Wyoming Business Council board member. Former Sheridan mayor and state senator. Focused on good-paying jobs, economic growth, and keeping Wyoming affordable.
Joined December 2008
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70% of Wyoming graduates leave the state by age 30. Sheridan proved manufacturing can change that. Now 50 Wyoming manufacturers want to grow here. Let's back them and fix housing at the same time.
via @daily_cowboy
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Read the full article here: cowboystatedaily.com/2026/10…
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Joining Jake on the @CowboyStateDaily Morning Show this Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:25 AM MT. We'll talk about what I'm hearing across Wyoming and what the Legislature should focus on for growth come session. Tune in.
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Two UW students had an idea: turn uranium tailings into rare earth minerals. With backing from the WBC, WY Energy Authority, and a WY venture fund, it's now a $100M company manufacturing in Mills. 100 jobs kids don't have to leave WY for. That's how you stop the brain drain.
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"I got involved in local economic development when I realized 6 years ago my kids were not going to be able to stay in Wyoming."
That's why conversations like this one with Sweetwater County Treasurer Mark Cowan matter.
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At our WBC board retreat, Mark walked us through A2A, a program helping WY communities tackle economic development together.
wyomingbusiness.org/communit…
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Iowa built a manufacturing economy on top of its farms: tax incentives, loans, grants, and education.
Now 2/3 of an estimated $1T in new U.S. manufacturing is headed for rural areas, places just like WY.
Iowa corn farmers did it. Wyoming cowboys can too.
What do you think? 🤠
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Two thirds of Wyoming kids leave and never come back. Watertown, South Dakota flipped that with employer aligned training, the Dakota Builds Scholarship, and apprenticeships, keeping 83% of grads in state.
Time Wyoming tried something new. What's your idea?
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Swimming through a pool full of Jell-O! That’s what a long time City Councilman told me working in government is like.
Everybody comes in enthusiastic, then spends years fighting for inches.
Well, WY is worth it. Our families are worth it.
I'm still swimming. Are you?
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The election results are in, but the work in front of us hasn't changed.
Housing costs are still too high, jobs pay too little and it’s driving away our kids and grandkids.
Now we pull together and stay focused on the work, that’s how we do things in Wyoming!
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Picture a sticky bun. The whole thing is everyone eligible to vote. A smaller piece is the people who register. A smaller piece still is the people who actually vote.
Those people decide for all of us. Make sure you're in that piece, not on the sidelines.
Vote today, Wyoming.
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Don't forget. Early voting has started. 🗳️
Stop by the courthouse and cast your ballot. It only takes a few minutes.
Get it done while you're out. 🇺🇸
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What happens when 1,000 Wyoming voices come together for one hour? Let's find out.
Join me for the Team Wyoming Huddle.
Thursday, August 13. Noon to 1 PM. Virtual and statewide.
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Wyoming's greatest export is our kids, and the numbers are worse than we thought.
I'm on the Wyoming Business Council to try turn that slingshot into a boomerang.
Jobs. Opportunity. Housing. What's your idea?
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