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

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 2024

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’s Legislature in 2024 and ranks their house of representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

House of Representatives

1. "What is a Woman?"

Good Vote: Yes

HB50 "What is a Woman?" (Failed to introduce 37 to 24 on 2/15/2024). Clearly defines "male" and "female."

2. Prohibit Red Flag Laws

Good Vote: Yes

SF109 Prohibit Red Flag Laws (Passed 54 to 8 on 3/6/2024). Prohibits Wyoming from enforcing any federal action that restricts the ownership, possession, or transfer of firearms, ammunition, or accessories, or orders their seizure. 

3. Governor's Powers

Good Vote: Yes

HB53 Governor's Powers (Failed to introduce 27 to 34 on 2/14/2024). Mandates that the Wyoming Governor must convene the Legislature within two days of declaring a public health emergency.

4. Meat Deregulation

Good Vote: Yes

SF103 Meat Deregulation (Passed 56 to 6 on 3/5/2024). Allows the sale of homemade meat from cattle, sheep, swine, or goats, raised and slaughtered on-site or at custom facilities, directly to informed consumers in Wyoming. Products must be labeled as not inspected, and consumers must agree not to resell or donate the meat.

5. Broadband Grants

Good Vote: No

HB71 Broadband Grants (Passed 40 to 21 on 2/19/2024). Authorizes the use of the broadband development subaccount funds to provide the state's share of matching funds required to receive federal funds under any federal broadband program.

6. Carbon Standards

Good Vote: No

SF42 Carbon Standards (Passed 36 to 17 on 3/8/2024). Amends Wyoming's low-carbon electricity generation standards originally set in 2020, now requiring public utilities serving more than 10,000 customers to meet these standards by 2033.

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 67% ++++--
Ocean Andrew R HD-046 83% +++++-
Abby Angelos R HD-003 75% .+.++-
Dalton Banks R HD-026 67% ++++--
John Bear R HD-031 100% ++++++
Ryan Berger R HD-049 33% -+-+--
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 0% ------
Kenneth Clouston R HD-032 50% ++-+--
Jon Conrad R HD-019 50% ++-+--
Barry Crago R HD-040 50% ++-+--
Robert Davis R HD-047 67% ++++--
John Eklund R HD-010 33% -+-+--
Jeremy Haroldson R HD-004 100% ++++++
Steve Harshman R HD-037 40% -+-+-.
Scott Heiner R HD-018 83% +++++-
Bill Henderson R HD-041 40% -+-+.-
Ben Hornok R HD-042 83% +++++-
Mark Jennings R HD-030 100% ++++++
Christopher Knapp R HD-053 100% ++++++
Lloyd Larsen R HD-054 33% -+-+--
Joshua Larson R HD-017 40% -+-+-.
Martha Lawley R HD-027 50% ++-+--
Tony Locke R HD-035 100% ++++++
Chip Neiman R HD-001 83% +++++-
Sandy Newsome R HD-024 17% -+----
Bob Nicholas R HD-008 0% -----.
Tony Niemiec R HD-060 33% -+-+--
David Northrup R HD-025 33% -+-+--
Kevin O'Hearn R HD-059 50% ++-+--
Ember Oakley R HD-055 40% -+-+-.
Jerry Obermueller R HD-056 17% ---+--
Jared Olsen R HD-011 50% ++-+--
Pepper Ottman R HD-034 100% ++++++
Ken Pendergraft R HD-029 100% ++++++
Sarah Penn R HD-033 100% ++++++
Karlee Provenza D HD-045 0% ------
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams R HD-050 100% ++++++
Trey Sherwood D HD-014 17% ---+--
Daniel Singh R HD-061 67% ++++--
Allen Slagle R HD-002 100% ++++++
Scott Smith R HD-005 100% ++++++
Albert Sommers R HD-020 67% ++++--
Clark Stith R HD-048 50% ++-+--
Liz Storer D HD-023 20% ---+-.
Tomi Strock R HD-006 100% ++++++
Clarence Styvar R HD-012 100% ++++++
Reuben Tarver R HD-052 83% ++++-+
Tamara Trujillo R HD-044 60% ++-+-.
Tom Walters R HD-038 33% -+-+--
Jeanette Ward R HD-057 100% ++++++
Art Washut R HD-036 67% ++++--
Cyrus Western R HD-051 50% ++-+--
John Winter R HD-028 100% ++++++
Cody Wylie R HD-039 40% -+-+-.
Mike Yin D HD-016 0% ------
Dan Zwonitzer R HD-043 40% -+-+-.
Dave Zwonitzer R HD-008 20% ---+-.

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 62.7%
Democrat 7.4%