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 2023

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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 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

SJ11 Con-Con (Passed 17 to 13 on 2/6/2023). Would apply to the United States Congress for a Convention of the States to propose amendments to the United States Constitution.

2. Legal Tender Act

Good Vote: Yes

SF101 Legal Tender Act (Passed 16 to 15 on 2/2/2023). Requires the state treasurer to provide for the payment of taxes with gold and silver.

3. Food Freedom Act

Good Vote: Yes

SF102 Food Freedom Act (Passed 30 to 1 on 2/22/2023). Removes government restrictions on the sale of food products.

4. Eminent Domain

Good Vote: Yes

HB106 Eminent Domain (Passed 18 to 12 on 2/16/2023). Reintroduces a moratorium on the utilization of eminent domain for wind energy collector systems.

5. Sex Changes for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SF111 Sex Changes for Minors (Passed 22 to 9 on 2/2/2023). Criminalizes gender-affirming medical care, encompassing the provision or assistance of hormone blockers, hormone therapy, or gender-affirming surgery to a minor.

6. Large Project Funding

Good Vote: No

SF106 Large Project Funding (Passed 21 to 10 on 1/25/2023). Allocates funds to nine new projects.

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	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Fred Baldwin	R	SD-014	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Eric Barlow	R	HD-003	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Bo Biteman	R	SD-021	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Brian Boner	R	SD-002	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Anthony Bouchard	R	SD-006	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Evie Brennan	R	SD-031	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Cale Case	R	SD-025	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Ed Cooper	R	SD-020	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Wendy Schuler	R	SD-015	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Dan Dockstader	R	SD-016	67%	+	+	+	-	+	-
Ogden Driskill	R	SD-001	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
Affie Ellis	R	SD-008	20%	.	-	+	-	-	-
Tim French	R	SD-018	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Dan Furphy	R	SD-010	33%	-	-	+	+	-	-
Mike Gierau	D	SD-017	33%	+	-	+	-	-	-
Larry Hicks	R	SD-011	83%	-	+	+	+	+	+
Lynn Hutchings	R	SD-005	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Robert Ide	R	SD-029	100%	+	+	+	+	+	+
Stacy Jones	R	SD-013	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Dave Kinskey	R	SD-022	50%	-	+	+	-	+	-
John Kolb	R	SD-012	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Bill Landen	R	SD-027	50%	+	-	+	+	-	-
Dan Laursen	R	HD-025	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Troy McKeown	R	SD-024	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tara Nethercott	R	SD-004	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Stephan Pappas	R	SD-007	50%	-	-	+	+	+	-
Chris Rothfuss	D	SD-009	50%	+	+	+	-	-	-
Tim Salazar	R	SD-026	67%	-	+	+	-	+	+
Charles Scott	R	SD-030	50%	+	-	-	+	+	-
Cheri Steinmetz	R	SD-003	80%	+	+	+	.	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	60.3%
Democrat	41.5%

Freedom Index

A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution