WHEATLAND – Filling over 200 seats at the Wheatland High School auditorium, a candidate forum hosted by Platte County Republican Party was well-attended. Candidates in the races for Wyoming …
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WHEATLAND – Filling over 200 seats at the Wheatland High School auditorium, a candidate forum hosted by Platte County Republican Party was well-attended. Candidates in the races for Wyoming Senate District 6, Wyoming House District 4, and Platte County Commissioners were in attendance.
The forum gave candidates 90 seconds to answer questions from the Republican party about current issues under debate in the state, including election integrity, gun free zones, the governor’s carbon dioxide sequestration and carbon capture goals, the Dobbs Decision which turned the abortion issue over to the states to decide, tax reform, the role of government, visions for the future, if academic and workplace advancement should be based on merit or Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI), food freedom laws, whether education funds should follow the student or stay completely in public schools, and – as all candidates are from the Republican Party – which tenant of the Wyoming Republican Party platform the candidates held as the most important.
After the question-and-answer portion of the event, guests were given the opportunity to speak one-on-one with candidates in the school’s lobby in an informal setting.
“I think it was informative, a lot of good statements were made by every candidate,” Troy Wellmaker said. “I don’t agree with all of them but I think the people who vote should attend these things so they can make an educated decision when they vote.”