Bill Winney

Republican | Wyoming

Candidate Profile

Leans Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Bill Winney


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Rep., Dist. 20


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, MSE, 1998-2000

Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md, BS, 1968-1972

WORK & MILITARY

US Navy, Captain, 1968-2002

1968-2002

AFFILIATIONS

Boy Scouts of America, Chartering Organization Representative, 2016-2020

Legal Aid of Wy, Veterans Committee, 2015-present

Sublette Cty Republicans, Vice Chairman, 2024-2026

Green River Health Foundation, Vice Chairman, 2014-2023

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Candidate did not provide

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Senate District 14, 2024-2024

House District 22 (prior to redistricting), 2022-2022

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (2)

Leland Christensen (2016)

State Republican Party Organizations (2008)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

OTHER INFORMATION

Donation records compiled by FollowTheMoney.org

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

There are clear medical conditions where the life of the mother is in peril. These should be allowed. Example a tubal pregnancy.

Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.

Strongly Agree

The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.

Strongly Agree

The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.

Strongly Agree


ECONOMY

What is your position on the minimum wage?

A minimum wage has a pernicious effect on employment. It should be used very sparingly.

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.

Government funds distributed should be audited routinely. Government health care programs must be narrowly constructed. Money expended on education must be carefully targeted at the classroom and sports programs. Money expended on administration must be carefully controlled.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

As laid out in the Constitution, there shall be no religious test for public office. The government must refrain from support of religious institutions.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree


HEALTHCARE

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.

The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.

Neutral

There is a place for the government to collect health care information. Assessing an economic impact is in the eye of the beholder and allowing the government to make such assessments should not be done.


NATIONAL SECURITY

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

Yes. Israel remains a strong ally in a region of unsettled loyalties. I believe that insight into the region is important.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree


EDUCATION

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Agree

Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.

Strongly Agree


VALUES

Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.

Strongly Agree

Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.

Strongly Agree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.

Agree

I support the expansion of gambling in my state.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

Raised in the Presbyterian Tradition.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

Strongly Agree


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Coal, oil, & natural gas combined with nuclear.


ABOUT YOU

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Very Conservative

There are eternal truths of human behavior. It is important for legislators to take due notice and keep focused on core things like protection, infrastructure (eg roads and such), a fair workplace and economy, support of private property.

Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.

No.

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

No.


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

A fair and dispassionate assessment of charged crimes.

Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.

Strongly Agree

Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.

Strongly Agree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

Convicted felons and those legally determined incompetent should be restricted from owning firearms.

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