Action Item for Wyoming Republican Voters…
Wyomingites should communicate to their Republican legislative representatives who they would like to see elected as our WY Speaker of the House. Remember, that regardless of what level of Republican leadership there is – be it legislative, state executive committee, county executive committees, or individual precinct captains (which are all elected) – they are all supposed to represent we the people. This fact is most often overlooked by everyone, including the individual registered Republican who should always have a welcomed opinion on all decisions, including Speaker of the Wyoming House and President of the Wyoming Senate.
In today’s political storms that can change so many things, so quickly and critically – perhaps it is time to make your voice heard on this vote? To make your voice heard you will need to decide who you favor, and then send your respectful request for a vote for your choice of Wyoming House Speaker to every republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Don’t be intimidated to write to our sixty House Representatives – they are regular people just like you and me. Plus it’s easy, it doesn’t take much time and we walk you through four easy steps below. We will post a similar article when we hear when they will be voting for the Senate President and who those candidates will be.
Here is what we know:
The Republican Party is holding a meeting this Saturday on Nov 14, during which the vote for the Speaker of the House will be held. The two candidates that we have heard of are WY House Representatives Eric Barlow and Mark Jennings – those links are from our own bio pages. However, the following websites also give additional information: WyoRINO and Evidence-Based Wyoming. According to those websites, Mark Jennings is much more conservative than Eric Barlow. From the legislative sessions that we have tracked, including bill sponsorship and votes, we agree with those assessments. Additionally, we should note that we typically refer to Representative Jennings as a “constitutional vote”.
Page 18 of the WY Legislative Handbook explains what are the duties of the Speaker of the House.
Please take the time to determine who you would like to see elected as Speaker of the Wyoming House. Here is a suggestion to consider: Based on our current political climate, what kind of bills do you hope to see deliberated this next session? Which of the two candidates would be more likely to allow certain types of bills to be debated on the floor, rather than buried at the bottom of the pile of bills? Here are just a few examples of bills you might hope to see:
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- strengthening our election laws
- strengthening our defense and firearm laws (think riots)
- protecting our education system from radical curricula being pushed by BLM and other lefty organizations
- supporting and strengthening individual liberties during a pandemic
- protecting Wyoming citizens from a potential Biden administration
Steps to Send Your Email with Your Speaker of the House Choice
Send all of the 2021-2022 Republican Representatives (listed below) a message by Friday evening (Nov 13) so they know what your expectations are concerning their representing you. All you need to do is open up your email account and then copy and paste items 1,2,3 in the appropriate places and then add your name and city/town where you are from at the end of your email (#4) .
- Send To: (Copy and paste all of the addresses below into the address section of your email)
Jerry.Paxton@wyoleg.gov; Jamie.Flitner@wyoleg.gov; mike.greear@wyoleg.gov; Eric.Barlow@wyoleg.gov; Tim.Hallinan@wyoleg.gov; Donald.Burkhart@wyoleg.gov; Aaron.Clausen@wyoleg.gov; Lloyd.Larsen@wyoleg.gov; Shelly.Duncan@wyoleg.gov; hans.hunt@wyoleg.gov; John.Winter@wyoleg.gov; Jim.Blackburn@wyoleg.gov; Landon.Brown@wyoleg.gov; John.Eklund@wyoleg.gov; Bill.Henderson@wyoleg.gov; Bob.Nicholas@wyoleg.gov; Jared.Olsen@wyoleg.gov; Clarence.Styvar@wyoleg.gov; Sue.Wilson@wyoleg.gov; dan.zwonitzer@wyoleg.gov; Evan.Simpson@wyoleg.gov; Chuck.Gray@wyoleg.gov; steve.harshman@wyoleg.gov; Joe.MacGuire@wyoleg.gov; Jerry.Obermueller@wyoleg.gov; Patrick.Sweeney@wyoleg.gov; Tom.Walters@wyoleg.gov; Art.Washut@wyoleg.gov; Dan.Laursen@wyoleg.gov; Sandy.Newsome@wyoleg.gov; Mark.Jennings@wyoleg.gov; Mark.Kinner@wyoleg.gov; Cyrus.Western@wyoleg.gov; Albert.Sommers@wyoleg.gov; Clark.Stith@wyoleg.gov; Danny.Eyre@wyoleg.gov; tower@rtconnect.net; jharoldson.impact@hotmail.com; sdheiner9@gmail.com; jhnbear@gmail.com; peppero@wyoming.com; johnbromero@outlook.com; contact@oceanandrew.com; rawharff@gmail.com; williamsforhd50@gmail.com; brfortner@vcn.com; kevinohearn@outlook.com; emberoakley@gmail.com; markforcongress@hotmail.com - Subject: (Copy and paste into the “Subject” section of your email)
2021 Speaker of the House Election, Please vote for supporting the Republican Platform - Message: (Write your own message or you can copy and paste the following – just be sure to insert the name of who you want for WY Speaker)
I am a resident of Wyoming and a member of the Republican party. It is of utmost importance to me that Republican members of the Wyoming Legislature and its’ leadership team substantially uphold the Wyoming Republican Platform, it is a contract they make with their constituents upon election. I am writing to ask for your support in electing (insert who you want to be speaker here) as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives, and also a team that will serve with him, who has the highest rankings substantially upholding our Platform. Thank you. - Your Name, WY city or town you are from
