The following is sponsored content from Reid Rasner.
I am not a career politician. I am a Wyoming businessman. And that difference matters.
Across our state, families and small businesses are feeling the same pressure. Utilities costs more. Groceries cost more. Housing costs more. Life has become more expensive, and too many people in Washington act like this is normal.
It is not.
In the real world, when costs spiral and budgets break, leadership is held accountable. In Washington, overspending, waste, and dysfunction are treated as business as usual.
I started working at 13 years old. By 18, I bought my first company. Since then, I have spent my life building businesses, meeting payroll, managing risk, and making tough decisions. I know what happens when spending is reckless and leadership is absent. You lose trust, you lose stability, and people pay the price.
That is exactly what is happening in Washington today.
Affordability is not a partisan issue. It is a management problem. When government grows too large, spends too freely, and regulates too aggressively, families and small businesses are the ones who suffer. Wyoming deserves representation that understands that reality, not just in theory, but through lived experience.
Small businesses are the backbone of our state. They are the ranchers, contractors, energy workers, shop owners, and entrepreneurs who keep our communities alive. Government should be working for them, not standing in their way. That means cutting waste, reducing red tape, and focusing on policies that allow people to succeed through hard work.
My campaign is grounded in Wyoming values because Wyoming is where my story was built. I am a fourth generation Wyomingite. I was born and raised here. I built my businesses here. I am staying here. I understand our industries, our communities, and the responsibility that comes with representing a state that values independence, work ethic, and common sense.
That includes standing unapologetically with Wyoming energy workers. Coal, oil, gas, and innovation done the Wyoming way power America, keep costs down, and strengthen our national security. We should never apologize for producing the energy that keeps this country running.
I also support an America First agenda. Securing the border, stopping fentanyl, and putting American workers first are not controversial ideas. They are necessities. But leadership is more than slogans. America First must also mean disciplined, competent governance that delivers real results for the people who pay the bills.
This race is not about titles or time spent in office. It is about who can deliver results when it matters. Wyoming does not need more politics. Wyoming needs leadership that understands business, respects our values, and knows how to get things done.
I am running for Congress to take Wyoming common sense to Washington, to cut wasteful spending, to fight for affordability, and to make government work for the people it serves.
Wyoming works hard. Our representation should too.
