M. Lee Hasenauer Announces Laramie County Commission Bid For 2026

A long-time Laramie County conservative activist who once lead the local Tea Party movement is throwing his hat in the ring for the Laramie County Commission in 2026.

Republican M. Lee Hasenauer served for two years on the commission after he won a 2012 election to fill one of two seats he helped lobby for as part of an expanded commission.

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But he lost a reelection bid on 2014, and subsequent runs for the commission in 2016 and 2018 likewise fell short. He applied to fill a mid-term vacancy on the commission in 2020, but was not chosen.

But in 2026 he's running again. On his Facebook page, Hasenauer writes

"M.Lee Hasenauer is back in the fight for the true bosses of Laramie County.

We launched our campaign for Laramie County commissioner.

I represent people first and government last:

Can't wait and I've already started talking to constituents: there's a trend in our country going on right now, and that's to rid ourselves of big government RINO's that are part of the good old boy system. It's the American voters that are fed up and replacing them with good conservative candidates.

Thank you for your support and your prayers and your votes.

In God, we trust, we're all Charlie Kirk's

Dedicate many memories to my friend KGAB radio host Dave Chaffin, who said this get involved and be part of the solution."

Hasenauer Joins A Long List Of Commission Candidates

The Laramie County Commission race in 2026 looks to be a crowded field. As of Tuesday evening, the following candidates had filed to run for the commission according to the Laramie County Clerk's Office:

Republican Troy Thompson 1805 E 19th Street, Suite 100 Cheyenne, 82001 (307) 630-8310 tthompsonlcc@gmail.com 5/14/

Republican Linda M Heath 4031 Winterset Drive Burns, 82053 (307) 640-3454 heath4commissioner@wyoming.com 5/15/26

Republican Jason MacGregor 2322 Duff Avenue Cheyenne, 82001 constitutionalmacgregor@gmail.com 5/15/26

Republican Clifford Spoonemore 3108 White Cloud Road Cheyenne, 82001 (307) 221-1535 spoonemore.cliff.e.10@gmail.com 5/15/26

Democratic Barbara Cabot 808 West Dale Boulevard Cheyenne, 82009 5/15/26

Democratic Lynne K. Davis 5802 Parkside Drive Cheyenne, 82001 lynne@davis4wyoming.com 5/18/26

Republican Jess E. Ketcham 6197 Bison Run Loop Cheyenne, 82009 (307) 630-2906 ketchamforcommissioner@yahoo.com www.ketchamforcommissioner.com 5/18/26

Republican Gunnar Malm 6210 Marshall Road Cheyenne, 82009 (307) 421-4752 gunnarm21@gmail.com www.commissionermalm.com 5/19/26

Republican Julie Christen 700 Gabriel Court Cheyenne, 82009 (307) 293-6520 julie4laramiecounty@gmail.com 5/20/26

Republican Gregory C Pitts 13307 E Four Mile Road Cheyenne, 82009 5/22/26

Republican Josh Tuttle 810 E Allison Road Cheyenne, 82007 (307) 640-2651 joshtuttlecountycommissioner@gmail.com 5/26/26

Republican M. Lee Hasenauer 408 Lupe Road Cheyenne, 82007, 307) 640-4248 m.leectp@hotmail.com

Three seats are open on the commission, and the current incumbents in those seats, Troy Thompson, Linda Heath and Gunnar Malm, are all running for reelection. All three are Republicans.

Since people have through Friday to file for the August 18 Primary Election, there could be an even longer list of candidates on the ballot come election time.