. He married Heather Dale, a Gillette “coal min er’s daughter,” and with their two sons, served as an Army family for 30 years, keeping their hearts and roots in Wyoming. The Knapp’s home is in Gillette. During Knapp’s military career, he commanded at all levels. He deployed to combat three times for Operation Iraqi Free dom (Iraq 2002-2003 and 2005-2006) and Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan 2012-2013) and was awarded the Legion of Merit and two Bronze Star Medals (one with Valor). Knapp led pro grams at the highest levels of the Army, U.S. Special Operations Command, the Penta gon and NATO in a multi-national command. He retired honorably as a Colonel in 2017, serving ac tive duty for over three decades. Following military retirement, Knapp continued his lifetime ser vice at a non-profit as the Director of the Tierney Center for Veteran Services, helping thousands of vet erans and families receive benefits and services. He volunteered as a Brigadier General for three years in the CA State Guard and as the

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HARRIET HAGEMAN I am a Laramie,aWyomingite.deep-rootedRaisedonranchnearFortIgrewupunderstandingthevalueofhardwork,integrity,self-sufficiencyandhonesty.HereinWyoming,wehavealongandproudhistoryofstandingupagainstanoverbearinggovernment.

LYNNETTE GREY BULL Lynnette was born in California, where her family moved for her father’s job. Her moth er is Northern Arapaho of Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, and her father is Hunkpapa Lakota Standing Rock Sioux. She attended Pasadena City College and Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, Cali fornia.Lynnette has spent her life working on out reach, advocacy, and community improve ment, including homeless out reach in L.A.’s Skid Row, United Way Arizona’s Project Homeless Connect, a Native American outreach foodbox program with deliveries to tribal nations across the country, and served as chair of Arizona Commission for Indian Affairs, where she worked with 26 different tribes, coordinating their issues with the governor’s office. From 2006-2010, Lynnette partici pated in the “To Set the Captives Free” Women’s Mission Program, a mentorship program for CCA, a federal prison in Florence, Arizona, where she helped women inmates prepare to successfully transition back into society. In 2013 Lynnette became a tribal liaison for government and non-profit entities, training and advising on AMBER alerts and child sex trafficking in Native American communities. She also founded Not Our Native Daugh ters, a non-profit dedicated to educating and bringing awareness to the Missing and Murdered In digenous Women and Girls crisis.

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STEVE HELLING There is a threat of world war. Inflation is at a 40-year high. Ra cial tensions are high. Supply chain issues abound. Our power grid is fragile with expected blackouts and rolling blackouts this summer. Life in America, as we know it, is at risk. However, things are not hopeless. We must work together to get this country on the right path again. Most politicians give their ver bal ascent to the love of God and country. Radical leftist extremists do not have America’s best inter ests at heart and must be stopped. Hopefully, we can all agree that radical leftists must not be al lowed to destroy the America we love. My goal is to bring civility, sanity and God back to politics.

In 2014, she began lobbying on child trafficking bills, which had previously not been a national pri ority. One of the most frustrating issues of that time was an “igno rance

Deputy Commanding General of the 40th Infantry Division. Knapp continues to serve on numerous advisory boards includ ing the Association of the U.S. Army, U.S. Veterans Business Al liance, Combat Infantrymen’s As sociation, Leadership Tomorrow OC, and Building Emergency Re sponse Teams Inc. He is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, National Infantry Association, and serves on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Na tional Advisory Com mittee for Veterans’ Families, Caregivers, and Survivors. Knapp is founding partner of ValorMade LLC. His philanthropic efforts in clude Veterans, Suicide Awareness & Prevention, Multiple Sclerosis, and Autism. His educa tion includes a Bachelor of Sci ence in Organizational Leadership (West Point), Master of Aeronauti cal Science (Embry-Riddle Aero nautical University) and Master of Strategic Studies (U.S. Army War College). His highest military awards include the Defense Supe rior Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, two Bronze Star Medals (one with Valor), seven Meritori ous Service Medals, the Ranger Tab, Parachutist’s Badge and the Combat and Expert In fantrymen’s Badges.

