Rachel Rodriguez-Williams secured a third term as representative of House District 50 with 62% of the vote, beating her opponent David Hill 968 to 586 in Tuesday’s primary election.
“I am very excited to serve House District 15 for another two years,” she told Cowboy State Daily. "And I'm excited about the election results for all of Park County in the legislative seats as well.”
Rodriguez-Williams cited property taxes, reducing government spending, and limiting government expansion as her “top priorities” during the next legislative session and was looking forward to working with her Park County colleagues to advance these goals.
“There's a lot that needs to be accomplished and worked on for the good people of House District 50 and across the state,” she said.
Rodriguez-Williams has represented House District 50 since 2021, establishing herself as a leading member of the Freedom Caucus and one of the staunchest pro-life advocates in the Wyoming Legislature. This would be her third term.
During her time in the Legislature, Rodriguez-Williams has had three bills pass into law, with two of those bills prohibiting most forms of abortion in Wyoming. Their constitutionality is currently being challenged in court.
Hill is an attorney at the Burg-Simpson law firm in Cody. He received an MBA and law degree from the University of Wyoming, and previously worked as a judicial law clerk and judicial extern with the 5th Judicial District Court in Worland.
The race between Rodriguez-Williams and Hill got contentious in the weeks leading up to the primary. While Hill claimed he agreed with many of Rodriguez-Williams conservative policies, Rodriguez-Williams said the two candidates were “very different.”
Hill questioned Rodriguez-Williams’s local support when she received endorsements and donations from several out-of-state organizations for her campaign, mostly related to pro-life issues. He also cited her votes against money for a 988-suicide hotline, legislation sponsored by the National Rifle Association and money that would have provided more mental health counselors for schools.
Rodriguez-Williams called Hill “a Cheney Republican,” and claimed he was only running to advance his career. She said that, as a precinct committeeman, Hill voted against the Park County Republican Party’s by-laws because he disapproved of their censure of Gov. Mark Gordon.
Andrew Rossi can be reached at arossi@cowboystatedaily.com.
