Wyoming Freedom Caucus Suffers a Major Setback, Losing House Majority and Senate Leverage
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In the wake of a disappointing budget session, the Wyoming Freedom Caucus lost most of its House incumbents and backslid in the Senate, likely leaving about 10 reliable votes in the House and a diminished Senate bloc. After gaining a House majority in 2024, the group failed to secure a supermajority or meaningful leverage, with several leaders and allies defeated in the primaries and others pursuing statewide offices; non-Freedom Caucus candidates won in most districts, reshaping the caucus’s influence on budget legislation and introductory votes.
- In stunning upset, Wyoming Freedom Caucus loses most of its House seats, backslides in Senate WyoFile
- In Wyoming’s G.O.P. Primaries, an Emphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right The New York Times
- Wyoming Freedom Caucus loses at least 14 incumbent lawmakers WyoFile
- Near-Total Massacre For Freedom Caucus In Wyoming Primary Cowboy State Daily
- Natrona County voters say no to most Freedom Caucus-aligned candidates Casper Star-Tribune
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