HOW DID YOUR WYO REP VOTE ON HB-162’s FIRST READING?

AYE

Rep. Chad Banks (Sweetwater)
Rep. Eric Barlow (Campbell)
Rep. Landon Brown (Laramie)
Rep. Aaron Clausen (Converse)*
Rep. Andi Clifford (Fremont)
Rep. Cathy Connolly (Albany)
Rep. Barry Crago (Johnson, Sheridan)
Rep. Shelly Duncan (Goshen)
Rep. John Eklund (Laramie, Goshen)
Rep. Danny Eyre (Uinta)
Rep. Jamie Flitner (Big Horn, Park)
Rep. Steve Harshman (Natrona)
Rep. Bill Henderson (Laramie)
Rep. Hans Hunt (Niobrara, Weston, Goshen)
Rep. Mark Kinner (Sheridan)
Rep. Lloyd Larsen (Fremont)
Rep. Joe MacGuire (Natrona)
Rep. Sandy Newsome (Park)
Rep. Bob Nicholas (Laramie)
Rep. Kevin O’Hearn (Natrona)
Rep. Ember Oakley (Fremont)
Rep. Jerry Obermueller (Natrona)
Rep. Jared Olsen (Laramie)
Rep. Jerry Paxton (Carbon, Albany, Sweetwater)
Rep. Karlee Provenza (Albany)
Rep. John Romero-Martinez (Laramie)
Rep Jim Roscoe (Lincoln, Teton, Sublette)
Rep. Andy Schwartz (Teton)
Rep. Trey Sherwood (Albany)
Rep. Albert Sommers (Sublette)
Rep. Clark Stith (Sweetwater)
Rep. Patrick Sweeney (Natrona)
Rep. Sue Wilson (Laramie)
Rep. Mike Yin (Teton)
Rep. Dan Zwonitzer (Laramie)

NO

Rep. Ocean Andrew (Albany)
Rep. Mark Baker (Sweetwater)
Rep. John Bear (Campbell)
Rep. Jim Blackburn (Laramie)
Rep. Marshall Burt (Sweetwater)
Rep. Chuck Gray (Natrona)
Rep. Mike Grear (Big Horn, Washakie)
Rep. Bill Fortner (Campbell)
Rep. Tim Hallinan (Campbell)
Rep. Jeremy Haroldson (Platte, Converse)
Rep. Scott Heiner (Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta)
Rep. Christopher Knapp (Campbell)
Rep. Mark Jennings (Sheridan)
Rep. Dan Laursen (Park)
Rep. Chip Neiman (Crook, Weston)
Rep. Pepper Ottman (Fremont)
Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (Park)
Rep. Evan Simpson (Lincoln)
Rep. Tom Walters (Natrona)
Rep. Art Washut (Natrona)
Rep. Bob Wharff (Uinta)
Rep. Cyrus Western (Sheridan)
Rep. John Winter (Big Horn, Hot Springs, Fremont, Park)

EXCUSED

Rep. Don Burkhart (Carbon)
Rep. Clarence Styvar (Laramie)

HELPFUL TIPS FOR WRITING YOUR WYOMING REPRESENTATIVE

IMPORTANT:

  • You’ll write your message in the text box on Step 2, where it says “Personalize your message.”
  • Your message will go to your local state legislator in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
  • Don’t click the “Send message” button until you write your message.
  • REMEMBER TO DELETE THE TEXT THAT SAYS “[DELTE THIS TEXT AND INSERT YOUR MESSAGE HERE]”

Have questions? Check out this video tutorial about using Better Wyoming forms to write your legislators.

YOUR MESSAGE SHOULD HAVE THREE SHORT PARTS:

 

1. Say who you are.

This message is going to your local state legislator, who is responsible for representing you. Make sure to tell them that you’re a voter in their district.

My name is ____. I live in _____ and I’m a voter in your district.

2. Say what you want.

I’m writing today to ask you thank you for voting in support of House Bill 162 to update Wyoming’s Medicaid program and extend coverage to low-income adults. Please vote “aye” once more on third reading.

OR

I’m writing today to express my disappointment in your “no” vote against House Bill 162. Please change your stance and vote “aye” on third reading.

3. Say why you want it.

[This is where you can add a sentence or two about why updating Medicaid and healthcare access in general is important to you.]

PRO TIPS

Keep it brief: Lawmakers are extremely busy during the legislative session. If you write them a novel, they’re not going to read it.

Change the message subject: This will let them know your email is not spam.

TALKING POINTS

Maybe mention a few of these things in your message.

  • House Bill 162 would allow 24,000 uninsured people in Wyoming the ability to access healthcare without worrying about crippling debt.
  • Congress just passed a COVID-19 relief package that includes additional funding for states that update their Medicaid programs. Wyoming would become eligible to receive enough federal funds to extend Medicaid coverage to low-income residents without any additional spending by the state.
  • States that have already updated their Medicaid programs have seen economic improvements.
  • The people would qualify for coverage are mostly low-income workers—for instance, a single parent making $12 an hour.
  • Roughly 6,000 people in Wyoming have lost their job-based insurance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The hundreds of millions in federal relief funding would dramatically help during our budget crisis.
  • Extending Medicaid to low-income residents would drive down uncompensated care costs at our hospitals and rural clinics, create healthcare jobs, decrease premiums in the state, and help create a healthier Wyoming.

LET YOUR WYO REP KNOW HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THEIR VOTE!