MEGHAN R. JENSEN Meghan Jensen was born in Billings, Montana and returned home to Casper, Wyo ming in 1983. Meghan’s father worked in the oilfield which eventu ally led the family to Gillette, Wyoming. In Gillette, Meghan and her younger brother participated in 4-H and baseball while learn ing how to maintain a small farm. The family moved back to Casper in the early ‘90’s where Meghan stayed until 2007 when she left and tried to live in North Carolina and Arizona. In less than a year, Meghan moved back to Wyoming to live in Rock Springs where she currently re sides.For most of her career, Meghan has spent time managing quick service restaurants and as head cook for her school district. In 2017 Meghan graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with an associates of arts in political science with many courses centered around secondary edu cation. For the last six years, Meghan and her husband have owned and operated a small concrete

ShebecomeengagementandhercoursestolivedthewasMeghan’scompany.motheralwaysactiveincommunitytheyinandbroughthermeetingsortaughtin4-H.Withfather’sworkethichermother’scivicthisledMeghantoactiveinhercommunity.waspresidentofthecitysoccerleaguefortwoyears,servesonthelibraryboardandisinhersecondtermofchairingtheSweetwaterDemocraticParty.Meghanalwaysheardgrowingupthat“Youcanpickyourfriendsbutyoucan’tpickyourrelatives.”Shebelievesthiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruthbecauseshehasbeenapartoffivechildrens’lives,fourofwhichhavedifferentparents.Shehopestoinstillthesameworkethicandcivicduty,alongwithempathyandcompassionforotherstoherfivechildrenbyshowingtheminsteadoftellingthembycontinuingwhatshe’sdoingtoday. U.S. Representative candidates: Continued from Page 36 DENTON KNAPP

No profile was available for Mark Armstrong by press time. Dan Dockstader may appear on the ballot, but has dropped out of the race.

And now, we are fighting back against big government bureaucrats who want to manage our lands, control our lives, and dictate what we are allowed to think and say. I have dedicated my career to fighting for the people of the great state of Wyoming as we’ve been under assault from Washington, D.C., and career politicians. For the last 20 years, I have been fighting back against federal agen cies that try to usurp our rights with overbearing regulations. I’ve never allowed my conservative values to be shaken in the face of left-wing ideologues. As an attorney, I battled Bill Clinton’s attempt to block access to one-third of our National Forest Lands, stopped the EPA’s efforts to take control of our irrigation infrastructure and operations, blocked the USDA from forcing our livestock producers to use radio-frequency ear tags and reg ister all of our ranches with the federal government and more. Now I am ready to fight for Wyo mingites in Congress.

trafficking2017Sheoncongressionaltestimony(D-FremontmingandvotingprimarilycraticforCountyReservation/FremontFieldOrganizertheWyomingDemoParty,workingonNativerightsandaccesstheelectionofWyoRep.AndiCliffordCounty).Lynnettesubmittedtoa2016briefingtribalsuiciderates.contributedtoareportonhumaninIndianCountry sub mitted to the UN during a special session on global child sex traf ficking. She also successfully testi fied to protect the Tribal Heritage Protection Act, in place since 1953 and the Grizzly Bear Protection Act — an issue Rep. Liz Cheney later said was “ruining our west ern way of Lynnettelife”.currently serves as director of the Wind River/ Department of Interior Land Buyback Program for Tribal Na tions, where she manages staff of seven who work on the distribu tion of the settlement of $1.9B for the mismanagement of tribal land, making land offerings to tribal land owners. She is a tribal liaison for the Wyoming Outdoors Council and a Red Desert Tribal Advocate for Citizens for the Red Desert Coalition. Lynnette is the mother of three biracial children; her eldest son is a sophomore at Central Wyoming College, and her younger son and daughter attend public schools in Fremont County.

PAID FOR BY FRIENDS OF MARK GORDON /markgordon4wyoming /GordonforGovernor Follow Mark on Social Media: /GordonforGovernor /GordonforGovernor gordonforwyoming.com WE HIRED MARK GORDON TO LEAD WYOMING THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES. AND HE’S DONE JUST THAT. “Wyoming, it has been my privilege to work for you, and I’d like to continue. Please honor me with your vote. Thank you.” Mark Gordon is helping us meet the challenges. Because of Mark’s leadership:

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REX RAMMELL A Wyoming cowboy born and raised in the mountains near Yellowstone Park, Rex Ram mell has become the voice for state sovereignty over public lands. A veterinarian, rancher, and sportsman he has devoted his life to defending our consti tutional rights. He is the author of the book, “A Nation Divided: The War for America’s Soul.”

