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2026 Scorecards are Live!

It’s April 2026, which means the Wyoming Legislature just concluded its budget session and election season is gearing up.

Now more than ever, it’s critical for Wyomingites to know how their lawmakers vote while they’re in Cheyenne.

Many RINOs claim they’re Republicans because they vote well on social issues. While these issues matter, votes on spending are just as important.

If you vote for a resolution in support of free markets but turn around and vote to fully fund the crony capitalist Wyoming Business Council, you’re being disingenuous, and you’re a RINO.

Legislators who claim Republican bona fides but vote to spend like far-left Democrats aren’t Republicans.

Spending matters because the more state government spends, the less the rest of us have to spend. It matters because the more state government grows, the less room there is for free market growth to take hold.

Check out this year’s scorecard, which places an equal emphasis on budget votes and other platform priorities.

As always, please keep in mind that WyoRINO is not affiliated with the Wyoming State Republican Party. However, just as the election integrity process is something to be mindful of, so is the integrity of the Republican party and the candidates who run on the Republican ticket. It is up to us to expose RINO legislators who are Dems in sheep’s clothing.

Help us continue our mission to expose WyoRINOs in our state and encourage true, practicing Republicans to represent the people of Wyoming! 

Ride for the Brand, Wyoming

 

 

What is a RINO? A Republican in Name Only

Have you as a loyal Republican, gone to the polls year after year, voting for candidates with an “R” beside their name, trusting they would legislate and vote like a Republican but only to be disappointed?

Don’t feel bad – so have we.

The time is long overdue to hold politicians accountable for big government, big regulation, big taxation laws – values that the Republican party does NOT support.

This is the primary reason WyoRINO.com was created – to expose liberal Wyoming Republicans who violate our Wyoming Republican values.

 

WyoRINO Voting Index Summary 2026

2026 RED = RINO

*RED highlight indicates a RINO (score below 70%)

Below are links to the 2025 Summary (what you see above), and the Senate and House Scorecards showing the votes on bills and their descriptions.

Index Summary 2026

2026 Senate and House Scorecards

* DISCLAIMER:  Ride for the Brand, Wyoming is not affiliated with any other person, organization, political party or publication and does not speak for anyone but itself.  The views and opinions expressed herein are those of Ride for the Brand, Wyoming only, and do not represent the view, opinion, official policy or position of any other person, organization, political party or publication whatsoever with which its members have been, are now, or will be affiliated with in the future.

WyoRINO.com is an index that is based on the Platform and the Resolutions of the Wyoming Republican Party, which are passed in convention every two years by thousands of elected grass roots Republicans.  This valuable tool scores Wyoming legislators based on their adherence to the timeless Republican values which will always inform and direct our party and country, regardless of current events.  These lofty principles include but are not limited to, adherence to U.S. Constitution, the defense of life, liberty and property, limited government, freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, fiscal responsibility and a free market economy.

If your Wyoming state senator or representative ran on the Republican Party ticket, it is correct and logical to assume that once elected, your legislator will actually vote like a Republican.  Far too often, however, that is not the case.  This is why WyoRINO.com was established – to expose liberal Wyoming Republicans who hold office.

The percentages which are indicated on the Voting Index reflect the cumulative scores based on ten key votes during each Wyoming Legislative session.  These particular bills were chosen by Ride for the Brand, Wyoming due to their easily identifiable traits in relation to Republican values. To examine the bills which were rated and their explanation, click on the WyoRINO Voting Index tab.

We encourage readers to examine how their own state legislators voted on each of the ten key measures. Ride for the Brand, Wyoming believes that a score below 70% indicates a RINO legislator. In the world of education, anything below 70% is considered a failing grade and we agree.

We also encourage readers and voters to commend their legislators for their constitutional votes and urge improvement where needed.

 

April’s RINO of the Month Award goes to a Senator who thinks she’s smarter than everyone else — someone who, like a Democrat, favors big government, hates transparency, and loathes election integrity.

Voting to kill common sense bills to improve post-election audits and other procedures, Senator Tara Nethercott (SD 4, Laramie) claimed that the Legislature has passed too many election integrity bills, calling these efforts “absurd.”

We think it’s absurd to run as a Republican when your voting record proves you’re something entirely different.

Senator Nethercott voted this session to spend more dollars than save, and acted to unilaterally kill 10 platform-aligned bills by adjourning early on the last day for bills to be considered in Committee of the Whole.

What makes Senator Nethercott a Republican?

 

Term ends 2029

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You can contact reach Sen. Nethercott at (307) 399-7696 or Tara.Nethercott@wyoleg.gov

 

 

It’s March, which means it’s time for a new RINO of the Month.

Since it’s a budget session, it’s crucial to highlight legislators who seek to spend, spend, spend.

This month’s award goes to one of the biggest spenders in the Wyoming House of Representatives — a legislator who believes that government knows better than you do, and who happens to be the longest serving Representative in the House.

Representative Steve Harshman (HD 37, Natrona) has made it his mission to make the state budget as confusing as possible in order to keep his spending habits from being noticed by the people.

Representative Harshman spends most of his time casting votes alongside the few Democrats in the chamber. When will he change his party affiliation once and for all?

Term ends 2027

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RINO of the Month March 2021

You can contact reach Rep. Steve Harshman at (307) 262-8075 or steve.harshman@wyoleg.gov

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