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Better Wyo & Maternal Health
Better Wyoming’s maternal healthcare working group is a combination of Better Wyoming staff and volunteers working to build awareness around – and realize solutions for – Wyoming’s maternal healthcare crisis.
What the heck does this office do? City Council
In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community. Here we look at the role of city council members, their official duties, and how they can make decisions that impact our towns and cities.
What the heck does this office do? School Board
In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community. Here we look at the role of local school board members, their official duties, and how they make decisions that impact public education.
What the heck does this office do? Superintendent of Public Instruction
In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community. Here we look at the role of Wyoming’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, their official duties, and why they are important to our state.
What the heck does this office do? Secretary of State
In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community. Here we look at the role of Wyoming’s Secretary of State, their official duties, and why they are important to our state.
How to learn about candidates
Find out who’s on your ballot and where they stand on issues that matter to you
What the heck does this office do? County Commissioners
In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community. Here we look at the role that county commissions have over things that impact our day-to-day lives.
What the Heck does this office do? State Legislators
Most of the things we love about Wyoming—and plenty of the things that frustrate us—have at least something to do with our state legislature. In In this series of articles, Better Wyoming will go over some of the important work down-ballot offices do, and how they will impact your life and community.
How to really get out the vote (GOTV)
Voter turnout in Wyoming’s primaries has always been low…but it doesn’t have to be. Explore how successful GOTV campaigns actually motivate people to vote! The best strategy isn’t what you’d expect, and isn’t what we’ve been trying in the Cowboy State for years…
How to make the biggest impact on WyoGives Day
WyoGives Day, on July 15, is Wyoming largest day of giving. For Better Wyoming it is one of the most important days of the year for us. It not only gives us funding that contributes to our mission, but it is a great opportunity to introduce folks to Better Wyoming and bring them into our movement. Learn more about how you can help spread the word about this day of giving.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Dave Zwonitzer vs. Steve Johnson (48 votes)
In our fourth installment of EVERY VOTE COUNTS, Better Wyoming looks at a 2024 primary race in Cheyenne where a Freedom Caucus newcomer ousted one of the Legislature’s longest-serving moderate Republicans by less than 50 votes.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Tony Niemiec vs. Marlene Brady (46 votes)
In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our third post, we look at the 2024 contest in which Freedom Caucus newcomer Marlene Brady ousted the incumbent, Tony Niemiec, in Sweetwater County.
Why are we working to get people to vote in the Wyoming Primary elections?
By the time the general election rolls around in November, 80% of elections have already been decided. Anyone who waited to vote until then is missing out on voting in the elections that matter for Wyoming’s future. That is why Better Wyoming is working hard to get people out to vote in the Wyoming Primary elections on Aug. 18.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Landon Brown vs. Exie Brown (17 votes)
In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our second post, we look at the 2024 contest between Rep. Landon Brown and challenger Exie Brown, which was decided by just 17 votes.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS: Bryce Reece vs. Jim Anderson (30 votes)
In a new series, Better Wyoming looks at primary elections from recent years that featured two very different candidates and were decided by just a handful of ballots. In our first post, we look at the 2024 contest between Senator Jim Anderson of Casper and his challenger, Bryce Reece, which was decided by just 30 votes but tilted control of the Wyoming Senate