JAMES SCOTT QUICK In 1969, at the age of 4, my family moved to Wyoming from Ne braska; I have lived here and called Wyo ming my home since. After graduating from Douglas High School in 1983, I joined the United States Marine Corps. Following an honorable discharge in 1987, I returned to Wyoming and entered the work force. I started in the uranium mines then transitioned into open pit coal mining, then pipe lining; ultimately settling into owning and operating my own oilfield service company. As a husband, grandfather, veteran, and a business owner, I see the need in Wyoming for quality state leadership. I’m tired of politicians thinking they know what is good for me bet ter than I do, and I’m finding I’m not alone in that thinking. I believe I represent the majority of Wyoming’s hard-working men and women and I think It’s time one of us stands up to protect our home from govern mentProtectingoverreach. Wyo ming’s energy indus try needs to be job one, along with keep ing Wyoming workers’ money in their own pockets. I think it’s long overdue that one of our own stand up for Wyoming’s citizens and our andMyself,lifestyles.myfamily,myfriendswould greatly appreciate your consid eration to endorse my campaign for governor of Wyoming. It is very important to me that I do my best to represent Wyoming citizens and businesses alike to my highest ability. I am deeply passionate about having indepth conversations with a rich variety of citizens, taking into account their perspectives as well as all information available, to make well-informed decisions in the best interest of Wyoming as a whole.

Wyoming on a sustainable fiscal path. He is committed to making government more transparent, accessible, productive and ef ficient. He believes government is best when it is closest to the people, and is com mitted to giving local communities the tools they need to thrive. He is a staunch advocate of quality education for all children from bottom to top, K-12 through all forms of post-secondary education, private and pub lic.Gov. Gordon served as Wyo ming State Treasurer from Oc tober 2012 until January 2019 when he was sworn in as gover nor. He was ranked 57th among the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute’s “most significant and impactful public investor execu tives” in 2013. During his time in office, he transformed and mod ernized the management of the state’s financial portfolio, lead ing in 2016 to Wyoming earning the No. 1 ranking in the United States and No. 3 in the world among all sovereign funds by the PetersonElectedInstitute.governor in 2018, he has successfully led Wyoming through two of its most signifi cant challenges in decades: the COVID-19 crisis and the most significant decline in mineral revenue in the state’s history. He has spear headed efforts to di versify all sectors of Wyoming’s economy, including technology, finance, agriculture, energy, including car bon capture and se questration, research, education and tour ism. He is dedicated to continu ing to make the state a darn good place to raise kids. Gov. Gordon and his wife Jen nie have four grown children – Anne; Aaron with wife Megan; Bea with husband Austen and their son Crawford; and Spencer with wife Sarah, their son Ev erett, and twin daughters Violet and Eloise.

JAMESQUICKSCOTTREX RAMMELL No profile was available for Theresa Livingston or Rex Wilde by press time.

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CHUCK GRAY He began his professional career as a radio executive and hosted a conservative radio show between 2013 and 2019. Chuck has been serving in the Wyoming House of Representa tives since 2017, and has been a strong sup porter of conservative policies at the state level. Chuck has been leading the State House to make Wyoming a model state for voter integrity. He was the lead sponsor of the voter ID bill in the 2021 session. He is also a pro-life champion. He sponsored Wyoming’s first ultra sound bill in 30 years and stopped the University of Wyoming from covering abortion in their stu dent health care plans with a budget amendment. He has been awarded the Platinum Award for protecting life, Wyoming Right to Life’s highest award given. He led the legal fight against the state of Washington when they blocked coal exports, saving Wyoming energy sector jobs. He is a five time CPAC [conservative political action conference] award winner, winning the award for his conser vative voting record each year in the Legislature. He has won the Club for Growth’s Award for Economic Freedom. Chuck has also won the Principles of Liberty legislative award for his voting record. Chuck has dedi cated his life to stand ing up for our Christian and conservative val ues. He is now running for Secretary of State to continue advancing values like election in tegrity.

Secretary of State Profiles

TARA NETHERCOTT Tara B. Nethercott serves her community and state with distinc tion as a Wyoming Senator and practicing attorney in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Nethercott‘s Wyoming roots run deep. Her family home steaded Wyoming in the late 1880s. Nethercott graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School in 2009, where she was student body president. Upon graduation, she began private practice oper ating a small business for over a decade. She currently practices with the law firm of Crowley Fleck — one of the oldest and largest law firms in the region. Her legal advo cacy for the businesses and people of Wyoming has continued as a committed community member and state senator. In 2021 Nethercott was awarded Legis lator of the Year by Wyoming County Com missioner‘s Association and in 2020 she re ceived the Person of the Year Award by the Greater Cheyenne Chamber of Commerce. She is a graduate of the Council of State Governments Western Leadership Academy, Leadership Wyoming, and Lead ership Cheyenne. Nethercott is also an alumnus of the National Security Forum Air War College. Nethercott was elected to the Wyoming Senate in 2016 from Laramie County. Prior to her candidacy for Wyoming’s next Secretary of State, she served as the Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman. She also serves on the following committees: Corpora tions, Elections and Political Subdivisions, Capital Finance and Investments, Blockchain, Finance and Digital Innovation as well as serving as a liaison to the Wyo ming Retirement System Board. Additionally, Tara was named to the Plan for Aging Vot ing Equipment (PAVE) Task Force in 2017 to study options for re placing Wyoming’s vot ing equipment safely so that no Wyoming county would be left with voting equipment at risk of deteriorating. She is proud of her legislative work dur ing her tenure as a Wyoming State Sena tor, sponsoring and passing key legislation such as bachelor degree opportunities for Wyoming’s community colleges, mental health injury coverage for first responders, fraud control, strengthening antitrust laws, and bringing the Wyoming Women‘s Suffrage Pathway highway desig nation to the state.

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CHUCK GRAY NETHERCOTTTARA No profile was available for Mark Armstrong by press time. Dan Dockstader may appear on the ballot, but has dropped out of the race.

CURT MEIER Since I took office in 2019, our team has done some really good work for Wyoming.We’ve grown the state’s investment accounts from $20 billion to $25 billion. - We’ve beaten bench mark returns two years in a row.- We’ve provided hun dreds of millions of dollars in revenue to Wyoming each year.- We’ve modernized the office’s accounting and ad ministrative functions. - We’ve returned an un precedented amount of funds to a record number of peo ple through our Unclaimed Property Division. - We’ve ensured that fiscal accountability, trans parency and conservative free-market values are al ways the cornerstones of our operation.Wyoming now has the #1 rated sovereign wealth fund in the United States, and I’m proud of what my team has done for the people of Wy oming.We can’t wait to show you what we can do in our second term!

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According to Meier, following his first term, assets have increased from $20 billion to $25 billion. Wyoming also holds the number one rated sovereign wealth fund in the U.S. and Meier says that “our investment team has beaten benchmark returns two years in a row.”“My new goal is to raise The Permanent Mineral Trust Fund standing in our peer group to the top quartile,” Meier said. “Pres ently it is right at median, and while we may never be number one in the area because we sim ply will not risk your money in that way, I believe we can — and should — certainly do better.”

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BILL GALLOP At WRS, Bill led and man aged — $4 Billion of Portfolio investments in Global Equities as senior investment officer at Wyo ming Retirement System. At University of Wyoming, Bill taught a finance course on futures and options as adjunct associate professor in the College of Busi ness.Bill has three decades of invest ment management, and invest ment consulting experience. In industry, Bill was an invest ment director at several of the largest private U.S. foundations, endowments and public pension systems. He also worked on Wall Street as a vice president at a ma jor U.S. banking institution. Bill received a Congressional nomination to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and grad uated in 1986 with a Bachelor Degree of Science in Computer Science.Hesubsequently earned a Mas ters Degree of Business Admin istration (Finance) from Cornell University‘s S.C. Johnson Gradu ate School of Management, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst “CFA.” Bill served on ac tive duty as a com missioned officer in the U.S. Army Field Artillery, attaining the rank of captain. He is a graduate of U.S. Army Ranger, Para chutist and Air Assault Schools.

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CURT MEIER Curt Meier has served as Wyo ming State Treasurer for three and half years after a successful career in agricultural businesss and 24 years in the Legislature as a senator.Meiercurrently lives in La Grange, Wyoming, with his wife Charlene to whom he has been married for 41 years. Meier has decided to run for reelection to “finish the job you hired me to do when you elected me four years ago.”

