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Two candidates appear on the general election ballot who are running for one open seat to serve as a Hot Springs County Commissioner, a four year term. Bob Aguiar is running as a Republican who advanced from the primary election Jack Baird joined the race following the primary election and is running as an Independent. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Bob Aguiar: Good evening everyone. My name is Bob Aguiar. Some of you have listened...
Eight candidates are running for four available seats on the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees, a four year term, four votes. Justin Budd, Appointed Marshall Keller, Beth Lewis, Jessica Lippencott, Ben Postma, Jean Skelton, and Incumbents Clay VanAntwerp and Nichole Weyer. The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce/Farm Bureau candidate forum held in early October. Justin Budd: Thank you, all of you, for coming out this evening. I feel like I’m a little bit in the hot seat a...
Hot Springs County Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court, two year unexpired term. Kris McNeff was appointed and she is now running for election. She was present at the candidate forum. Kris McNeff. Good evening. My name is Kris McNeff, and I’m asking you to vote for me for the Clerk of District Court. I grew up in Thermopolis, where I met my husband Cecil. We’ve been married for 36 years and had two wonderful children here. I have approximately 20 years experience in the legal world. I was appointed District Clerk last year after Ter...
Two local candidates are running for the State House of Representatives District 28 seat. Incumbent John Winter (R) is being challenged by Larry Alwin (D). Alwin had enough write in votes in the primary and accepted the nomination The information included here is what each candidate presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. John R. Winter: I’m John Winter. I’ve been in the legislature for awhile now and I’m in my third term, and I want to be here for one more term. We have quite a few things going...
Three candidates are running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council, Tony Larson is challenging incumbents Dusty Lewis and William Malloy. The information included here and is what Lewis presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Larson and Malloy were not in attendance at the candidate forum. They supplied bio information to the IR. Dusty Lewis: My name’s Dusty Lewis. So this is actually probably my third term, I think. Sadly, I dodged this forum the first two rounds, but with my wife running...
Senior Citizen Service District, terms are to be determined by the organization for five newly available seats. Candidates are Kimberly Joy Black, Ted Brown, Curtis Cheney, Gary J. Holbert, Marvin Nielsen, Raymond E. Shaffer, Kathy Sorensen, Maxine Kay Toepke-Reese. Brown, Cheney and Toepke-Reese were not in attendance at the Chamber hosted candidate forum but short bios are incuded. Kimberly Black: Hi, I’m Kimberly Black. I wanted to be a part of our senior citizens board because I think it’s important to our community. I want people to und...
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrasso (R) and Scott D. Marrow (D). This is for one seat, a six year term. The information included here is what Morrow presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Barrasso was not in attendance so a brief bio on him is included. Scott D. Morrow: Good evening everybody. Great crowd. I’ve been talking with Chuck here. He’s with the Republican Party. No?. Oh, that’s right, the Constitutional Party, and we’re getting...
Ed Cooper (R) from Ten Sleep is the sonly candidate on the general ballot running the State Senator District # 20 seat. The information included here is what he presented during the Chamber of Commerce hosted candidate forum held in early October. Ed Cooper: I think I’ve met a lot of you. I’m Ed Cooper. I live over in Ten Sleep. I was born right over here on hospital hill many years ago. Basically I spent my entire life right here in the southern Big Horn Basin. My family has been involved in agriculture here since 1906 when they first cam...
Constitutional Amendment A The adoption of this amendment would separate residential property into its own class of property for purposes of property tax assessments. This amendment would authorize the legislature to create a subclass of owner occupied primary residence. You have the option to vote for or against. Lodging Tax Renewal Shall Hot Springs County renew for an additional four years of lodging tax of 2% upon accommodations or space, or transient visitors or tourists. Vote for the county lodging tax or against. The lodging tax is not...
The Hot Springs County Clerk’s office and the Wyoming Secretary of State’s office have released unofficial results from the 2024 Primary Election. Bob Aguiar received the most votes in the four person republican race for Hot Springs County Commissioner with 528. Phillip Scheel received 428 votes, Mike Chimenti received 337 votes and Joe Martinez received 250 votes. Aguiar will advance to the general election. No democrat candidates appeared on the ballot In the Senate District 20 race, district wide republican incumbent Ed Cooper received 2,6...
The Wyoming Election Division Campaign Guide explains the requirements of W.S. 22-25-110. Some ads fall under #4 and do not require a paid for by disclosure. Recently, some ads ran in the IR that were determined to fall under #4. IR staff contacted the Hot Springs County Clerk, who in turn contacted an election official with the Secretary of State’s office, and it was determined the ads in question fall under #4, although they are in opposition to a candidate or candidates. The ads were paid f...
Four Republican candidates will be vying for a single Hot Springs County Commissioner seat in the 2024 Primary Election. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate. We are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Bob Aguiar Bob Aguiar has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently he is the...
