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Candidates › WY-00 race › 2025–2026
Lisa F. Kinney
D Democratic nominee for U.S. House, WY-00
Has not served in Congress
- On the ballot
- On the general election ballotNov 3, 2026 · Wyoming US House At-Large
- Where to vote
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- Top priorities
- Public Lands
- Reintroduce
- Educate
- Affordability
- Law
- Money
- $99.1K raised, $66.1K spent, $33.1K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
- Who gives
- 36% of individual money from donors at $200 or less · 80% from Wyoming
- Backed by
- Rep. Brittany Pettersen · Rex Arney · Tom Jones and 2 more. As the campaign lists them
5 priorities from lisakinneyforcongress.com, in the order they are listed there. Every heading and the text under it is copied exactly, as one passage for each page it is from, and links to that place on the page; hover a source to see which passage it opens.
Wyoming is not just where we live; it is who we are. Our identity is etched into the granite of the Tetons, carved by the winds of the Red Desert, and rooted in the vast sagebrush seas that sustain our way of life. These public lands are our heritage, our playground, and our economic backbone. They belong to every Wyomingite who has ever cast a line in a mountain stream or watched a sunrise over the High Plains.
That is why my position is unwavering: we must keep public lands in public hands.
Lately, we have seen a disturbing trend from those who claim to represent us. There is a growing, reckless push among some politicians to “transfer” or “dispose” of our federal lands. Let’s be clear: in Wyoming, “transfer” is often just a polite word for “sale.”
Our current U.S. Representative, Harriet Hageman, has consistently championed the “No Net Gain” policy and supported measures that would force the federal government to relinquish land. While she frames this as “fighting federal overreach,” the reality is much more dangerous. By treating our public acreage like a bargaining chip, she ignores the massive financial burden the state would face to manage these millions of acres—costs for wildfire suppression alone could bankrupt our state treasury.
Furthermore, several of the Republican candidates vying for this same House seat have signaled their support for “extinguishing federal title” to these lands. They speak of state sovereignty, yet they offer no plan for how Wyoming would maintain access for hunters, anglers, and hikers once the land is gone.
I am angry. I am angry because these proposals are being pushed without forethought or a clear plan for what happens next. When public land is transferred to the state, and the state cannot afford the management costs, those lands are sold to the highest bidder. Gates go up. “No Trespassing” signs appear. The pristine vistas we love become private playgrounds for the ultra-wealthy, and the “Wyoming Way of Life” becomes a relic of the past.
It is a betrayal of the trust we place in our leaders. They should be working to improve management and increase local input, not looking for the nearest exit sign to offload our birthright.
I believe in the Multiple Use mandate. We can have responsible energy development and grazing while protecting our watersheds and wildlife. But we cannot do any of that if we no longer own the land.
I will fight every attempt to sell off our public lands. I will stand against the short-sighted politicians who see our mountains and prairies as line items on a ledger. Our public lands are the soul of Wyoming, and I will keep them where they belong: in your hands.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · lisakinneyforcongress.com/public-lands
- Public lands belong in public hands. We cannot give them away or sell them.
- Exercise the congressional power granted in the Constitution to provide checks and balances and provide full separation of powers. No relinquishing power to the President.
- End the war of choice in IRAN. Imagine if the money spent in Iran had been spent on Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies.
- Stop the nonsense! Get out of Venezuela, stop harassing Cuba, leave Greenland alone. Honor the NATO treaty that has kept us safe for generations.
- The original ICE mission is arbitrary and cruel.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · lisakinneyforcongress.com/news/r-e-a-l
- Support the freedom of thought provided by public education, public libraries, public radio and television.
- Re-establish the Department of Education
- Provide free lunch and breakfast for kids. Restore SNAP benefits.
- Restore special education, gifted and talented programs, Headstart funding.
- Restore student loan forgiveness programs.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · lisakinneyforcongress.com/news/r-e-a-l
- Continue ACA subsidies until both parties can work together for a better alternative. Work with other states and at the federal level to ensure that Wyoming has more than one health insurance provider.
- Provide ways to help first-time homeowners through WCDA and other programs.
- Tariffs are a sales tax that hurt low income households the most.
- Eliminate loopholes for billionaires.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · lisakinneyforcongress.com/news/r-e-a-l
- Enforce due process for everyone. It is guaranteed by the US Constitution.
- Remove the pardon power of the President.
- Remember the first commandment: Love one another.
source ↗ (opens the page at this passage) · lisakinneyforcongress.com/news/r-e-a-l