Washington, D.C. – The Club for Growth Foundation released its 2024 Wyoming State Economic Scorecard, providing Wyomingites with a comprehensive analysis of how individual legislators evaluate key economic policies. Center Square’s Zachery Schmidt covered the release in an exclusive report.
The Foundation’s mission is to educate the public on the importance of economic freedom and limited government. By publishing the Wyoming State Economic Scorecard, the Foundation gives citizens a clear view of how legislative actions affect economic opportunity and growth.
The Foundation conducted a detailed examination of each legislator’s voting record on policies affecting economic growth, calculating an Economic Growth Score on a scale of 0 to 100, with 100 representing the highest support for economic freedom. In 2024, the Scorecard assessed over 850 votes, including 19 Wyoming House votes and 15 Wyoming Senate votes. These votes encompass significant policy areas such as legislation that created a statewide education savings account program for K-12 students with $6,000 in annual funding and a bill that capped annual property tax increases for single-family homes. The Club for Growth Foundation also opposed a 37% increase in Wyoming’s biennial budget that included $1 billion in new spending and a proposal that stripped $10 million from Wyoming’s rainy-day fund to subsidize green energy experiments.
“Through our scorecard series, the Club for Growth Foundation equips Wyomingites with the tools to understand how their state legislators are shaping or threatening economic freedom,” said Club for Growth Foundation President David McIntosh. “While both chambers of the State’s Legislature passed bills that will benefit the economic wellbeing of its citizens, there is still work to be done in Cheyenne. Lawmakers in the state must continue to prioritize economic freedom for all citizens of the Cowboy State by limiting the size and scope of government.”
The Club for Growth Foundation continues to release similar scorecards across the country, with 22 state scorecards published in 2023.
Key Highlights from the 2024 Wyoming Scorecard
Wyoming Senate:
- Senate Members: 31
- Republicans: 29
- Democrats: 2
- Vacancies: 0
- Average Republican Score: 58%
- Average Democrat Score: 17%
- Highest Rated Republican(s): Sen. Anthony Bouchard (SD-06), Sen. Bob Ide (SD-29), Sen. Troy McKeown (SD-24), and Sen. Cheri Steinmetz (SD-03): 100%
- Lowest Rated Republican(s): Sen. Bill Landen (SD-27): 11%
- Highest and Lowest Rated Democrat(s): Sen. Mike Giearu (SD-17) and Sen. Chris Rothfuss (SD-09): tied at 17%
Wyoming House:
- House Members: 62
- Republicans: 57
- Democrats: 5
- Vacancies: 0
- Average Republican Score: 51%
- Average Democrat Score: 21%
- Highest Rated Republican(s): Rep. Bill Allemand (HD-58), Rep. John Bear (HD-31), Rep. Jeanette Ward (HD-57): 100%
- Highest Rated Democrat(s): Rep. Trey Sherwood (HD-14): 29%
- Lowest Rated Republican(s): Rep. Steve Harshman (HD-37): 16%
- Lowest Rated Democrat(s): Rep. Mike Yin (HD-16): 14%
Click here to view the full Wyoming 2024 State Economic Scorecard from the Club for Growth Foundation.
Note: This scorecard is based on selected votes of significance to the Foundation and does not include a legislator’s entire voting record. The Club for Growth Foundation does not endorse or oppose any legislator for public office.