Politics

"His life's a mess!"

Wyoming congresswoman Harriet Hageman on Tuesday voted against removing Kevin McCarthy as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. After the vote, she issued the following statement: "There are far too many pressing concerns facing this nation for Congress to be pulled into such a selfserving stunt as one member is selfishly trying to torpedo the business of the House...

It's not a scientific sampling of opinions, but over 500 people did take part.

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"It's clear Rep. McCarthy is willing to sell nearly anything to retain power..."

The legislature is scheduled to convene in a forty-business day General Session on Jan. 10.

Gordon easily won re-election to a second term as Wyoming's Governor on Tuesday.

Gordon beat Democrat Theresa Livingston, a retired educator and U.S. Bureau of Land Management employee. Neither campaigned extensively.

In Laramie County, candidates for city council, county commission, sheriff, school board, and a number of other local offices are on the ballot, although some candidates are running unopposed.

City council races are non-partisan under Wyoming law, meaning candidates do not formally affiliate with either party.