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

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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.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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

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.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
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

House of Representatives

1. Con-Con

Good Vote: No

SJ11 Con-Con (Rejected 21 to 41 on 2/27/2023). Would apply to the United States Congress for a Convention of the States to propose amendments to the United States Constitution.

2. Health Mandate Jurisdiction

Good Vote: Yes

HB143 Health Mandate Jurisdiction (Rejected 29 to 32 on 2/8/2023).  Prohibits health mandates and requirements by federal and nongovernmental health organizations

3. Food Freedom Act

Good Vote: Yes

SF102 Food Freedom Act (Passed 62 to 0 on 2/21/2023). Removes government restrictions on the sale of food products.

4. Wyoming Sovereignty

Good Vote: Yes

HB212 Wyoming Sovereignty (Rejected 27 to 35 on 2/6/2023). Creates standing committees to review all federal actions.

5. Eminent Domain

Good Vote: Yes

HB106 Eminent Domain (Rejected Veto Override 38 to 24 on 2/27/2023). Reintroduces a moratorium on the utilization of eminent domain for wind energy collector systems.

6. Large Project Funding

Good Vote: No

SF106 Large Project Funding (Passed 50 to 12 on 2/21/2023). Allocates funds to nine new projects.

Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Bill Allemand R HD-058 100% ++++++
Lane Allred R HD-021 50% +-+-+-
Ocean Andrew R HD-046 67% -++++-
Abby Angelos R HD-003 83% +++++-
Dalton Banks R HD-026 83% +++++-
John Bear R HD-031 100% ++++++
Ryan Berger R HD-049 17% --+---
Landon Brown R HD-009 33% +-+---
Donald Burkhart, Jr R HD-015 33% +-+---
Andrew Byron R HD-022 33% --+-+-
Forrest Chadwick R HD-062 33% +-+---
Kenneth Chestek D HD-013 33% +-+---
Kenneth Clouston R HD-032 33% --+-+-
Jon Conrad R HD-019 33% -++---
Barry Crago R HD-040 33% --+-+-
Robert Davis R HD-047 83% +++++-
John Eklund R HD-010 50% +-+-+-
Jeremy Haroldson R HD-004 83% +++++-
Steve Harshman R HD-037 33% --+-+-
Scott Heiner R HD-018 83% +++++-
Bill Henderson R HD-041 33% +-+---
Ben Hornok R HD-042 83% +++++-
Mark Jennings R HD-030 100% ++++++
Christopher Knapp R HD-053 83% +++++-
Lloyd Larsen R HD-054 33% +-+---
Joshua Larson R HD-017 17% --+---
Martha Lawley R HD-027 33% --+-+-
Tony Locke R HD-035 100% ++++++
Chip Neiman R HD-001 83% +++++-
Sandy Newsome R HD-024 33% +-+---
Bob Nicholas R HD-008 33% +-+---
Tony Niemiec R HD-060 33% -++---
David Northrup R HD-025 33% +-+---
Kevin O'Hearn R HD-059 50% +-+-+-
Ember Oakley R HD-055 17% --+---
Jerry Obermueller R HD-056 17% --+---
Jared Olsen R HD-011 17% --+---
Pepper Ottman R HD-034 100% ++++++
Ken Pendergraft R HD-029 100% +.++++
Sarah Penn R HD-033 83% +++++-
Karlee Provenza D HD-045 33% +-+---
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams R HD-050 67% -++++-
Trey Sherwood D HD-014 33% +-+---
Daniel Singh R HD-061 67% -++++-
Allen Slagle R HD-002 100% ++++++
Scott Smith R HD-005 100% ++++++
Albert Sommers R HD-020 33% --+-+-
Clark Stith R HD-048 50% +-+-+-
Liz Storer D HD-023 33% +-+---
Tomi Strock R HD-006 100% ++++++
Clarence Styvar R HD-012 100% ++++++
Reuben Tarver R HD-052 83% +++++-
Tamara Trujillo R HD-044 83% +++++-
Tom Walters R HD-038 17% --+---
Jeanette Ward R HD-057 100% ++++++
Art Washut R HD-036 83% +++++-
Cyrus Western R HD-051 33% -++---
John Winter R HD-028 100% ++++++
Cody Wylie R HD-039 17% --+---
Mike Yin D HD-016 33% +-+---
Dan Zwonitzer R HD-043 17% --+---
Dave Zwonitzer R HD-008 33% --+-+-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 58.4%
Democrat 33%