Republican State Treasurer Curt Meier has Paid for by Committee to Elect Curt Meier for Wyoming You for your vote on August 16 Good News at www.curtmeierwyoming.com

Meier is also critical of the Biden administration’s handling of reserves along with “a Federal Reserve Board who did not have their eye on inflation.” He is confident that within the next two years there will be “op portunistic circumstances that can offer substantial risk-based returns,” and that his team is ca pable to carry this out. Meier added that he has proven his availabity to the public in his over 25 years in Wyoming gov ernment.“Itisimpossible to fairly and accurately represent the people of this state if you’re not hearing from them, and I’m proud that I’ve maintained and expanded connections to the people who vote for me through every elec tion I’ve been involved in,” Meier said.Ifelected Meier would be com mitted to carrying out the duties of the office and is “proud of the many things that are going right in our office.”

MEGAN DEGENFELDER Megan grew up in a ranching and oil and gas family. She attended Wyoming schools for the entirety of her K-12 education, graduating from Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyoming. Megan attended the University of Wyoming, where she earned degrees in busi ness economics and political science, and was selected as the uni versity’s top graduating female.Her husband Bryan grew up in Cheyenne and is an anesthesiolo gist and graduate from the WWAMI medical school program. They live in Laramie.Megan served as the chief policy officer at the Wyoming Department of Education under Superintendent Jillian Balow. She oversaw multiple divisions, including standards and assess ment, accountability, and the Hathaway Scholarship, as well as a $30 million budget and 25 person staff. During this time, Megan made meaningful budget reductions, consolidated staff and updated that state’s statutory educational “basket of goods” for the first time in 20 years. Megan is a lifelong volunteer in her community. She currently serves as vice chair of Wyoming Agriculture in the Classroom, which creates a free curriculum focused on Wyoming’s top industries for grades two to five. She serves on the Wyoming Taxpayer’s Association Board, and was a previous chair man of the Wyoming Women’s Foundation, which focuses on eco nomic self-sufficiency for women in Wyoming. Megan is also a very active outdoorswoman, and gives back through the Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt and co-hosting women’s introductory trap shooting events. She is an active member of St. Paul’s Newman Center Catholic Church and is a volunteer coach for the University of Wyoming women’s rugby team. As a lifelong Republican, Megan has served as local precinct committeewoman and worked on various high level political campaigns.

BRIAN SCHROEDER Brian Schroeder was appointed Wyoming’s 23rd State Superin tendent of Public Instruction in 2022. Brian is constitutionally entrusted with general supervision of Wyoming’s public education system and also sits on critical state boards, including the State Board of Land Commissioners, the State Board of Education, the State Loan and Investment Board and the State Building Commission. The superintendent is also a non-voting member on the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees, the Wyoming Community College Commission and the School Facilities Com mission.Brian believes that for the student, the purpose of education is learning to think. Driven by the arts and the sci ences, it’s about learning from others and thinking for oneself. In math, the learning side of it means computation while the thinking side means application. In history, learning is about what happened while thinking is about who told you what happened. In science, learning involves MALDONADOSERGIO

SERGIO MALDONADO Sergio Maldonado is an educa tor, father, husband, and tribal elder.Born on Wyoming’s Wind River Reservation, Sergio Maldonado has spent his life involved with education. A graduate of Brigham Young University, Sergio also has a master’s degree from Arizona State Universi ty. He is a doctoral can didate at the University of SergioWyoming.has been a classroom teacher, a college administrator, and a school board trustee. These experiences give him a broad understanding of the critical challenges we face in educating our young people and giving them the tools to be happy, thriving community members.Sergiois a graduate of Leadership Wyoming, the state’s premier leadership development program. Sergio was appointed to the Na tional Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) by President George H. W. Bush.

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observation, thinking involves experimentation. The process of educating a child, however, has never just been about training the mind, but also cultivating the heart — prizing the value of virtue and prioritizing the importance of character.Healso sees the role of the local community schoolhouse as unique ly positioned between home and society. As an extension of the for mer and an incubator for the latter, American schools are uniquely poised to be a bridge between both. Brian grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, and was raised with his sister and brother in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin, by his single-parent mother, Jane Schro eder, a nurse who made sure the family grew up in a stable, safe and strict home environment, with strong morals and lots of love.He has worked as a teacher and administrator in private schools in California, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Wyoming, and as a family and youth counselor. He most recently served as Head of School at Cody’s Veritas Academy, a private Christian school. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Maranatha Baptist University and holds a master’s degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. The father of seven – Kelly, 35, Heidi, 34, Brian Jr. 28, Benjamin, 27, Grace, 25, Bruce, 23, Omega, 22 – Brian is married to his college sweetheart, Susie, who is a customer care as sociate with Guardian. His hobbies include camping, hunting, fish ing, racquetball, and rooting for the Green Bay Packers.

