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Trump Endorses Wyoming Secretary of State for House
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In Short: President Donald Trump endorsed Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the Republican candidate for the state's at-large House seat.
President Donald Trump endorsed Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the Republican candidate for the state's at-large House seat, in a Truth Social post on Monday.
"Chuck Gray has been a tremendous Secretary of State for the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!" the president declared.
Gray thanked the president for his endorsement on X, stating, "As President Trump said, I have a real track record of advancing the key priorities of the people of Wyoming, and I will continue that track record in Congress. Together, we will defend our Wyoming way of life!"
Gray's campaign ads focus on securing the sanctity of each valid vote and making ballot manipulation a felony.
Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Bryan Miller said the organization will not spend money to support Gray or other endorsed candidates ahead of the primary election in August.
"This process is not about party leadership picking winners and losers, nor is it about telling anyone how to vote. It is about transparency," Miller wrote in a press release.
"President Trump has achieved huge changes for the American people while under constant attack for standing up to the establishment swamp in D.C.," Gray said.
The Wyoming Republican Party's endorsement process evaluates candidate records, platform fidelity, and core conservative principles.
"The Wyoming Republican Party Platform was written and passed by grassroots delegates from all 23 counties. Our endorsement simply highlights candidates whose platform pledges and track records most closely align with those grassroot conservative principles," the party stated.
"I think it’s inconsistent with tradition, and I think it’s inconsistent with our understanding of the law," Barlow said.
What this adds
The Wyoming Republican Party historically backs whichever Republican wins in the primaries, but this year it will not spend money to support its endorsed candidates.
What's confirmed
- President Donald Trump endorsed Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray, the Republican candidate for the state's at-large House seat, in a Truth Social post on Monday.
- "Chuck Gray has been a tremendous Secretary of State for the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!" the president declared.
- Gray's campaign ads focus on securing the sanctity of each valid vote and making ballot manipulation a felony.
- Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Bryan Miller said the organization will not spend money to support Gray or other endorsed candidates ahead of the primary election in August.
- "This process is not about party leadership picking winners and losers, nor is it about telling anyone how to vote. It is about transparency," Miller wrote in a press release.
- "President Trump has achieved huge changes for the American people while under constant attack for standing up to the establishment swamp in D.C.," Gray said.
- The Wyoming Republican Party's endorsement process evaluates candidate records, platform fidelity, and core conservative principles.
- "The Wyoming Republican Party Platform was written and passed by grassroots delegates from all 23 counties. Our endorsement simply highlights candidates whose platform pledges and track records most closely align with those grassroot conservative principles," the party stated.
- "I think it’s inconsistent with tradition, and I think it’s inconsistent with our understanding of the law," Barlow said.
What's still developing
- His campaign ads include promising to make “insecure ballot drop boxes used to commit fraud” and to make ballot manipulation and cheating a felony.
- “We obviously can’t put ads in the papers and do all those different things. We’re not going to do that,” Miller told WyoFile on Wednesday, referring to a state statute that prohibits a political party from backing one of its candidates over another before the primary.
- More specifically, it is a misdemeanor for a political party to expend any party funds “directly or indirectly in the aid of the nomination of any one person as against another person of the same political party running in the primary election,” according to state law.
- “It is the ability to get that out to the public after the fact that we are hindered on, and that is one heck of a violation of our constitutional rights.” Historically, the party has backed whichever Republican won in the primaries.
- “The State of Wyoming has no compelling interest in preventing a political party from expressing a preference among its own primary candidates or in dictating how a political party allocates its private funds among such candidates,” the complaint states.