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Where do you live currently? How long have you lived there? How long have you lived in Wyoming? Where were you born?
Moran, Wyoming. 10 years, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
What age will you be on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026?
58
Please tell the voters about yourself including your background and qualifications.
I am a rancher, businessman, and Licensed Wyoming Outfitter. Since 2016, I have run Heart Six Ranch and dealt firsthand with the challenges facing Wyoming families, small businesses, agriculture, tourism, public lands, federal permits, employees, and the cost of doing business.
I have a BBA in Accounting and a law degree. I was admitted to the Bar in 1996 and have practiced law for over 30 years with a spotless disciplinary history. I know how to read the rules, fight government overreach, and stand up for people who work for a living.
My qualifications are not just degrees or titles. I have built businesses, signed paychecks, worked the land, protected access for hunters and outfitters, and lived under bad decisions made by people in Washington who do not understand Wyoming.
Wyoming deserves a trusted, mature, professional representative who understands our way of life and will fight for our people.
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What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Wyoming today? What would you do as a federal lawmaker to address them?
As a rancher, businessman, and Licensed Wyoming Outfitter, I see Wyoming’s challenges firsthand: federal overreach, attacks on energy, threats to public land access and multiple use, rising costs, weak border security, and regulations that make it harder to ranch, mine, drill, build, hire, and raise a family.
Wyoming’s opportunities are even greater. We have the energy, minerals, agriculture, tourism, land, people, and work ethic America needs.
I am uniquely qualified to fight for Wyoming because I have built businesses, signed paychecks, worked the land, dealt with federal agencies, and practiced law for over 30 years.
In Congress, I will fight hand in hand with you — you will not be alone — to restore energy dominance, reform permitting, protect grazing, water, and hunters’ access, secure the border, cut wasteful spending, and return power to Wyoming.
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We asked WyoFile readers to rank issues that are important to them, and healthcare costs and access topped the list. What can Congress do to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to Wyomingites?
As a rancher and businessman in rural Wyoming, I know healthcare access is not an abstract issue. It affects families, employees, seniors, veterans, and small businesses every day. Congress should focus on lowering costs, increasing access, and protecting rural care — not creating more Washington control.
I support real price transparency so patients know what care costs before they are billed, expanding telehealth for rural communities, increasing competition across state lines, protecting critical access hospitals, strengthening rural provider recruitment, and expanding Health Savings Accounts so families have more control over their own healthcare dollars.
We must also cut waste, fraud, and abuse, reduce federal red tape that drives doctors out of practice, support ambulatory services, and make sure Medicare, veterans’ care, and emergency services work for Wyoming. Healthcare should be affordable, local, transparent, and controlled by patients and doctors — not bureaucrats.
How willing are you to compromise with legislators and other officials with different perspectives?
I am willing to work with anyone who is serious about helping Wyoming and moving this country in the right direction. That does not mean compromising our principles. It means understanding that if someone agrees with you 80 percent of the time, you work with them on that 80 percent and keep moving our agenda forward.
Performative politics is not acceptable. Ridiculous speeches, fake outrage, and social media fights do not lower costs, secure the border, protect energy jobs, or defend Wyoming families. Results require discipline, relationships, and the ability to get legislation passed.
I will be part of the Republican team, support our America First agenda, and work with those across the aisle when it makes sense for Wyoming. My job is not to be alone in Washington making noise.
My job is to fight effectively, build support, and deliver results for the people of Wyoming.
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The Wind River Indian Reservation is home to the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho tribes. How will you represent tribal interests in Washington?
The Wind River Indian Reservation is an important part of Wyoming, and the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho people deserve a Congressman who listens, shows up, and understands that tribal issues are Wyoming issues.
I will respect tribal sovereignty, honor the federal government’s trust responsibilities, and work directly with tribal leaders — not talk around them or over them. These issues are often complicated because they involve federal law, federal agencies, jurisdiction, and federal enforcement, but complexity cannot be an excuse for inaction.
My legal knowledge, business background, and government experience make me uniquely qualified to be an effective partner. Constituent services will be a priority. My office will help families, veterans, local governments, and tribal members deal with federal agencies while fighting for real results on healthcare, public safety, infrastructure, water, education, housing, and economic opportunity.
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Nearly half of the land in Wyoming is managed by the federal government. As a member of Congress, how do you plan to ensure that land is managed in the best interest of the people of Wyoming?
As a rancher, businessman, and Licensed Wyoming Outfitter, I understand that federal land is not an abstract issue in Wyoming. It affects grazing, energy, mining, hunting, outfitting, tourism, water, access, conservation, and the livelihoods of families across our state.
I will fight to ensure Wyoming land is managed for Wyoming people — not Washington bureaucrats, activist judges, or outside special interests. That means protecting multiple use, keeping public lands open for hunters and recreation, defending grazing and water rights, supporting responsible energy and mineral development, and giving counties, producers, sportsmen, and land users a real voice.
I oppose selling off public lands or locking them away. In Congress, I will work to bring decision-making back to Wyomingites, reform permitting, stop endless lawsuits and judge shopping, and make sure federal land policy serves Wyoming first.
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How would you rate the Trump administration’s approach to immigration since the start of 2025? How can Congress improve immigration policy for the benefit of Wyoming citizens?
I would rate President Trump’s approach to immigration very highly because it puts American citizens first. For Wyoming, immigration policy is not just a border issue. It is about protecting families, jobs, wages, public safety, schools, hospitals, housing, and the economy.
Congress can improve immigration policy by securing the border permanently, funding enforcement, ending catch-and-release, removing criminal illegal aliens, stopping taxpayer benefits for people here illegally, and requiring employers to follow the law. We must also protect legal immigration that serves America’s interests.
Wyoming First means protecting Wyoming citizens first. Our gas, coal, uranium, trona, minerals, ranching, construction, and tourism industries need reliable workers, fair rules, and an economy that is not undercut by illegal labor or federal chaos. Immigration policy should strengthen American families, protect Wyoming jobs, and keep our communities safe.
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