U.S. Senate

Wyomingites will choose a new U.S. House representative and a U.S. senator this year. The fields are crowded. Maggie and Jordan tease apart the nuances of candidates’ campaign promises.

Wyomingites will choose a new U.S. House representative and a U.S. senator this year. The fields are crowded! Maggie and Jordan tease apart the nuances of candidates’ campaign promises.Test your knowledge of our politics coverage! Sign up to get an email when a new WPR Politics Quiz goes live here: http://bit.ly/4dzuaq1

Voters can now request absentee ballots and vote early until August 17.

Four Republicans and two Democrats also outline their views on public lands and their potential sale.

John Holtz’s top priorities are strengthening America’s defense and reducing the federal deficit.

Jill Edwards seeks the Republican nomination. She said she supports term limits, government accountability, rural health care, mental health access and “protecting Wyoming values without turning neighbors against each other.”

Political newcomer Billy Benavidez works at the Powder Horn Golf Club in Sheridan. His priorities are dismantling what he calls the “overreaching” government surveillance state, letting a free market drive industry decisions and more public control over public lands.

A dozen U.S. House candidates, half as many for U.S. Senate and most races for the state Legislature will see primary contests.

The party-line vote came after months of public debate between conservationists and ranching and energy groups over the president’s pick to oversee millions of acres of land.

Rancher, distiller, tech worker, Mead is unafraid to stand up to Trump and vouch for public lands.