Parkman, WY - 23 years/23 years - Michigan

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Over 23 years of experience in the oil, gas, and mining industries as a landman, and I understand firsthand how federal overreach and excessive regulation impact Wyoming jobs, communities, and the cost of living for working families. I have served in the Wyoming legislature since 2017, first in the Wyoming House of Representatives, before being elected to the Wyoming State Senate in 2018, and have served as President of the Wyoming Senate since 2025, I have also spent 13 years serving on the volunteer fire department in Ranchester.

I see the national affordability crisis (groceries, housing, fuel, electricity, equipment, transportation) as the defining issue for American families, and I believe the single biggest driver of affordability is energy policy.

When America produces abundant, affordable energy, everything else becomes more affordable

My philosophy is simple: As affordability is the number‑one issue facing American families, the fastest way to lower costs is to restore American energy dominance — because energy prices drive the price of everything else. I support congressional action to expand domestic production, reform permitting, build pipelines, strengthen mining, and unleash every form of American energy that works. When America leads in energy, families can afford to live, work, and thrive. If we want to lower the cost of living, we must restore American energy dominance!

Healthcare isn’t unaffordable because Americans use too much of it — it’s unaffordable because Washington has allowed too little competition, too much bureaucracy, and too much consolidation. Washington has allowed monopolies, mandates, and middlemen to take over the system. As a Wyoming minded problem solver, I will champion competition, transparency, rural access, and patient choice. That means breaking up healthcare monopolies, expanding HSAs, allowing insurance across state lines, reforming the FDA, and empowering free‑market models like direct primary care. The best way to make healthcare affordable is to put patients — not bureaucrats — back in charge

Effective governance requires working with people who see the world differently in many ways, not just politically. I focus on policy, not personality, and I start by identifying shared interests. I negotiate when it moves us toward real solutions without compromising core principles, and I stand firm when constitutional values, public access, or community well‑being are at stake. My goal is to build durable relationships that produce durable policy — because lasting progress only happens when we work together regardless of labels.

The federal government has a trust responsibility to Tribal Nations, and Wyoming has a responsibility to build strong, respectful partnerships with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho people.

Representing tribal interests in Washington starts with respect for sovereignty, strong relationships, and a commitment to practical problem‑solving. I will work directly with the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho to strengthen healthcare, public safety, infrastructure, and economic opportunity. My job is to be a bridge—ensuring the federal government honors its obligations and that tribal voices are heard clearly in every decision that affects them

I oppose the outright selling of federal public lands and support a balanced reform of the Roadless Rule. Public lands should remain public, accessible, and actively managed for grazing, recreation, wildlife, timber, and responsible energy development. Multi‑use is the Wyoming way — we can actively protect our landscapes while still using them wisely. My position is not “pro development at all costs” nor “lock it up forever.” It’s pro active management!

NEPA reviews should be timely, not multi‑year bureaucratic delays. With a clearer, narrower scope NEPA should focus on direct, meaningful environmental impacts, not speculative or duplicative analysis that protects the environment that paralyzes the people responsible for managing it.

My posture is not “sell it all” or “lock it all up”

But instead “active responsible stewardship” meaning using the land to the benefit of the people while caring for it properly.

Since 2025, the Trump administration has taken immigration seriously again — securing the border, enforcing the law, and pushing back against cartel activity.

Congress must build on that by mandating border security, ending catch‑and‑release, cracking down on fentanyl, requiring E‑Verify, reforming asylum, while focusing on modernizing and streamlining legal immigration policy.

Wyoming may be far from the border, but we feel the consequences every day. A secure border means safer communities, stronger wages, and a more affordable future for Wyoming families. That is the right direction for the country and for Wyoming