Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

WY Scorecard 2021-2022

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U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Wyoming Legislature in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding

Good Vote: No

SB118 Federal COVID-19 Relief Funding (Passed 24 to 3 on 4/6/2021). Allows the Governor to create new government programs to spend federal ARPA funds.

2. Abortion Education Funding

Good Vote: Yes

HB253 Abortion Education Funding (Passed 25 to 3 on 4/2/2021). Prohibits the University of Wyoming and community colleges from expending funds on abortions or insurance coverage for abortions.

3. Firearm Business Rights

Good Vote: Yes

H236 Firearm Business Rights (Passed 23 to 6 on 4/2/2021). Prohibits financial institutions from discriminating against firearm related businesses.

4. Voter ID

Good Vote: Yes

HB75 Voter ID (Passed 28 to 2 on 4/1/2021). Requires that acceptable identification be presented before voting in person.

5. Article V - Con Con

Good Vote: No

SJ2 Article V - Con Con (Rejected 14 to 16 on 3/17/2021). Requests that Congress calls for a convention for proposing amendments to the United States Constitution.

6. Born Alive Abortion Care

Good Vote: Yes

SF34 Born Alive Abortion Care (Passed 26 to 4 on 4/2/2021). Requires that any physician performing an abortion shall take steps to preserve the life and health of the baby if born alive.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Jim Anderson	R	SD-028	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Fred Baldwin	R	SD-014	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Eric Barlow	R	HD-003	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Bo Biteman	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Brian Boner	R	SD-002	50%	-	.	.	+	-	+
Anthony Bouchard	R	SD-006	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Cale Case	R	SD-025	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Ed Cooper	R	SD-020	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Wendy Schuler	R	SD-015	60%	-	.	+	+	-	+
Dan Dockstader	R	SD-016	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Ogden Driskill	R	SD-001	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Affie Ellis	R	SD-008	67%	-	+	-	+	+	+
Tim French	R	SD-018	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Dan Furphy	R	SD-010	50%	-	+	-	+	-	+
Mike Gierau	D	SD-017	33%	-	-	-	+	+	-
Larry Hicks	R	SD-011	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Lynn Hutchings	R	SD-005	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Tom James	R	SD-013	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dave Kinskey	R	SD-022	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+
John Kolb	R	SD-012	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
R. J. Kost	R	SD-019	100%	.	+	+	+	+	+
Bill Landen	R	SD-027	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Dan Laursen	R	HD-025	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Troy McKeown	R	SD-024	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Tara Nethercott	R	SD-004	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Stephan Pappas	R	SD-007	33%	-	+	-	+	-	-
Drew Perkins	R	SD-029	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Chris Rothfuss	D	SD-009	17%	-	-	-	-	+	-
Tim Salazar	R	SD-026	67%	-	+	+	+	-	+
Charles Scott	R	SD-030	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Cheri Steinmetz	R	SD-003	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Jeff Wasserburger	R	SD-023	80%	.	+	+	+	-	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	72.7%
Democrat	25%

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