Jen Solis

Pregnancy is personal, not political. The Women of Wyoming are capable of making their own healthcare decisions without government overreach.

Neutral

Pregnancy is personal, not political. The Women of Wyoming can make their own healthcare decisions without government overreach. Chemical abortions are routinely used to terminate planned pregnancies that have failed to miscarry on their own. Efforts to ban these medical options harm women and put their health at risk. Furthermore, the only thing that could make a pregnancy loss like this worse would be having to report it to the government.

Choose not to answer

The Hyde Amendment has prohibited federal funds from being used for elective abortions for almost 50 years.

Neutral

End-of-life decisions are incredibly complicated.

Strongly Agree

Hardworking families deserve livable wages.

No

I can think of no circumstances when a government should close churches. That would be an insult to the foundations of our freedoms.

Disagree

If a business seeks to serve the public, it should not exclude the public. If an entity wishes to exclude portions of the public, it can do so by organizing as a church-based non-profit entity and doing as it wishes.

Reasonable access to healthcare is vital to a community's economic and social stability. Private healthcare options are essential to the equation, but those who wish to purchase a plan through the government marketplace should be able to do so, and subsidies for those with lower incomes are appropriate because it ensures hardworking families have reasonable access to healthcare.

While such mandates raise interesting questions about civil liberties, vaccine requirements have been held up by courts since the early 1900s. I believe that the process for exclusions for those with deeply held beliefs or medical reasons suffices.

Choose not to answer

I am not an expert in foreign affairs or national security, nor do I seek office with powers over these issues. I will give it my fullest attention if and when such problems intersect with the Wyoming state government.

The United States' relationship with Israel is important. I am not seeking an office with powers of international affairs.

People who seek a better life should be allowed to immigrate to the US.

Strongly Disagree

Parents already have the freedom to educate their children as they see fit. Taxpayer funding of private education is problematic and will have unintended consequences. Public education is foundational to the American experience and must educate a diverse community. If a parent does not want their child educated in a diverse community, they have other options. Those options should be privately funded.

Neutral

Children are already protected from sexually explicit materials in libraries. Educators and librarians are professionals who curate age-appropriate materials for a diverse community. Material with age-appropriate sexual content has always been present in literature, non-fiction, and reference materials. Dishonest political groups use misleading information about the nature of books to vilify educators and public education.

Neutral

Children are indeed members of society who will turn into adults who can pursue their happiness freely. Bodily mutilation is being used as a political device to spread misinformation about the nature of medical treatment for children. In Wyoming, no surgical procedures are happening to address gender issues in minors. I ask that all decent people remind themselves that political discussions about the genitals of children are not appropriate.

Agree

Parents already have the right to make decisions for their minor children. As the parent of three minor children, my husband and I make decisions on their behalf daily.

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The pursuit of happiness applies to all Americans, even those pursuits we do not fully understand.

Strongly Disagree

Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred, and legal union of one man and one woman if that is what one believes. Not all faiths define marriage so narrowly. Separately, marriage is a legal contract between two individuals. The government can define legal concepts as needed. The government can not determine how a particular faith permits marriages to occur within that faith.

I am a descendant of the pilgrim Robert Cushman, who arranged for the Mayflower to deliver his fellow pilgrims from exile in the Netherlands to a land where they could practice their faith without government oversight. In 1621, Cushman delivered the first recorded sermon at Plymouth Colony. My beliefs and values are rooted in this DNA and belong to me, an American with religious freedom.

Neutral

Obtaining an ID requires time and resources that many do not have. If proponents of voter ID were willing to address these barriers, I would be more agreeable. As it stands now, it feels as though this requirement is designed to suppress, not protect, the vote. Our ballots are legal affidavits, and submitting a fraudulent ballot is a crime. Our County Clerks do an excellent job ensuring each voter is eligible and adequately registered during the election process.

Agree

Giving the compact a general overview, I am inclined to say I agree with it. Our current system incentivizes presidential campaigns to focus only on a handful of states. Along with many, I find it frustrating that candidates can lose the popular vote by a large number and still win elections. I would want to consider possible negative consequences as well, especially in light of Wyoming's low population and rural nature.

Racism is a threat to decency and the American value of equality.

Neutral

Critical Race Theory is an academic theory that has been co-opted and redefined to pursue political power. Racism has existed in our history and continues to exist in our. Society today, Ignoring or discrediting this reality serves no one.

Neutral

This argument speaks so poorly of males in society. Being a woman in society is no picnic. Women experience violence at higher rates, are paid less, and are considered inadequate in a variety of ways in a patriarchal society. The notion that males are so devious and sinister that they would identify as women to win at sports or to harm women in bathrooms seems a stretch to me. I think men deserve more respect and believe a trans woman's (in this case arduous) pursuit of happiness is her own

Wyoming can and should always be a leader in energy production. We must protect these high-paying jobs for hardworking families. We can preserve our legacy industries while also building a sustainable future with renewable energy products that meet the demands of the free market.

As a citizen of Wyoming, I believe our state should always be a leader in energy production. If elected, I look forward to learning everything I can about the many options our economy is pursuing.

I have not.

I have not.

In Wyoming, we want the government to be as close to the people as possible, and we do not want the state to tell us how to pursue our happiness. I believe the general purpose of government is to provide the tools and framework for local control and to defend the small government values that have made Wyoming the best place to build a life for generations.

Moderate

Wyoming Democrats are a particular group of folks with generational ties to Wyoming. I am particularly proud to stand on the Laramie County Party platform, which has been carefully written by multi-generational Wyomingites.

Neutral

I would need more specifics to answer this question correctly. However, I do believe we ask far too much of law enforcement in addressing the mental health needs of our communities. I would be supportive of programs to aid law enforcement in their efforts, but I do not support de-funding them.

I believe responsible gun ownership is foundational to the American experience.

Neutral

I believe legalization has pros and cons, and I think it is worth considering. My hesitation to fully agree is based on a desire to ensure our state has adequate laws to minimize impaired driving for recreational users of marijuana. Those who recall driving in Colorado shortly after their state legalized it can attest that the state did not adequately prepare for that.