Town of Thermopolis Running for two seats on the Thermopolis Town Council are incumbents Dusty Lewis and Bill Malloy and challenger Tony Larson. Although only two seats are available, all three candidates will move forward to the General Election in this nonpartisan race. We will feature bios and more information on these candidates prior to that time. Hot Springs County Kris McNeff is running unopposed for reelection as the Hot Springs County Clerk of District Court. Kirby In the town of Kirby, Zachary Crees and Tina L. Keasling are running...
Hot Springs County has five voting precincts. They are Town of Thermopolis 1-1, located from the middle of 9th Street and West toward Cody, Town of Thermopolis 1-2, located from the middle of 9th Street and East towards River, East Thermopolis 2-1 is for all voters in the municipal boundary; Kirby 3-1, all voters in the municipal boundary; and Rural 4-1, all rural voters outside the municipal boundaries. Precinct Maps can be viewed on the Hot Springs County Webpage Map Server: www.hscounty.com. Click on Map Server, Accept Terms of Use, under...
Voters in the 2024 Primary Election will have a chance to decide whether to establish a Hot Springs County Senior Citizen Service District with a maximum levy of two mills to be imposed on the district’s taxable property. If the formation of the district passes, voters will vote on district board members in the general election in November. The issue of forming the district will be decided in the primary this year....
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the House District 28 seat representing Hot Springs, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Kevin Skates Kevin Skates grew up in Wyoming. He was born in Cody. “Our district is in need of r...
Two Republican candidates are facing off in the primary election for the State Senate District 20 seat representing Hot Springs, Washakie, Big Horn, Fremont and Park Counties. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate from either party. Here we are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Ed Cooper Ed Cooper is running for reelection for the Senate District 20 seat....
US Senator Running for United States Senator representing Wyoming is incumbent John Barrass and challengers Reid Rasner and John Holtz on the republican ballot and Scott D. Marrow on the democrat ballot. This is for one seat, a six year term. Reid Rasner attended the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum and said: My name is Reid Rasner. I’m running for the United States Senate. I’m a fourth generation Wyomingite, born and raised in Casper. I graduated from Saint Anthony’s Catholic School and Carbon County High Schoo...
Voters residing in the various precincts in Hot Springs County will have a chance to vote for their committeemen and committeewomen. We attempted to reached out to those running by email or phone to request information from candidates listed on the official ballots. The responses we received are printed here. Republican For Precinct Committeeman 1-1, a two year term, voters are requested to vote for not more than two. Ralph Jager, Russell H. Lewis and Jerry D Williams appear on the primary ballot. Jager responded with the following: Citizens...
Last Friday and Saturday, the Wyoming GOP held its quarterly State Central Committee meeting in Jackson. The weather was quite fickle, but representatives from all twenty-three counties arrived to do Republican business. According to State Statutes, the Wyoming Republican Party meets to elect a chairman, vice chairman and secretary in odd-numbered years. On May 6, the State Central Committee re-elected Frank Eathorne, Chairman, David Holland, Vice Chairman, and Donna Rice, Secretary. Hot Springs County was represented by new Chair Cheryl...
Unofficial results have been released for the 2022 Hot Springs County General Election. In Hot Springs County, there were a total of 2,213 votes cast. A new Mayor will be the taking over for the Town of the Thermopolis. Adam Ryan Estenson received 650 votes winning over incumbent Mike Chimenti who received 552 votes. For the Thermopolis Town Council race, Rachel Hughes received 612 votes to edge out incumbent Tony Larson with 598 votes. John Dorman, Sr. received 748 votes and will retain his seat on the council. In the eight person race for...
Three candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election in the Thermopolis Town Council race, including incumbents John Dorman Sr. and Tony Larson and challenger Rachel Hughes. Bradyn Harvey’s name appears on the ballot but he has officially withdrawn from the race. Votes for him will not be considered in who wins. The three candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. John Dorman Sr. I enjoy working for the town and trying to keep things on an even keel, doing the max that we can d...
Two candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election race for Mayor of the Town of Thermopolis, including incumbent Mike Chimenti and challenger Adam Ryan Estenson. The two candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. Answers were held to a maximum of 150 words, and in the case of two part questions, 200 words. Those questions and the candidates responses are as follows: Mike Chimenti I am a Wyoming native. I was born in Fremont County but Thermopolis has been home for 48 years. I...
Two ballot propositions appear on the 2022 General Election Ballot. Constitutional Amendment A: The Wyoming Constitution allows the state to invest state funds in equities such as the stock of corporations, but does not allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities. The adoption of this amendment would allow the funds of counties, cities and other political subdivisions to be invested in equities to the extent and in the manner the legislature may allow by law. Any law authorizing the...
Two candidates will face off in the 2022 General Election in the State House of Representatives for District 28 race. Incumbent John R. Winter (R) is being challenged by Kimberly M. Bartlett (D). The candidates provided bios and answers to five questions submitted by readers and asked by the IR staff. John R. Winter Wyoming HD 28 representing Hot Springs County – portions of Big Horn County, Park County and Fremont County. Born and raised at Cody and reside on Kirby Creek near Thermopolis with my wife, Diane, of 26 years. Graduated from the Uni...