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No profile was available for Robert White III by press time. Thomas Kelly may appear on the ballot, but has dropped out of the race.

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JENNIFER ZERBA As state superin tendent of public in struction, I will work with the department and Wyoming educa tors to involve classroom educa tors in improving the allocation of our state resources and how, together, we can better serve the needs of our students. Together, we will encourage policy and procedure makers to volunteer in their local schools to better understand how financial decisions affect students and edu cators.Wewill create better financial transparency by having all districts publish their budgets on their district website. Currently, only a few budgets are published, such as Natrona County School District budget and Laramie County School District budget. We will work closely with legislators to ensure amendments are passed so that state funding is spent on what the fund ing was to be spent on in all districts. I will work with the department to alert and support parents’ involvement with their children’s education through their child’s curriculum assess ment, ingconferences,parent-teachervolunteerattheirchild’sschool, or run ning for their local school board. Parents have and will always have a voice for their own chil dren.Regarding professional devel opment, Zerba pledges that we will strive to have opportunities for continuing education to reflect feedback from our educators to better support their wants and needs. I will champion the Wyoming Constitution so that it will not be runTheover.Wyoming Constitution Article 7 clearly defines public education and the role of the state superintendent.Justbecause someone wants their child to have a certain ideology doesn‘t give them the right to say what my child’s ideology should be. I will work tirelessly with my team and edu cators to reinvent how high schoolers earn their credits for gradu ation.Some students are university-bound, some are community bound.manycertificate-bound,collegeandaretradeschool-Iwillincreasework ing with Wyoming stakeholders, including parents and business owners.Notevery student should go to college, and the drive for educa tors, guidance counselors, and administrators to push a four-year degree with the financial burden attached to it, needs to be reexamined.Goinginto a trade should no longer be shameful.

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KRISTI RACINES

Kristi Racines was born in Casper, a fourth generation Wyo mingite. As a child, her father’s work in the oil and gas industry took the family from Bar Nunn to Evanston and eventually to River ton, where both of Kristi‘s parents wereAfterraised.attending high school in Riverton, Kristi went to the Uni versity of Wyoming, where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in accounting and Span ish. She accepted a job with the public accounting firm of McGee, Hearne, & Paiz in Cheyenne and shortly after became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Performing in-depth audits of small Wyoming businesses, non profits, and governmental entities gave Kristi a critical understand ing of accounting principles, finan cial statements, internal controls, business processes, and federal funds management. Specifically, she worked on the audits of the State of Wyoming, the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Busi ness Council, and several of Wyo ming‘s community colleges. Kristi began her public service career with the Wyoming‘s judi cial branch, and ultimately served as the Chief Fiscal Officer and Director of Human Re sources for Wyoming‘s judiciary. In that role, she prepared and man aged a statewide budget of approximately $80 million, monitored and approved payments for the state courts in all 23 counties and oversaw the human resources affairs of over 300 em ployees. As a liaison with the Legislature for all financial aspects of the court system, she is familiar with legis lative process and has a keen eye for the budgetary issues our state is facing.Kristi served on the State Em ployee Compensation Commission, and was appointed to the inaugural Government Efficiency Commis sion in 2017. The work of this commission resulted in legislation during the 2018 session dealing with cost-saving initiatives and streamlining of state operations. Since being elected as Wyo ming’s 21st State Audi tor in November 2018, Kristi immediately acted on her campaign commitment to trans parency. She inherited a public records lawsuit from her predecessor, and within 30 days produced and turned over six years’ worth of state spending data. The lawsuit was quickly dismissed, saving tax payers thousands in legal fees. Six months into her term, Kristi debuted wyopen.gov — Wyoming’s online checkbook. This ground breaking website provides expen diture data for the state on a daily basis and has had 200,000 visits sinceWheninception.serving on the State Loan and Investment Board and the Board of Land Commissioners, she quickly gained a reputation as bringing a sharp fiscal eye, a com mitment to the rule of law, and a voice of reason to critical issues. Kristi is proud to serve for a decade on the board of Goodwill of Wyoming, which serves adults with disabilities and other vulnera ble populations. She is a past board member of the Cheyenne Historic Preservation Board, Cheyenne Re spite, and is a graduate of Leader shipAnWyoming.avidsportswoman, Kristi enjoys hunting, fishing, hiking, ski ing, and camping. She hunts ante lope, deer, elk, and turkey, and has had the great fortune of drawing and harvesting a bison, mountain goat, and moose in recent years. She lives in Cheyenne with her husband Torey and their two chil dren, Addie and Theo. These profiles are taken and formatted for AP Style from the candidates’ campaign websites.

