Securing Wyoming’s energy production is the cornerstone to our future and prosperity. We are blessed with an abundance of traditional energy resources centered around gas, oil, and coal that can sustain America’s energy demands well into the future. However, the war on coal, oil, and gas perpetuated by the Obama and Biden administrations, has significantly reduced our energy output and raised consumer and retail rates all under the guise of reducing “harmful” CO 2 emissions and expediting the transition to “green” energy.
My seven point energy policy:
1. I will push to repeal HB 200 from the 2020 Wyoming Legislature. This Bill required Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) technologies on all coal-fired power plants resulting in Wyoming power bills going up 30+ percent in the past five years.
Unlike one of my opponents, who intentionally steers the conversation away from the technology of carbon capture, as she needs to keep happy the coal industry and mainstream republicans who support her, I openly and directly call for an end to these green energy programs. My focus is on expanding and developing traditional energy sectors like coal, oil, and gas, and not these globalist woke initiatives.
2. Renegotiate our mineral royalties. Wyoming gets $.48 on the dollar, Alaska gets $.90 on the dollar. I want more, at least 50%. This negotiation would not be with the energy companies, it would be with the federal government. Alaska’s split was negotiated before statehood using the argument that it was small in population and much of it’s land federally owned and could not bring in any state revenues, this same argument could be made for Wyoming to at least reach the 50%. In 1920, all western states were put on a rigid formula of 50/50 under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (MLA). However, the federal government charges a 2% administration fee. This might sound like a small deal, but it is not. This costs Wyoming tens of millions of dollars every year that could otherwise go straight into Wyoming’s water projects, highway fund or public schools. Last year in the Wyoming Legislature, 2026, a resolution was passed that asks Congress to allow Wyoming to retain that 2% administration fee and to “increase the state of Wyoming’s share of federal mineral royalties from fifty percent (50%) to eighty-seven and one-half percent (87.5%).” https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2026/HJ0002
3. Stop energy matching funds. Why does the taxpayer have to pay multi billion dollar corporations to extract minerals that belong to the people? Exxon Mobil made $77 billion last year. Why do the people need to help pay for their profits?
4. Demand that the federal government put FLPMA (Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976) back in its box. Stop allowing Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s) and nonprofits from being able to hold up the permitting and leasing process so easily on federal lands.
5. Expand refining capabilities in Wyoming to produce more fuel for Wyoming consumers thereby lowering the cost of fuel. Wyoming should have the cheapest fuel of any surrounding state.
6. Put a moratorium on the state fuel tax. The state collects $.25 per gallon and this needs to end until fuel prices come down significantly. I will increase the severance tax on the fuel companies if they decide to increase their prices to compensate.
7. Create a state power grid. The nation has three electric grids: the west, the east and Texas. In the event that any of those grids are compromised, I want the ability in Wyoming to keep every light on.
Our state government, led by our governor, has wasted tax dollars to incentivize the rapid introduction and growth of taxpayer funded “green” energy projects all over the state ruining our vistas and natural landscapes. This has also added $5 Trillion to our national debt placing us on the verge of recession and default. Globalist billionaire oligarchs have purchased our coal fields, pipelines, power plants, transmission capabilities, and out of state ports with the purpose of monopolizing energy output and controlling public consumption and our state economy. We must restore normalcy to our natural energy production to Wyoming.
We must regain primus over our energy production and output and focus on traditional energy technological advancements. But first, we must change the narrative and stop the untruthful indoctrination of our youth. The truth is that CO 2 comprises only 0.04% of our atmosphere and has not been proven to contribute to “global warming” and/or “climate change” in any way. All plant life requires CO 2 to live and grow and a reduction below 0.022% will cause plant life to die; the more CO 2 we have, the more our vegetation and food supply will flourish. Therefore, we should immediately stop the governmental and globalist initiatives of carbon capture and encourage the exploration, research, development, and expansion of traditional energy. Cost effective modifications to our existing power plants will lead to far greater energy output while balancing good environmental stewardship. Renegotiating a higher percentage of our Federal mineral royalties will significantly boost our state revenue and overshadow cuts to the state fuel taxes. A thorough gap analysis will determine shortfalls in our energy sector, open the doors to market-driven emerging technology, and allow us to strengthen our intrastate power grid to ensure that our lights always stay on regardless of external influences or impacts from the national power grid. Energy production has, is, and will remain the cornerstone of our economy. But, we have to have the will to preserve Wyoming’s storied past and present, and secure our bright future.