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↑ TopThe answers below were solicited from candidates via a written questionnaire created by WyoFile reporters and editors in June 2026. Responses are presented exactly as submitted, without fact-checking, wordsmithing or editing for grammar, punctuation or spelling errors.
Legislative candidates were invited to respond to the questionnaire several times by email and by phone. Out of fairness to the candidates who met the deadline, WyoFile will not add responses after the guide's publication.
Where do you live currently? How long have you lived there? How long have you lived in Wyoming? Where were you born?
I live in Kemmerer. I have lived in Kemmerer for the past 53 years. Born and raised in Wyoming 64 years. Born in Rawlins
What age will you be on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026?
64
Please tell the voters about yourself including your background and qualifications.
I have served 32 years in the Wyoming Court System as elected Clerk of the District Court, where I have worked to uphold the integrity of the Judicial system and ensured accountability and fairness under the law. Currently a member of the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission being president from 2022-2023. Prior served 8 years on the Wyoming Board of Parol, the last two being chairman. Served on the state committee for Lincoln Bicentennial.
What are the biggest challenges and opportunities facing Wyoming today? As a legislator, how would you address them?
The State's economy depends on oil, coal, and natural gas to generate significant tax revenue, but consistent long-term market changes and price swings make them too susceptible to outside influence that we cannot control. Economic diversification is a key ingredient to bring some balance; we need to build new industries utilizing Wyoming's pre-existing mines and current industry as anchors. Advanced manufacturing and Technology working hand and hand with our businesses is a great opportunity. Create tax incentives for businesses that bring better paying jobs.
We asked WyoFile readers to rank issues that are important to them, and healthcare costs and access topped the list. What can the Legislature do to make healthcare more affordable and accessible to Wyomingites?
As a legislator I would champion Wyoming's heath care system. Recruit physicians, nurses, mental health providers. Keeping our local hospitals in business and clinics assessable is a must. Paying for the medical services in rural areas is an obligation and I believe a big part of living in our great state. We need to expand primary care, increase price transparency increase insurance competition and expand telehealth care. Let's not forget our great EMS professionals we need to recruit new personnel and train them adding incentives.
Do you support efforts to sell or transfer public land in Wyoming? How do you plan to ensure that state and federal land is managed in the best interest of the people of Wyoming?
I would never support any selling or transferring public land in Wyoming. Public land is Public. Everyone that lives in Wyoming enjoys outdoor recreation and our magnificent wildlife. We are entrusted to protect and preserve or public land for future generations and wildlife.
No two Wyoming counties are the same when it comes to how they generate revenue. As a legislator, how would you approach the public's desire for property tax relief with local revenue needs?
In Wyoming, property taxes do not mainly fund the state government, they fund local communities. They pay for county roads, sheriff's offices fire districts, libraries, emergency services, senior centers, weed and pest districts, and many of the everyday services people rely on without even thinking about them. Everyone loves cutting taxes myself included. Tax relief should focus on our seniors and fixed income citizens first and foremost. Economic Diversification and keeping our younger population in the state would help the government short falls and create revenue. Cutting taxes and laying the burden on the local governments does NOT solve any problems it just creates new ones.
What role, if any, should the Wyoming Legislature play in economic development?
The legislature should help economic development not hinder it. Let the Business council, Wyoming Business Alliance, city chambers and other economic development organizations lead the charge, they are the professionals who know what is best for the state. As a legislator I would listen carefully and make conscious and thoughtful decisions on funding.
Explain your values when it comes to campaign donations. Does Wyoming's system for monitoring campaign donations and expenditures need reform?
I see no problem at this time as long as we maintain full transparency and we monitor it closely, if needed we can create new legislation.
Campaign Finance
As of Aug 17, 2026, per state filings.
Shown relative to the top fundraiser in the Wyoming House: Julie Jarvis, with $58,900 raised.
Top Contributors*
- ROBERTS, KEN (KEMMERER)$2,010
- PROSPERITY AND COMMERCE PAC (CHEYENNE)$2,000
- HOUFEK, NICHOLAS (JACKSON)$1,500
- TRUE, JOANN (CASPER)$1,500
- THOMPSON, RO (LAKE FOREST)$1,500
* Contributions are grouped by donor name and reported ZIP code — two donors who share both could be counted as one, and the same donor could be split into separate entries if they were reported giving from two different addresses. Errors in how a candidate or committee reported a contribution may also make these totals inaccurate.
Full records, individual transactions, and filings for all Wyoming candidates are available from the Wyoming Campaign Finance Information System.
WyoFile Coverage of ROBERTS
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