The Wyoming Legislature will continue to be dominated by Republicans after this election. Although we frequently agree on policy direction, there will be disagreements among the majority on legislative details.

My policy priorities have not changed from this bullet list from 2024:

Sensible property tax reform for all.
Rational policies protecting children.
Challenging federal oversight bent on destroying our core industries.
Fierce defense of your constitutional rights from abuse by a bureaucratic state.

After two years, we’ve had success advancing each of these policy directives.

I’m still committed to “Sensible” property tax reform, but I’m not enthusiastic about zero property tax for some and a 2% to 4% increase in sales tax for all.
I’ve proven to be a strong supporter of policies to protect children and moral order in our society.
As a co-sponsor of HB0120-Energy Product Reclassification and Sovereignty Act, we’re taking advantage of today’s energy friendly administration, but Washington liberals won’t stop trying to close the door on energy production on federal land. Constant vigilance is required.
Voted for multiple First and Second Amendment protections including Prohibition Red Flag Seizure, First Amendment Protection Act, Concealed Weapon Age Requirements, and Human Heartbeat Act.

“Conservative principles include liberty, the rule of law, preserving an established moral order, and belief in God. Conservatism requires discipline; otherwise, we devolve into liberalism and, inevitably, tyranny.”

J.R.

No-Nonsense Leadership on:

Your rights, future, and economic well-being — In 2024, I wrote: “Ordinary Americans are
under constant surveillance by the state, and it is hard to tell if they care.”

I think they do now.

Artificial Intelligence’s meteoric rise has gotten everyone’s attention, and when combined with all the digital fingerprints we leave on our screens each day, we must proceed with caution. AI as a business tool is already being widely applied here in Wyoming and across the western world. Our decision on whether Wyoming will be a participant in the AI network, where our natural resources will play a major role in energizing these systems, or if Wyoming citizens decide to pass and simply live within its network, will be determined in the next two years.

Education – I am an advocate for providing a Classical education model to every student who chooses it. We’re as close to achieving this goal as we’ve been since progressive education was implemented in the early 20th century. Classical education doesn’t dismiss our technological future, but it doesn’t hand your child’s education over to it, either.

Property Taxes – I campaigned on property tax relief and reform. We accomplished the former, and we are working on reform. We have multiple bills under consideration by the Revenue Committee. They range from removing current relief measures should the Citizen Initiative pass in November to eliminating residential property tax and replacing it with a sales tax.

These are decisions that could alter Wyoming’s entire tax code, and I urge everyone to weigh in on the discussion.

What can we do?

Conserve those things that history has proven to be good, true, and beautiful.
Help Wyoming live up to its “Red State” status.
Shrink the government’s role in our everyday life.
Dispel the myth that we can have an amoral society and still expect a moral economy.
Remind legislators that their first obligation is to preserve and protect our liberty.
Let Wyoming communities that live near, work on, and recreate on federal lands have a direct say in how federal lands are managed.
Stop the re-writing of history.
Reveal that we cannot have an unlimited amount of multiculturalism and still maintain a national identity.
Minimize the bureaucratic state’s ability to bypass our legislative process to impose its collective will on you.
Encourage judges to enforce existing laws as they were adopted by the people who drafted them, not amend them as they see fit.
Demonstrate that progressives are the true science deniers.
Stop the substitution of absolute truth for relative truth.
Reinforce that destroying our energy sector will result in a dramatic decline in Wyoming’s prosperity.
Halt the growth of nationalized health care. Government cradle-to-grave health care will determine what I do, where I live and drive, my hobbies, what medical treatment I’m eligible for, and every other aspect of my life and yours.