{"id":2647282,"date":"2026-08-20T08:54:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T12:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmaga-warrior-harriet-hageman-gets-ready-to-head-to-the-senate\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T09:02:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T13:02:52","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmaga-warrior-harriet-hageman-gets-ready-to-head-to-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmaga-warrior-harriet-hageman-gets-ready-to-head-to-the-senate\/","title":{"rendered":"Harriet Hageman Gets Ready To Head To The Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Futm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmaga-warrior-harriet-hageman-gets-ready-to-head-to-the-senate%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=2647282&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>Harriet Hageman,endorsed by Trump,won Wyoming\u2019s Republican primary with 65% of the vote,positioning her for a likely Senate seat due to the state&#8217;s strong Republican advantage. The race centered on issues of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pete-mcginnis-the-biden-administration-continues-to-undercut-its-own-ev-goals\/\" title=\"Biden admin undermines EV goals.\">federal land ownership<\/a>, with Hageman opposing federal control over nearly half of Wyoming&#8217;s land and advocating for returning unappropriated lands to the state.Her main opponent, Sam Mead, criticized federal land sales, framing them as a cash grab. Hageman will face Democrat James Byrd in the upcoming election. In the House, Chuck Grey secured the GOP nomination, supporting election integrity laws and voter ID requirements, though he faced opposition from groups labeling him an election denier. Wyoming\u2019s primaries also saw a significant setback for the Freedom Caucus amid ethics scandals and legislative issues, which was seen by some as a rebuke of the far-right faction. The overall political landscape remains deeply conservative, with ongoing debates over federal land, election laws, and political extremism.  <\/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>Having done us all the favor of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/capcity.news\/community\/elections\/2022\/08\/16\/harriet-hageman-defeats-incumbent-rep-liz-cheney-in-wyomings-republican-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">destroying<\/a><\/em>  the repulsive quisling Liz Cheney and taking her seat in the House of Representatives, the <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115770367420942580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump-endorsed<\/a> Harriet Hageman is probably headed for a seat in the Senate. In Wyoming\u2019s primary elections this week, Hageman won <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/08\/18\/us\/elections\/results-wyoming-us-senate-primary.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">65 percent<\/a> of the Republican vote. In a state with a <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.wyo.gov\/Elections\/Docs\/VRStats\/2026\/26JanVR_Stats.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">massive Republican voter advantage<\/a>, victory in the GOP primary is nearly the equivalent of certain victory in the general election.<\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p>         <span>Image Credit<\/span>Screenshot       <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Hageman is solidly MAGA (and something of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xzdxHfdNzjQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">human flamethrower<\/a> in committee hearings), that\u2019s mostly not what the just-concluded race was about. In a reminder that all politics is local, the Republican contest in Wyoming was mostly about public land in Wyoming. Conservative voters split between a politically conservative faction that criticizes excessive federal land ownership in a place where the federal government <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Federal_land_ownership_by_state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">owns nearly half<\/a> of all land in the state, and a culturally conservative faction that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DfhrUr9MJI0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">argues<\/a> for the importance of public land to the rural way of life.<\/p>\n<p>Hageman has been a <a href=\"https:\/\/hageman.house.gov\/media\/priorities\/public-lands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">consistent critic<\/a> of federal land management practices, and of the large-scale federal ownership of the West. On her House website, she <a href=\"https:\/\/hageman.house.gov\/media\/op-eds\/how-much-federal-land-too-much\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asks<\/a> \u201cHow Much Federal Land Is Too Much?\u201d In that essay, Hageman argues that a federal government with limited constitutional authority should \u201creturn unappropriated lands to the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-probes-biden-admin-for-offloading-baby-formula-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Senator Probes Biden Admin for Offloading Baby Formula to Illegal Immigrants\">federal government owns<\/a> over 48% of Wyoming\u2019s surface estate, and an even greater 65% of underlying mineral rights,\u201d Hageman wrote. \u201cFederal land ownership in Teton County is far worse, with only 3% being privately held, which is one of the reasons that housing costs are so high. Federal ownership of this magnitude wreaks havoc on affordable housing, the cost of providing services, and property taxes for county citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hageman\u2019s most important Republican opponent, the rancher and former small-town mayor Sam Mead, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meadforwyoming.com\/why-im-running\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">depicted<\/a> proposals to sell federal land as a cash grab: \u201cWyoming\u2019s public lands are being put on the table to cover Washington\u2019s debts, and the people who should be fighting hardest against that are the ones defending it.