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 STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT28 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  JOHN R. WINTER  COUNTY CORONER FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  ERIC “YODI” CRUMB  EMILY DENNEY  CODY GORTMAKER  ZACHARY THOMPSON  COUNTY ATTORNEY FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  LEDA M. POJMAN  BRYAN A. SKORIC  COUNTY SHERIFF FOUR (4)YEAR TERM Vote for one  DARRELL STEWARD  COUNTY COMISSIONERS FOUR (4) Year Term Vote for not more than THREE (3)  H. KEITH DAHLEM  ANGIE JOHNSON  KEN MONTGOMERY  DOSSIE OVERFIELD  MATTHEW SCOTT  SCOTT A. STEWARD  LLOYD E. THIEL  TYSON B. WILLIAMS    COUNTY OFFICES COUNCIL MEMBER CODY WARD 3 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  LEE ANN REITER  PROPOSED CODY CONSERVATION Shall the Park County Commissioners impose a conservation district tax, not to exceed one (1) mill, on all property within the Cody Conservation District, Park County, Wyoming, for the purpose of providing natural resource programs directed by the Cody Conservation District? Currently, there is no conservation district tax in place for said District.  FOR THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT TAX  AGAINST THE CONSERVATION DISTRICT TAX COUNCIL MEMBER CODY WARD 2 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  GABE MAIER  KELLY TAMBLYN  COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL WARD 1 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  STEVEN MICHAEL LENSEGRAV  COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL WARD 2 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  ZANE Q. LOGAN  COUNCIL MEMBER POWELL WARD 3 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  TIMOTHY A. SAPP  BALLOT PROPOSITIONS CITY OF POWELL STATE OFFICES STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT24 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT26 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT25 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  GOVERNOR FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  THERESA A. LIVINGSTON  REX WILDE  SECRETARY

TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  ROBYN M. BELINSKEY  ANTHONY BOUCHARD  LIZ CHENEY  HARRIET HAGEMAN  DENTON KNAPP  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT24 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  SANDY NEWSOME  NINA WEBBER  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT25 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  TROY BRAY  CHRIS GOOD  DAVID NORTHRUP  REX RICH  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT26 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  DALTON BANKS  TIM J. BECK  TIMOTHY MILLS  GARY WELCH  GOVERNOR FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  BRENT BIEN  MARK GORDON  JAMES SCOTT QUICK  REX RAMMELL  SECRETARY OF STATE FOUR Year Term Vote for one  MARK ARMSTRONG  DAN DOCKSTADER  CHUCK GRAY  TARA NETHERCOTT  STATE AUDITOR FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote TREASURER FOUR YEAR TERM Vote YEAR TERM Vote DEGENFELDER KELLY SCHROEDER J. WHITE III ZERBA DISTRICT 19 FOUR COUNTY TREASURER FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  BARBARA A. POLEY  COUNTY ASSESSOR FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  PAT MEYER  CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  DEBRA CARROLL  LOGAN CHRISTIE  ROBIN “YAGER” MARTIN  HOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT50 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  RACHEL RODRIGUEZ-WILLIAMS OF STATE FOUR Year Term Vote for one  STATE AUDITOR FOUR Year Term Vote for one  STATE TREASURER FOUR Year Term Vote for one  STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FOUR (4) YEAR TERM Vote for one  SERGIO A. MALDONADO, SR.  STATE SENATOR SENATE DISTRICT 19 FOUR (4)YEAR TERM Vote for one  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT28 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  KIMBERLY M. BARTLETT  STATEHOUSEREPRESENTATIVEDISTRICT50 TWO (2) YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY OFFICES COUNTY CORONER FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY SHERIFF FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY ATTORNEY FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY CLERK FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY TREASURER FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY ASSESSOR FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  COUNTY COMISSIONERS FOUR (4) Year Term Vote for not more than THREE (3)   

