{"id":2526183,"date":"2025-12-29T13:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyomings-secretary-of-state-running-for-states-lone-house-seat\/"},"modified":"2025-12-29T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T18:49:15","slug":"wyomings-secretary-of-state-running-for-states-lone-house-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wyomings-secretary-of-state-running-for-states-lone-house-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyoming&#8217;s Secretary of State running for state&#8217;s lone House seat"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fwyomings-secretary-of-state-running-for-states-lone-house-seat%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=2526183&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 Secretary of State Chuck Gray has announced his campaign for the state&#8217;s lone U.S. House seat, which is opening as Rep.Harriet Hageman runs for the U.S. Senate. Gray previously sought the house in 2022 but stepped aside after receiving President Trump&#8217;s endorsement of Hageman and instead ran successfully for secretary of state. In his announcement he cast himself as &#8220;Wyoming tough&#8221; and &#8220;America First,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >promising hardline immigration enforcement<\/a>, treating drug smugglers &#8220;like terrorists,&#8221; opposing &#8220;woke&#8221; wind projects, barring biological males from female sports, and advancing conservative election policies. His campaign says a july internal memo showed him with the highest name recognition and support among potential Republican contenders; he has already outpaced other possible candidates such as state Sen. Tara Nethercott and Treasurer curt Meier. Gray highlights his role in passing voter ID and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-american-marxism\/\" title=\"LIMBAUGH: ...n Marxism\">election-integrity measures<\/a> and notes he filed amicus briefs supporting Trump in high-profile cases. If he wins the republican nomination &#8211; and especially with a Trump endorsement &#8211; he is widely viewed as a heavy favorite in the general election in heavily Republican Wyoming.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Wyoming secretary of state running for state&rsquo;s lone House seat<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2457675\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wyoming\/\">Wyoming<\/a> Secretary of State Chuck Gray is launching his bid for his state&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/house\/\">House<\/a> seat.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is running for U.S. Senate in the state. Gray ran for House in 2022 but ceded to Hageman after she received President Donald Trump&rsquo;s endorsement, and he chose a successful statewide bid instead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4355501\/wesley-hunt-texas-gop-joe-biden-problem\/\">Wesley Hunt says Texas GOP has a Joe Biden problem<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4074899\/2026-battleground-congress-most-vulnerable-seats\/\">The 2026 battleground: Congress&rsquo;s most vulnerable House and Senate seats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4363281\/bryce-reeves-exits-race-virginia-senate\/\">Republican Bryce Reeves exits Senate race for Mark Warner&#8217;s seat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m running for Congress to continue fighting for Wyoming&rsquo;s way of life,&rdquo; Gray told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With Congresswoman Harriet Hageman running for U.S. Senate, Wyoming needs a representative who will build on her strong record, advance our shared Wyoming values, and advance the Trump agenda that has delivered the largest margin of victory in the nation in three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-republicans-prepare-for-trump-ending-blue-winning-streak-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Minnesota ...s prepare for ... ending blue winning streak - Washington Examiner\">straight presidential elections<\/a>,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Gray&rsquo;s announcement video says he is &ldquo;Wyoming tough&rdquo; and &ldquo;America First.&rdquo; He also says he will treat drug smugglers &ldquo;like terrorists,&rdquo; deny liberals their &ldquo;woke wind projects,&rdquo; keep biological males out of female sports, and deport &ldquo;every single&rdquo; illegal immigrant.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"UQc5Mn7C_xo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Wyoming Tough\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UQc5Mn7C_xo?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Wyoming conservative could be on a fast track to the nomination for Hageman&rsquo;s House seat if he receives Trump&rsquo;s endorsement, as he did in his 2022 statewide campaign. A July polling memo shared with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> by his campaign showed he had the most name recognition of any Republican in a select field and had the most support.<\/p>\n<p>He beat out other possible candidates, including state Sen. Tara Nethercott and state Treasurer Curt Meier.<\/p>\n<p>Gray is the only notable Wyoming Republican to declare a campaign for the state&rsquo;s House seat. If he receives the nomination, he is likely to win. No Democrat has represented Wyoming in the House since 1978.<\/p>\n<p>Gray also touted passing voter ID laws, election integrity policy, and other election security rules in his campaign release. He also said he is the &ldquo;only secretary of state in America&rdquo; to submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court in support of Trump, and filed an amicus brief with the Colorado Supreme Court in 2023 to prevent Trump from being removed from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4356610\/harriet-hageman-launches-2026-senate-bid-wyoming\/\">HOUSE REPUBLICAN WHO OUSTED LIZ CHENEY LAUNCHES SENATE BID IN WYOMING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When political insiders abandoned President Trump, I didn&rsquo;t flinch,&rdquo; Gray said. &ldquo;I stood with the president and the American people, because in this country, voters decide elections &mdash; not radical leftist attorneys.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Before becoming Wyoming&rsquo;s secretary of state in 2022, Gray served three terms in the state House of Representatives.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chuck Gray launches bid for Wyoming House seat<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2526184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24285718167706.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36274,33387,35945,41215,3630],"class_list":["post-2526183","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-congressional-race","tag-political-campaign","tag-secretary-of-state","tag-u-s-house","tag-wyoming"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP24285718167706.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526183","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526183"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526183\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526190,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526183\/revisions\/2526190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526183"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526183"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526183"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}