Cyrus Western, R-Big Horn, was censured Saturday by the Sheridan County Republican Party for his alleged role in a political mailer that targeted local people and labeled them as “Wanted … for trying to tear our state apart.” The party also called for Western to resign; he says he won’t.
Lincoln County politico Marti Halverson was ousted as chair of the county party over the weekend in favor of a more moderate Republican. She was one of many hardline conservatives who lost to more moderates across the state.
A contentious election that ousted the Uinta County Republican Party leadership Tuesday night may be a sign of a trend of more moderate Republicans taking power back from the party’s hardline conservative faction.
A movement by some Fremont County Republican Party leaders to publicly condemn U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis for supporting same-sex marriage legislation failed Saturday, as did two votes to send her strongly worded letters.
Former U.S. Sen Rick Santorum was in Wyoming on Monday to advocate for a “convention of the states.” He said if there are 38 states in the convention, they can pass amendments that are legally binding.
Rep. Chip Neiman, R-Hulett, made history Saturday when he became the first freshman legislator in recent memory nominated for a leadership position. It’s a quick rise from nonpolitical rancher to House majority floor leader.
GOP Chair Frank Eathorne said the Wyoming Republican Party’s effort to train and deploy 203 volunteers to watch over voters across the state during the general election was a “massive successful effort.”
The Wyoming Republican Party on Saturday called for an investigation of Wyoming Gov Mark Gordon’s alleged ties to billionaire financiers George Soros, Warren Buffet, and Bill Gates over the planned nuclear plant in Kemmerer.
Owing the Wyoming Republican Party more than $12,000 in unpaid membership dues, the state GOP said it will charge Laramie County party members $30 each to participate in future state party meetings.
The Natrona County Republican Party is dropping its lawsuit against the State GOP. Further, it has no plans to pay any past dues to the state party.
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The GOP party in Uinta County has broken with party tradition to support a candidate its leaders prefer over their county’s Republican primary winner.
A member of the Sheridan County Republican Party is the latest to express dissatisfaction with the State GOP. Gail Symons says chairman Frank Eathorne is selectively choosing which rule violations to enforce.
Former Speaker of the House Tom Lubnau and 15 other plaintiffs allege the process Frank Eathorne used to replace the Superintendent of Public Instruction was unconstitutional.
Correnti says because political parties are private entities, state laws governing them should be abolished.
Carbon County GOP chair Joey Correnti asked the Wyoming Legislature to pass legislation that would allow political parties in Wyoming to regulate themselves.
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Natrona County Republicans are chiding the state Republican Party for criticism of the state’s county clerks.
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The Wyo Republican Party said it was fined $52,000 for late reporting of joint fundraising activities with the Republican National Committee and the campaign to elect Donald Trump as president in 2016.
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The Wyoming GOP Central Committee said the Uinta County Republican Party did nothing wrong when it allowed party officers to vote in an annual election for party leaders.
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Guest columnist Joe McGinley writes: “The extremism we are currently witnessing in the WRP is the result of apathy. True Wyoming Republicans are currently sitting on the sidelines, too disgusted and embarrassed to participate.”
A dispute over the election of Uinta County Republican Party officials has moved into the courtroom with the filing of a lawsuit alleging that the party’s new chairman and other officials were improperly allowed to vote for themselves.
The Wyoming Republican Party has denounced violent protests and acts in the wake of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, two weeks after a mob of people stormed the U.S. Capitol.
The Wyoming Republican Party writes: “In short, the overwhelming body of evidence shows that these rogue states unlawfully changed election laws, thereby opening up opportunities for election fraud.”
The musical, Hamilton, tells the story of the founding father depicted on the ten-dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton’s contributions to America are nothing short of amazing—both in their diversity and in their lasting impact.
An anonymous website created by an unknown organization has judged 60 percent of the Legislature’s Republicans to be “Republicans in Name Only.”
Wyoming Republicans have a new National Committeeman. Corey Steinmetz of Lingle won a five-man race for the job on Saturday.
The last of three bills that would have put restrictions on when voters can change party affiliations was among a number to die this week as the Legislature neared the end of its general session.
People wishing to change their party affiliations for a primary election would have to do so by May 1 under a bill that won approval from a Senate committee on Tuesday.
One of the two measures aimed at limiting when voters can change their party affiliation won final approval from the House on Wednesday.
A bill that would limit when Wyoming voters can change their party affiliation moved one step nearer to final Senate approval on Monday.
A thumbs up for income taxes on large companies and putting Wyoming permanently on daylight savings time, a thumbs down for a personal income tax in the Legislature this week.
A bill that would limit when voters can change their party affiliations may be resurrected. SF 32 was killed by the Senate Corporation, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee on Tuesday, but the committee’s chairman said he’ll bring the issue back up for another vote.
A measure to restrict when voters can change their party affiliations was narrowly defeated in a Senate committee Tuesday.
Senate File 32 would have prevented voters from changing party affiliation after candidates begin filing for office — usually in early May.
By Cowboy State Daily A bill that would put limits on when voters can change their party affiliations got mixed reviews Thursday in its first session in a Senate committee. The Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee began its work on SF 32, which would require voters changing party affiliation to do so before…