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NON-PARTISANMAYORMEETEETSE FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  J.W. “BILL” YETTER  KRISTEN YODER  TOWN COUNCIL MEETEETSEMEMBERS FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for not more than TWO (2)  THOM HENRY NAVE  ERIC J. SCOTT   MUNICIPAL OFFICES COUNCIL MEMBER CODY WARD 1 FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for one  JUSTIN BAILY  SCOTT CLYDE  DAN SCHEIN  DAN F. SHREVE JR.  CITY OF CODY TOWN COUNCILFRANNIEMEMBERS FOUR YEAR TERM Vote for not more than TWO (2)   TOWN COUNCILFRANNIEMEMBERS TWO YEAR TERM Vote for not more than TWO (2)  YEAR TERM Vote for one  TOWN OF FRANNIE

Republican committeemen (M)/women (F) Brad Miller M REP Jeffrey Crum M REP Landon Greer M REP Wayne Hoff M REP Richard Dean Tilbury M REP Bradley Dunkle M REP Tyson B. Williams M REP Jona Vanata F REP Kim Borer F REP Jessalynne Crum F REP Barb Luthy F REP Shanell Hatch F REP Stefanie Bell F REP Lari D. Rutherford F REP Tasha A. Williams F REP One Democratic committeeman (M)/woman (F) John Osgood M DEM Ann Pasek F DEM Precinct 2-2 Ted Smith M REP Three Republican committeemen (M) Pat Meyer M REP David Hill M REP Mack Frost M REP Precinct 3-1 Chris Bingley M REP Three Republican committeemen (M)/women (F) Randy J. Merritt M REP Dossie Overfield F REP Shelley Causey F REP Sandra May Leonard F REP Precinct 3-2 Fred A. Bronnenberg M REP Four Republican committeemen (M)/women (F) Christopher Williams M REP Tim Lasseter M REP Mathew A. Moss M REP Rachel Rodriguez-Williams F REP Terri L. Lasseter F REP Bobbi Bronnenberg F REP Precinct 4-1 Dave McMillan M REP Four Republican committeemen (M)/women (F) Jim Vetter M REP Pat Alphin M REP Patrick Maslak M REP Toby LaVigne M REP Mark Maslak M REP Sheila Leach F REP Amanda McGonagle F REP Barbara Poley F REP Sandy Newsome F REP Kelly Simone F REP Cherie

Wapiti Elementary School (3167 North Fork Highway, Cody, WY 82414) 16-1 Wapiti-Yellowstone National Park Heart Mountain Clubhouse (1001 Road 18, Powell, WY 82435) 21-1 Ralston Cody Auditorium (1240 Beck Ave., Cody, WY 82414) 2-1 Cody East and North Inside 2-2 Cody East and South Inside 24-1 Cody Center North Inside 24-2 Cody Center South Inside 24-3 Cody Center Inside 25-1 Cody West and North Inside 25-2 Cody West and South Inside 25-3 Cody West Inside Cody Recreation Center (1402 Heart Mountain St., Cody, WY 82414) 3-1 Cody East and North Outside 3-2 Cody East and South Outside 4-2 Cody West and North Outside South Fork Fire Hall (3 Road 6NQ, Cody, WY 82414) 4-1 Cody West and South Outside 7-2 Valley Garland Community Church of God (900 Sheridan Ave., Garland, WY 82435) 6-1 Garland-Frannie Meeteetse Senior Center (1105 Park Ave., Meeteetse, WY 82433) 8-1 Above Meeteetse 8-2 Town of Meeteetse 8-3 Below Meeteetse FOR THE 16

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Clark Pioneer Recreation Center (321 Road 1AB, Clark, WY 82435) 1-1 Clark Park County Fairgrounds, Heart Mountain Hall (655 E. Fifth St., Powell, WY 82435) 9-1 Powell Center and West Inside 9-2 Powell Center and East Inside 9-4 Powell West and North Inside 9-5 Powell West and South Inside 9-7 Powell South and East Inside 10-1 Powell North Outside 10-2 Powell South Outside 23-1 Willwood Park County Courthouse (1002 Sheridan Ave., Cody, WY 82414) Early voting and absentee ballots 11-2 Crandall-Painter