{"id":2360569,"date":"2024-10-28T13:51:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hageman-leaves-door-open-for-wyoming-gubernatorial-run\/"},"modified":"2024-10-28T13:52:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-28T17:52:01","slug":"hageman-leaves-door-open-for-wyoming-gubernatorial-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hageman-leaves-door-open-for-wyoming-gubernatorial-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Hageman Leaves Door Open For Wyoming Gubernatorial Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhageman-leaves-door-open-for-wyoming-gubernatorial-run%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2360569&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Wyoming&#8217;s at<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lincoln-project-claims-liz-cheney-could-beat-up-matt-gaetz-with-one-hand-tied-behind-her-back\/\" title=\"Lincoln Project Claims Liz Cheney Could Beat Up Matt Gaetz \u2018With One Hand Tied Behind Her Back\u2019\">-large congresswoman<\/a>, Republican Rep. \u200bHarriet Hageman, recently \u2062addressed the possibility \u200cof running for governor \u2062in 2026 during an interview on the Cowboy State Politics podcast. While she did \u200cnot confirm her plans, she expressed appreciation for the interest shown in her potential candidacy, stating that\u200d such a decision requires significant thought. Her current focus is on supporting Donald \u2064Trump&#8217;s presidential campaign, emphasizing that \u2064Wyoming \u200cwill\u2064 need a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-dares-new-york-state-senator-youll-have-to-impeach-me\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo Dares New York State Senator: \u2018You\u2019ll Have To Impeach Me\u2019\">strong governor<\/a>\u2063 to oppose \u2062Vice President Kamala Harris if she were to win the presidency. Hageman, who succeeded Liz Cheney in Congress after defeating her in the\u200c 2022 \u200bprimary, has previously run for governor but has\u200b shifted her attention to \u2062representing Wyoming in\u2063 Congress.\u200c She \u200cis currently campaigning for a second term while advocating \u200dfor her constituents\u200b on the House Natural Resources Committee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Wyoming&rsquo;s at-large congresswoman, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman, brushed aside a question this month on whether she plans to run for governor in 2026 but did not say no. During an Oct. 19 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cowboystatepolitics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> on the Cowboy State Politics podcast, host David Iverson asked Hageman, &ldquo;Harriet, are you going to run for governor?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am flattered at the number of people who have talked to me about this, and it&rsquo;s something that requires an awful lot of thought,&rdquo; Hageman said. &ldquo;Right now what we need to focus on is, we need to focus on getting Donald Trump elected in November.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The freshman lawmaker who replaced disgraced three-term Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022 went on to emphasize the kind of governor Wyoming will need if Vice President Kamala Harris clinches the Oval Office next week.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Kamala Harris for some odd, strange, complete out-of-left field [reason] were to be elected as president, we&rsquo;re going to have to have a governor that can fight tooth and nail even more than we have ever done throughout the history of this state,&rdquo; Hageman said. &ldquo;On the other hand, if we are fortunate and Donald Trump is elected, he&rsquo;s going to need an ally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure>\n<p><span><\/p>\n<blockquote data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<div lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>If Kamala Harris wins, &#8220;we&#8217;re going to have to have a governor that can fight tooth and nail even more than we have ever done in the history of this state.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If Donald Trump wins, &#8220;he&#8217;s going to need an ally.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Right now,&#8221; she said, &#8220;my focus is on representing everyone in the&hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&mdash; Tristan Justice (@JusticeTristan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JusticeTristan\/status\/1849874111268258186?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/span> <\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Hageman, who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2018, maintained that &ldquo;right now, my focus is on representing everyone in the state of Wyoming in Congress.&rdquo; Whether she would run again for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-carolina-gop-censures-rep-tom-rice-over-trump-impeachment-vote\/\" title=\"South Carolina GOP Censures Rep. Tom Rice Over Trump Impeachment Vote\">state executive<\/a>, she said, is &ldquo;just a question for a later time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hageman is on the ballot for a second term this November after ousting the incumbent Cheney, who was the number-three in House leadership as chair of the Republican conference. Cheney was <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/05\/12\/house-republicans-boot-warmonger-liz-cheney-from-party-leadership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dethroned <\/a>from GOP leadership just months into what became her final term after expanding a feud with former President Donald Trump for praise in legacy media. <\/p>\n<p>Cheney&rsquo;s frequent efforts to chastise the ex-president became a distraction from House Republicans&rsquo; efforts to reclaim the majority in the 2022 midterms, and she was ultimately recruited by House Democrats for steering the partisan Select Committee on Jan. 6.<\/p>\n<p>As Cheney continued to antagonize former President Trump and his supporters, Wyoming voters began to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/11\/16\/wyoming-gop-no-longer-recognizes-liz-cheney-as-a-republican\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">disaffiliate<\/a> her from the Republican Party. Cheney <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/08\/18\/analysis-if-not-for-democrat-voters-cheneys-loss-would-have-been-even-more-devastating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overwhelmingly <\/a>lost a re-election primary to Hageman, who had run with <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/02\/17\/exclusive-gop-leader-kevin-mccarthy-endorses-top-cheney-opponent-harriet-hageman-in-wyoming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endorsements <\/a>from both Trump and then-House Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California.<\/p>\n<p>In Congress, Hageman has advocated for constituents on the House Natural Resources Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. Last year, Hageman <a href=\"https:\/\/hageman.house.gov\/media\/in-the-news\/legislation-delist-grizzly-bears-mt-wy-moves-forward\">championed <\/a>legislation to delist grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems after the animals more than <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/08\/17\/the-feds-want-to-unleash-grizzly-bears-will-they-reintroduce-wolves-in-boston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">doubled <\/a>their recovery goals. Hageman also worked to <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/05\/24\/house-republicans-investigate-lefty-social-change-initiatives-sponsored-by-fish-and-wildlife-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defund <\/a>&ldquo;ecogrief&rdquo; sessions held by the Fish and Wildlife Service to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">offer federal employees training<\/a> to cope with their emotions about climate change.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the House Judiciary Committee, Hageman participated in the House GOP&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/03\/01\/rep-harriet-hageman-hunter-biden-used-addictions-as-a-sword-and-a-shield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">questioning<\/a> of Hunter Biden and served on the Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Tristan Justice is the western correspondent for The Federalist and the author of Social Justice Redux, a conservative newsletter on culture, health, and wellness. He has also written for The Washington Examiner and The Daily Signal. His work has also been featured in Real Clear Politics and Fox News. Tristan graduated from George Washington University where he majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow him on Twitter at @JusticeTristan or contact him at Tristan@thefederalist.com. Sign up for Tristan&#8217;s email newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/socialjusticeredux.substack.com\/about\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wyoming Rep. 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