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On the Issues
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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?
South of Douglas where I have been for nearly 20 years. I've lived most of my life in Wyoming .
What age will you be on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026?
64
Please tell the voters about yourself including your background and qualifications.
My first job was on the Duncan Ranch, at 12 years of age making $1/hr, I also worked on other ranches during branding and docking. At 16 I went to work in the oil patch. At 17 I went to work in the power line construction. At 18 I went to work in a uranium mine and stayed until it closed due to cheap imports. After that I attended school for electrical engineering and computer science. After graduation I worked in technology and was recruited into nuclear science for a 20 year career. In 2004, I started multiple businesses in Douglas and Glenrock and by 2020 grew to more than 120 employees. I ran for County Commissioner in Converse in 2014 and was elected. I have been re-elected twice since. I've been an election judge and served on many local and statewide boards. I understand financial markets. I understand SLIB and SBLC. I have extensive national, international business, state and federal government experience. I am the current vice-president of WCCA. I tirelessly serve Wyoming.
Lawmakers have spent a lot of time in recent years considering and enacting changes to the state’s election system. As the state’s chief elections officer, what additional changes, if any, would you support?
At this point, I believe it necessary to see the many changes, that have been codified, in action, to understand the effects. In doing so, we should be able to gauge impact whether positive or negative and, if necessary, adjust prior to the next election.
What do you believe is the appropriate role, if any, for the federal government to play in the administration or oversight of Wyoming’s elections? How willing would you be to work with the federal government in the expansion of that role?
I believe the federal government has no role in Wyoming elections. I would work with the federal government if the law directed me to do so.
The secretary of state’s office works closely with Wyoming’s county clerks to oversee election administration. That relationship has been strained in recent years. How would you approach working with the county clerks?
Having been a commissioner for more than 11 years, and serving as an election judge, I understand what it takes to run elections. I applaud our clerks and all the people who help. I will partner with the clerks to ensure they have the training, tools and resources necessary to run accurate, fair and free elections in Wyoming. Additionally, I will serve as resource to our clerks where they can seek clear answers to questions they might have.
What are the benefits and harms associated with Wyoming's minimal regulation of businesses registered in the state? What reforms would you recommend?
We value the rights of individuals to pursue free market enterprises across this state and we don't want any more regulation than is required to establish a framework that gives clear guidance and expectations. The positive is that anyone who wants to pursue an entrepreneurial undertaking can fairly easily, the downside is so can fraudsters and cheats. Enhancing our laws to ensure there is someone who can actually be responsible for the actions of the organization is a place where I believe we can find common ground.
How would you rate Wyoming’s existing system for monitoring campaign donations and expenditures? What, if any, changes would you pursue?
The system is not bad, but I think it could be a little more robust by requiring disclosure of donors to organizations who spend 'dark money' in Wyoming and are able to say whatever they want politically without any concern for repercussions. We all have heard of instances where things were published and spread across our state only to find out what was said was false and the people who published were unknown. It is a disservice to Wyomingites that we are sent blatantly false information but the perpetrators are never held to account.
To what extent should the State Loan and Investment Board coordinate with local governments when it comes to state-sanctioned uses of state trust lands?
Working with local governments is a great way to minimize preventable problems associated with a belief that locals were shut out of the conversation. Coordinating with local governments to hear the concerns of residents is a way to allow people to be heard and a way for SLIB to help educate folks on the constitutionally defined purpose of state lands.
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