Casper, 2 and-a-half years now, 16 and-half years earlier, for a total of 19 years in Casper and 26 years in Wyoming. I was born on an air force base in Japan.

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I am an attorney, presently practicing law on a part-time basis. I have resolved hundreds of disputes and interpreted dozens of laws. I have been on boards and commissions, including six years on an independent ethics commission and nine years on the board of a legal organization providing services to the poor. I was chairman of the board of ethics commission for over a year and president of the board of the organization providing service to the poor for two years,.

We need to emphasize the use of fossil fuels and eliminate any new construction of nuclear power plants until after there is a permanent site for nuclear waste. I would propose a national moratorium on new nuclear construction, while also working behind the scenes with Wyoming legislators, seeking to make Wyoming the 13th state with a state moratorium, prohibiting the construction of new nuclear power plants until after there is a permanent site for nuclear waste. Fossil fuels are becoming more and more efficient and clean, with new technologies, such as carbon capturing, making the use of fossil fuels more and more desirable. Joe Biden, who I think is the worst and most anti-American president ever, wants rapid expansion of civil nuclear power in the United States. He cannot and should not be trusted. Wyoming must not be a party to the internal nuclear poisoning.

The appointment of good people to manage federal lands is critical. Investing in landscape preservation, instead of nuclear energy, along with good management of the lands, creates natural carbon storage and maintains and protects our clean water. We all enjoy the benefits of clean air and water. Good management also benefits wildlife and their habitats.

Wyoming should assist families to only a limited degree, while requiring all able-bodied men to work as part of any assistance program. One exception where expansion would make sense is for mental health services. Mental health issues appear rampant and contribute to other issues affecting the well being of citizens and their families. Living with the fear of radiation exposure will increase if Kemmerer has a nuclear power plant. The experimental nuclear plant proposed for Kemmerer has a life expectancy of 60 years. The environment minister in Germany, which shut down its last nuclear reactor in 2023, has stated 3 generations of Germans benefited from nuclear power and now about 30,000 generations would be faced with dealing with the radioactive nuclear waste. Wyoming would be well supporting its citizens if it were to pass a statewide moratorium against new construction of nuclear power plants until there was first a permanent storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste.

My willingness to compromise is dependent on the issue. As stated above, I have resolved hundreds of disputes and resolution of disputes generally requires compromise. On the other hand, burdening Wyoming for hundreds and thousands of years with nuclear waste, with no permanent site for the storage of nuclear waste, would not be something I would likely compromise on. The federal government has promised a permanent nuclear waste site for at least 60 years and there are no foreseeable plans to provide a permanent storage site. No one wants it. Nuclear is not needed and most climate change advocates do not want nuclear power, which they know is fraught with danger and is not environmentally sustainable, in addition to being very expensive. Wyoming must not trust Joe Biden with its future. If Wyoming is willing to burden hundreds of future generations with the problem of dealing with nuclear waste, we should all hang our heads in shame.

We need the remain in Mexico policy to be in place. We need to enforce our current immigration laws. We should close our border and reverse Joe Biden's open border policy. A country without borders will not be a country for long, as terrorists and criminals are included in the persons illegally entering this country.

I would support federal legislation restricting abortions. I think it is necessary to slow down the slaughter of unborn children. I oppose any contraceptives that kill a baby after conception but approve of contraceptives that prevent fertilization of the mother's egg.

This needs to be addressed on a case-by-case basis. I think "balance" is the key, as developing our fossil fuels is essential to the economy of Wyoming. In addition, tourism, hunting, fishing, and outdoor activities are also essential to Wyoming's economy. We have clean air and clean water. We have pristine areas that must be protected. We have a wonderful life living in Wyoming and we must not put it all at risk by allowing the construction of an experimental nuclear power plant in Kemmerer. We must not let our greed for money put the safety of future generations at risk, likely for thousands and thousands of years. Jesus was walking on this planet about 2,000 years ago. I think he would want us to protect our planet and to love our neighbors. We must not trust Joe Biden and we must "fight like Helling" against the construction of an experimental nuclear power plant in Kemmerer.