Rob's Priorities for Wyoming
Wyoming should be a place where businesses can invest, grow, and create good-paying jobs. Our traditional industries—including oil, natural gas, coal, trona, mining, and uranium—remain essential to our economy and provide much of the tax revenue that supports our schools, roads, and communities. To give our young people more opportunities to build their futures here, we must continue making Wyoming a business-friendly state.
Wyoming also has the potential to become a national leader in uranium production, enrichment, and distribution, as well as emerging industries involving helium and advanced technology. Proposals such as data centers should be evaluated carefully and transparently to determine whether they will provide meaningful, long-term benefits to Wyoming communities. We should ask tough questions and protect Wyoming’s interests, but simply saying “no” to every new opportunity is not an economic strategy. Wyoming needs thoughtful, responsible growth that strengthens our communities without sacrificing our values or way of life.
Growing Wyoming’s Economy
Improving Access to Healthcare
Access to affordable, quality healthcare remains a serious challenge across Wyoming. Communities throughout the state face shortages of doctors, nurses, specialists, and other healthcare professionals, while families and small businesses continue to struggle with high insurance premiums. Addressing these challenges will require practical solutions tailored to the needs of our rural communities.
We should work with the University of Wyoming, community colleges, healthcare providers, and local leaders to encourage more students to pursue careers in medicine and healthcare. Scholarships, loan-repayment programs, expanded training opportunities, and other incentives can help Wyoming attract and retain qualified professionals. Increasing access to pre-medical courses and healthcare education will also give more Wyoming students the opportunity to prepare for these careers and ultimately serve the communities they call home.
Protecting Taxpayers and Local Services
Rising property taxes are placing real pressure on homeowners, seniors, agricultural producers, and working families. Wyoming needs meaningful property tax relief that helps residents remain in their homes and protects people from being taxed out of the communities they helped build.
At the same time, property taxes support essential local services, including schools, roads, law enforcement, fire protection, cities, counties, and special districts. Reducing revenue without addressing those responsibilities could lead to cuts in programs and services that Wyoming residents depend on. The Legislature must bring all sides to the table and develop practical, sustainable reforms that provide genuine relief while preserving the strength and stability of our local communities.
Protecting Wyoming’s Public Lands
Wyoming’s public lands are central to our economy, our heritage, and our way of life. For generations, multiple-use management has supported ranching, hunting, recreation, energy production, mining, and tourism. These lands provide opportunities for Wyoming families while also supporting communities and industries across the state.
The federal government should not sell off Wyoming’s public lands or make major management decisions without listening to the people who live and work here. Wyoming deserves a stronger voice in how these lands are managed and how their benefits are shared. We should work toward greater state and local involvement while protecting public access, supporting responsible development, and preserving these lands for future generations.
I want Wyoming to be recognizable for generations to come.