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Apr 20, 2009 Democrats elect leaders for 2009-2010 From the Wyoming Democratic Party For immediate release April 20, 2009 Contact: Bill Luckett Executive Director 307-631-7638 or Leslie Petersen State Chair 307-733-2016 Democrats elect new state officers and Young Democrats leadership New Chair Leslie Petersen: Party must... more...
Feb 28, 2008 Democrats announce two more county caucuses site changes Natrona, Johnson counties move to bigger sites more...
Feb 26, 2008 Democrats release FURTHER UPDATES on county caucuses Sweetwater, Fremont, Converse counties all move to bigger sites more...
Feb 19, 2008 Democrats release MORE UPDATED INFO on county caucuses Laramie and Platte counties move to bigger sites; Goshen County finalizes location; deadline to register is Friday, Feb. 22 more...
Feb 13, 2008 Democrats release UPDATED county caucus information Uinta and Teton counties get bigger locations; Hot Springs County picks time & location; deadline to register is Feb. 22 more...
Feb 8, 2008 Democrats release info on March 8 county caucuses Deadline to register is Feb. 22; deadline for presidential candidates is today; 17-year-olds who will be 18 by Nov. 4 may participate more...
Aug 3, 2007 Physician Barrasso and Enzi vote to deny children health care Wyoming Democratic Party Chairman John Millin said today that Sens. John Barrasso and Mike Enzi displayed poor judgment this week by voting against the reauthorization and expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which insures about 5,700 children in Wyoming. more...
Aug 2, 2007 Democrats announce unprecedented voter protection program Wyoming Democratic Party Chairman John Millin today announced that state Democrats would participate in an unprecedented 50-state election protection program to prepare for the 2008 election. more...
Jul 24, 2007 17,000 Wyo. workers get raise today Starting today, thousands of Wyoming workers will get a hard-earned raise because Democrats in Washington kept their promise to America's working families. more...
Jul 23, 2007 Rep. Mary Hales, D-Casper, sworn in to office Casper real estate agent Mary Hales took the oath of office this morning as Wyoming's newest state representative during a ceremony at the State Capitol Building. more...
Jul 20, 2007 ADVISORY: Hales swearing-in set for Monday, July 23 New state Rep. Mary Hales, D-Casper, is scheduled to be sworn in to her legislative seat at 11 a.m. Monday, July 23, in the Wyoming House Chambers at the State Capitol Building in Cheyenne. more...
Jul 9, 2007 Hales named new HD 36 representative The Natrona County Commission on Monday (July 9) appointed Casper area real estate agent Mary Hales to the vacant House District 36 seat from a pool of three finalists that had been selected by the Democratic precinct committee members of the district. more...
Jul 2, 2007 Wheeler, Miller, Hales are finalists for HD 36 seat The Democratic precinct committee men and women of state House District 36 have selected Gretchen Wheeler, Mary Hales and Penny Miller as the three finalists to fill the legislative vacancy left by the resignation of Rep. Liz Gentile. Wyoming Democratic Party Chairman John Millin plans to... more...
Jun 28, 2007 Cubin votes for pay hike Barbara Cubin, who has missed more votes this year than all but one living member of Congress, showed up when it counted Wednesday and cast a proud vote to increase her own salary to nearly $170,000. In a telling contrast, Cubin earlier this year voted against a Democratic bill to increase the... more...
Jun 28, 2007 Seven apply to fill vacant House District 36 seat At least seven people have formally applied to fill the vacant seat in state House District 36 left by the June 25 resignation of Rep. Liz Gentile, D-Evansville, the Wyoming Democratic Party announced Thursday. The deadline for people to express their interest in the position was 5 p.m. Thursday,... more...
Jun 21, 2007 Dems seek replacement for Rep. Liz Gentile The Wyoming Democratic Party is seeking applicants to replace state Rep. Liz Gentile of Evansville, who announced this week that she will resign her seat in the state House, effective June 25. more...
Jun 4, 2007 Millin statement on Sen. Craig Thomas' death "We are deeply saddened tonight to hear the news of Sen. Thomas' death. Our thoughts and prayers are with Sen. Thomas' family, his staff, and his loved ones. Craig Thomas admirably served the people of this state and this country, as a Marine, as a state legislator, as a congressman and as a U.S.... more...
Jun 1, 2007 Wyoming Democratic Party names Owens new executive director Brandon Owens has been named executive director of the Wyoming Democratic Party, Chairman John Millin announced today. more...
May 30, 2007 Prosecutor purge raises questions for Enzi, Thomas The recent revelation that Matt Mead, U.S. attorney for Wyoming, was on the Justice department's "hit list" of attorneys to be fired raises several questions to which the people of Wyoming deserve answers. more...
May 10, 2007 Democrats urge Enzi, Thomas to ban gifts from student lenders The Wyoming Democratic Party today called on Senators Mike Enzi and Craig Thomas to support a bill the House passed Wednesday to ban student loan companies from offering gifts and incentives to universities to increase their business. more...
May 1, 2007 Wyoming Democratic Party statement on Bush's veto of Iraq spending bill "Today, the president faced a choice between heeding the call of the American people and a bipartisan majority in Congress to change course in Iraq, or keeping our troops mired in an open-ended civil war ..." more...
Apr 30, 2007 New Democratic Party Chairman Millin: We're going to compete in every county Cheyenne ophthamologist John Millin said Monday that one of his goals as the Wyoming Democratic Party's chairman is to make sure the party is competitive in every single county in Wyoming. more...
