- Life
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Protecting the value of human life✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree that human life has value and that lawmakers should promote a culture that supports life, mothers, fathers, children, adoption, prenatal care, and families in crisis. I also believe every public servant is bound by the oath of office. In Wyoming, this issue must be handled within the guardrails of the Wyoming Constitution, the courts, and the people’s right to amend their Constitution if that is the path they choose. As a United States Senator, I would oppose federal overreach in either direction. Washington should not impose a national abortion policy on Wyoming. My duty is to protect life, liberty, due process, and constitutional self-government.
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Informed consent on chemical abortion✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree that women deserve full, accurate medical information before taking any serious medication, and that a licensed medical professional should evaluate safety, risks, gestational age, ectopic pregnancy concerns, follow-up care, and emergency warning signs. Informed consent matters. So does medical judgment. I would support policies that improve patient safety, accurate information, and access to appropriate medical care. I would be careful with blanket mandates that replace medical judgment with political judgment, especially where Wyoming’s Constitution protects health care decision-making. The goal should be safety, truth, and accountability, not fear or punishment.
- Religious Freedom
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Right of conscience✓ Strongly Agree
Additional notesI strongly agree. Religious liberty and freedom of conscience are not favors granted by government. They are core rights government must respect. No person, church, ministry, school, charity, business, or faith-based organization should face government retaliation, exclusion, or punishment for sincerely held religious convictions. At the same time, these rights should operate within the guardrails of the Constitution, due process, public safety, and the rule of law. The goal is simple: government should not coerce conscience, punish faith, or use licenses, contracts, grants, permits, or public power to force people to violate sincerely held beliefs.
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Medical conscience protections✓ Strongly Agree
Additional notesI strongly agree that medical personnel should not be forced by government or licensing boards to participate in procedures that violate sincerely held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs. Doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other medical professionals do not surrender their conscience when they go to work. This must be handled with care. Patients should not be abandoned in emergencies, and medical systems should have clear policies for notice, staffing, continuity of care, and patient safety. But forcing a medical professional to violate conscience is not good medicine, and it is not good government. We can protect conscience while also protecting patients.
- Family Values
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Protecting minors from explicit content✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree that minors should be protected from sexually explicit material in taxpayer-funded spaces, including public schools and libraries. Parents have the primary responsibility and right to guide what their own children read and view. Public institutions should have clear, age-appropriate policies, transparent review procedures, and a way for parents to raise concerns. This should be done with care, due process, and local accountability. The goal is to protect children and respect parents, not to create confusion, secrecy, or political theater.
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Biological sex & girls' sports✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree that Wyoming should recognize biological differences between males and females and protect fairness, privacy, and safety in girls’ sports, locker rooms, restrooms, and sex-designated spaces. Girls should not lose athletic opportunities, privacy, or safety because adults are afraid to speak plainly. At the same time, every student should be treated with dignity. Schools should use clear rules, reasonable accommodations where needed, and common sense. We can protect girls and still act with decency toward every child.
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Parental rights✓ Strongly Agree
Additional notesI strongly agree that parents have the primary role in raising their children, and government entities should not work around that responsibility. Schools and public agencies should communicate openly with parents, provide timely notice on important matters, respect access to records, and follow due process. There are narrow situations involving abuse, neglect, emergencies, or court orders where the law must protect a child. Outside those narrow guardrails, government should not hide material information from parents or replace parental judgment with bureaucratic judgment.
- Education Freedom
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Funding follows the child✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree that parents should have meaningful choices in education, including public, public charter, private, and homeschool options. Education should serve the child, not protect a system from accountability. That said, Wyoming must handle this within constitutional guardrails, with transparency, fiscal responsibility, and respect for local schools, especially in rural communities where the local public school is often the heart of town. I support parent choice, but I also want clear rules so funding helps children, protects taxpayers, and does not weaken Wyoming communities. That fits the direction of Wyoming’s education savings account debate, including bills authorizing education savings accounts and later proposals changing qualifications.
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Open enrollment✓ Agree
Additional notesI agree with open enrollment in principle. A family’s address should not trap a child in a school that is not the right fit. Parents should have reasonable freedom to seek the best public school option for their child. At the same time, open enrollment must be handled honestly, with attention to capacity, transportation, special education services, rural school stability, and fair rules. Choice should expand opportunity without creating chaos for local districts or leaving rural families behind. SF0109 was framed as allowing children to enroll in any public school within their resident school district, with exceptions, priorities, district reporting, and state publication of reported information.
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No DEI mandates✓ Strongly Agree
Additional notesI agree that public schools and public post-secondary institutions should not enforce political loyalty tests, compelled speech, or programs that divide students, staff, or citizens into categories of guilt or virtue based on race, sex, religion, ethnicity, or national origin. Equal treatment under the law matters. Merit, character, free inquiry, and open debate matter. At the same time, schools should remain welcoming and respectful to every student. The guardrail is simple: no compelled ideology, no discrimination, no retaliation, and no government sorting people into permanent classes of blame. HB0147 was described as prohibiting governmental entities from engaging in DEI programs, activities, or policies and from engaging in institutional discrimination.
