Primary results point to new direction for Wyoming Legislature
CHEYENNE — Tuesday’s primary election results could signal a significant shift in the direction of the Wyoming Legislature, according to Ryan Williamson.
The associate professor of political science at the University of Wyoming, who specializes in electoral and legislative politics, spoke with the Wyoming Tribune Eagle on Thursday. He said he believes a main reason behind the rebuke of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus was the policies the caucus members pursued in the most recent legislative session that were not particularly popular in the state.
Those actions — which included an attempt to slash the University of Wyoming’s budget by $40 million and eliminate the Wyoming Business Council — may still have been fresh in people’s minds, potentially leading to the electoral backlash they received, Williamson said.
The results will drastically change the makeup of the Legislature starting in January, with many Freedom Caucus members being ousted by moderate Republican challengers.
In the House, 13 incumbents lost their races, with nine caucus-aligned candidates losing to their primary challengers. That leaves the Freedom Caucus with, at most, 10 reliable votes, compared with the 35 who voted with it during this year’s session.
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