\u201d (Mead also had to <a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/07\/07\/hageman-opponent-sam-mead-defends-27-donation-to-bernie-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defend<\/a> an earlier political contribution to Bernie Sanders.)<\/p>\n<p>With that red-on-red debate concluded, Hageman will face Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.byrdforsenate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">James Byrd<\/a>, who is doing his best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-pick-fighter-uphill-bid-flip-deep-red-senate-seat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sound like a Republican<\/a> on issues like border security. The likely outcome of the general election is not a mystery.<\/p>\n<p>In the race to replace Hageman in the House, Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/news\/politics\/winner-emerges-in-9-candidate-wyoming-house-race\/51611790\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">defeated<\/a> eight other Republicans to win the GOP nomination. Gray has been an <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.wyo.gov\/Media\/2026\/SoS_Release_2026-03-17.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">aggressive supporter<\/a> of the state\u2019s efforts to pass <a href=\"https:\/\/sos.wyo.gov\/Elections\/Legislation\/2025.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new election integrity laws<\/a>. As a state legislator, he was the <a href=\"https:\/\/oilcity.news\/wyoming\/legislature\/2021\/04\/01\/rep-gray-celebrates-passage-of-voter-id-bill-after-wyoming-house-agree-to-senate-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">primary sponsor<\/a> of the state\u2019s voter ID law. If you have any doubts about how awesome he is, the ludicrous website Democracy Docket responded to his primary election victory by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/election-denier-chuck-gray-wins-wyoming-gop-u-s-house-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denouncing him<\/a> as an \u201celection denier.\u201d He\u2019s one of those extremists who believe that people should only vote if they provably exist.<\/p>\n<p>In primaries for state legislative seats in Wyoming, members of the state\u2019s Freedom Caucus had a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/cowboystatedaily.com\/2026\/08\/19\/near-total-massacre-for-freedom-caucus-in-wyoming-primary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">near-total massacre<\/a>\u201d on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-decry-bidens-court-packing-commission\/\" title=\"...s decry Biden\u2019s court packing commission\">primary election night<\/a>, at least in part because of sloppy legislation and an <a href=\"https:\/\/wyofile.com\/good-and-bad-in-the-2026-wyoming-legislature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ethics scandal<\/a> (\u201cCheckgate\u201d) in which members admitted to \u201caccepting campaign contributions on the floor of the House from an activist championing a bill that would soon be before them.\u201d Eating paste and sucking its institutional thumb, the New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/19\/us\/elections\/wyoming-republicans-moderate.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pronounced the results<\/a> an \u201cEmphatic Rebuke of the Hard Right.\u201d Wyoming hasn\u2019t turned against freedom, and that probably wasn\u2019t it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>      Chris Bray is a senior correspondent at The Federalist and a former infantry sergeant in the U.S. Army. He has a history PhD from the University of California Los Angeles, not that it did him any good. He also posts on Substack, at &#8220;Tell Me How This Ends,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/chrisbray.substack.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hageman likely headed to Senate after Wyoming primary win<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2086,"featured_media":2647283,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hageman-whoopass-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546],"tags":[50453,69317,5894,3740,72417],"class_list":["post-2647282","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","tag-candidate-announcement","tag-harriet-hageman","tag-politics","tag-senate","tag-upcoming-election"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hageman-whoopass-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647282","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\/2086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2647282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2647290,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2647282\/revisions\/2647290"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2647283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2647282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2647282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2647282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}