Apr 29, 2007 Wyoming Democrats adopt delegate selection plan for 2008 Democratic National Convention At a meeting on Saturday, the Wyoming Democratic State Central Committee adopted the party's delegate selection plan. The document outlines the process by which Wyoming Democrats will elect their delegates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention which will take place in Denver during the week... more...
Apr 19, 2007 Enzi, Thomas vote against negotiating lower drug prices for seniors Wednesday, for the fourth time in just two years, Sens. Mike Enzi and Craig Thomas voted against a bipartisan proposal that would have made it easier for Wyoming seniors to afford their prescription drugs. more...
Apr 12, 2007 Democrats call on Enzi, Thomas and Cubin to support life-saving stem cell research The Wyoming Democratic Party today called on Sens. Mike Enzi and Craig Thomas and Rep. Barbara Cubin to join Democrats in fighting to expand life-saving stem cell research. After years of having Republicans play politics with the issue, Democrats in Congress are working to increase federal... more...
Mar 29, 2007 News flash: Cubin's 2007 attendance record is awful So far this year, Cubin has continued to solidify her legacy as an absentee congresswoman by having the seventh-worst attendance record of the 435 members of U.S. House of Representatives. more...
Mar 27, 2007 Cubin bucks both parties in support of bad government Barbara Cubin cast yet another vote for bad government yesterday when she voted against the majority of Democrats AND Republicans in favor of keeping a law on the books that allows the attorney general to appoint "interim" U.S. attorneys without Senate confirmation. more...
Mar 26, 2007 Wyo. Democrats seek comments on Denver '08 delegate selection plan The Wyoming Democratic Party is seeking public comment on its draft delegate selection plan for the Democratic National Convention to be held in Denver in August 2008. The draft plan is available to the public for comment for the next 30 days on the Wyoming Democratic Party's Website at... more...
Mar 20, 2007 Democrats provide voting records In keeping with a campaign promise made last year, and to demonstrate their commitment to openness and accountability, today Wyoming's Democratic legislators have compiled and released their voting records to the public. more...
Feb 20, 2007 Cheyenne to host Nellie Tayloe Ross Banquet More than 150 Democrats from across the state will gather in Cheyenne on Saturday, Feb. 24, for the 2007 Nellie Tayloe Ross Banquet. Featured guests include Susan Turnbull, vice chair of the Democratic National Committee, and Gary Trauner, 2006 Democratic U.S. House nominee. more...
Feb 16, 2007 Dems: Cubin's Iraq vote 'ignored' military experts, 'out-of-touch' Today a spokesman for the Wyoming Democratic Party criticized Rep. Barbara Cubin for voting to support President Bush's Iraq troop buildup. Cubin voted against a resolution opposing the escalation of the war. The resolution passed on a vote of 246-182 with bipartisan support. more...
Feb 16, 2007 Dems: Cubin's Iraq vote 'ignored' military experts, 'out-of-touch' Today a spokesman for the Wyoming Democratic Party criticized Rep. Barbara Cubin for voting to support President Bush's Iraq troop buildup. Cubin voted against a resolution opposing the escalation of the war. more...
Feb 8, 2007 Rep. Debbie Hammons on quality child care Rep. Debbie hammons on quality child care. more...
Jan 23, 2007 Gierau statement on State of the Union address "While we agree with the president that America should reduce its dependence on foreign oil and increase access to quality, affordable health care, identifying problems is no longer enough. It is long past time to start solving them. It is clear that that burden will fall to Congress in the... more...
Jan 23, 2007 Gierau: Cubin votes against Wyo. interests in new Congress' first 100 hours Barbara Cubin placed the interests of the pharmaceutical cartel ahead of the interests of Wyoming's people by voting against the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiating Act, according to Wyoming Democratic Party Chairman Mike Gierau. Cubin also voted this month against implementing the... more...
Jan 11, 2007 Gierau statement on 2008 Democratic Party Convention in Denver "The Democratic National Committee's selection of Denver to host the 2008 convention means that the next Democratic President of the United States will be introduced to the American people in the heart of the West ..." more...
Dec 7, 2006 Cubin fails to return to work U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin is one of only four House members who have missed every roll-call vote since Congress went back into session after the election, according to a story Thursday in The Hill, a newspaper that covers Congress. more...
Oct 25, 2006 Gov. Dave backs Gary Trauner: 'It's time for a change' Listen to the press conference: Gov Dave backs Gary Trauner Gov. Dave Freudenthal explained why he is supporting Gary Trauner for Congress this year during a press conference Wednesday, Oct. 25, in the State Capitol Building rotunda. "It is time for a change, and the change did not occur... more...
Aug 25, 2006 Gierau calls on Hill to release GOP spending on governor's race For immediate release Aug. 25, 2006 Gierau calls on Hill to release GOP spending on governor's race CHEYENNE - In a letter to Wyoming Republican Party Chairman Drake Hill, Wyoming Democratic Party Chairman Mike Gierau called on the GOP to tell the people of Wyoming how much... more...
Aug 26, 2005 Dean: Bush needs to take high road on gas price crisis Category: Economy
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Because President Bush and the Republicans in Congress have failed to take action to reduce skyrocketing gas prices, state and local governments across the country are being forced to take matters into their own hands. This week, the state of Hawaii became the first state... more...
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