This year, the JC Dems CCC voted to shift from monthly to quarterly business meetings. (The next business meeting will be on October 6, 2026.) We’re using the time in the other months to plan and visit informally and socially. All are welcome at Bomber Mountain Civic Center (Sheridan College) Room 104 at 6pm. First Tuesday of the month.

On Tuesday, Aug. 4, those attending discussed a wide number of topics and got to know each other better while developing ideas to move forward as a group. It was fun to entertain big ideas, explore priorities, and to think about how we can be Here For Good both locally and on the planet.

Upcoming Events. Please mark these dates in your calendar and participate in as many of these events as possible.

NOW – The “Buffalo Proud” Raffle basket, a fundraiser for the William D. McIntyre Memorial Scholarship, is on display at the JC Library and tickets are on sale at the circulation desk – 1 ticket for $5 and 5 tickets for $20. Drawing will be held on Sept 1st.

Aug. 15^th – Adopt a Highway, starting at 8 am (to beat the heat) at Bomgaars parking lot. Bring gloves and clothing for any weather. Join us for treats together after the work is done.

Aug. 18^th – Primary election day!

Sept. 1st – Movie night featuring the 2025 full length feature film Truth and Treason– also a fundraiser for the McIntyre Scholarship – will be on Sept. 1^st at the Buffalo Theater. Suggested donation is $10. Complimentary refreshments during the social hour from 6:00 to 7:00. Movie will start at 7 pm. Winning ticket for the raffle basket will be drawn at the movie.

Sept. 5^th – Potluck gathering of Dems from Johnson and Sheridan Counties at Kearney Hall. A great opportunity to get to know fellow Dems and become involved in mutual efforts.

All are welcome to break bread with us on Thursday July 23, 2026 at 11:30am. We’ll be eating at Creekside (former Duffy’s Bluff). Probably outside. Separate tickets, unless we find one of those billionaires to fund us.

This is an informal, social gathering among like-minded people. See you there!

Lisa Kinney, candidate for Wyoming U.S. House seat, has drawn our attention to a possible Rule Change.

You can make your comment here, and read her web page about the issue here: https://lisakinneyforcongress.com/us-forest-service/

The deadline is July 31, 2026!

Proceeds Benefit William D. McIntyre Scholarship
Drawing will be on Sept. 1st at the Buffalo Theater
Tickets—$5 each or 5 for $20

The “Buffalo Proud” basket can be seen at the JC Library in Buffalo, WY. Contact Lois to buy tickets.

“Buffalo Proud” Basket Contents

• 1 Plush stuffed bison from The Petting Zoo collection
• 1 Bison-shaped Wyoming bumper sticker
• 1 Zephyr baseball cap featuring a many-colored embroidered bison
• 2 matching Crazy Woman Canyon t-shirts (choose the size at the Gatchell Museum)
• 1 Buffalo Rodeo t-shirt (choose the size at the Bucking Buffalo Longmire store)
• 1 Buffalo scarf
• 2 mugs, one featuring a hand painted bison and one a souvenir of Buffalo, WY
• 2 8oz. bags of coffee beans from Skyway Roasters

Bill worked hard as a logger in the uranium fields and a pumper in the Salt Creek oil field before moving with his family to a ranch east of Kaycee where he and his wife, Dixie, raised three sons. He always valued education and the importance of students having a variety of educational options.

In his retirement, Bill continued to serve others as a valuable member of the Johnson County Public Library Board of Trustees, a Board member and volunteer for the Hoofprints of the Past Museum, drove the K.A.T.S. bus in Kaycee and served as Chairman of the Johnson County Democratic Party for several terms.

In memory of Bill’s leadership and outstanding community contributions, the William D. McIntyre Scholarship was created. Since the scholarship’s creation, twelve scholarships of $500 each have been
awarded to graduating HS students from Buffalo and Kaycee.

Proceeds from this raffle directly fund the scholarship program and support Johnson County graduating seniors.

Although the scholarship is offered by the Johnson County Democrats, political affiliation of applicants is not identified nor considered in awarding scholarships.

By Mandy Weaver, WDP Communications Director

This was first published on wyodems.org on April 8, 2026. -ed.

I’m really tired of Republicans asking me to clean up their messes.

It seems like lately I’m being inundated with op-eds from Republican activists, articles with quotes from Republican legislators, Facebook posts from well-meaning moderates, texts from Republican Governor candidates, and catchy yet somehow ominous numerical slogans- all telling me that the only way to save our state from Republican extremists is to… Help elect Republicans to office?

Hmmm.

Hey, I’m all for creating a coalition of shared values that reaches across party lines to make positive change in the state I love. In fact, that would be my dream come true! But that’s not what I’m being asked to do, is it?

What I’m being asked to do is abandon my own values and weaken my own party -the one that actually fights for those values- in order to join with the Republicans on a project of… what, exactly? Rooting the extremism out of the Republican Party? Electing the Republican who will harm my state the least? Really?

What a sad little project.

I really want no part of it.

This isn’t about hating Republicans. I have many, many Republican friends and family members. How could I not, as a 5th-generation native of the reddest state in America? I love them, and they love me.

The Republican Party in Wyoming, at its best, stood for personal freedom, local control, and a government that stayed out of people’s lives. But that’s not the party we’ve been living with. It’s not new and it didn’t just appear out of thin air.

The extremist WYGOP and Freedom Caucus planted these seeds over the course of years, nurtured by complicity and apathy within their own ranks. Frank Eathorne was elected not once, but twice, to lead the Wyoming Republican Party. He was at the January 6th insurrection and helped originate the brand of politics the Freedom Caucus now embodies. WYGOP’s platform is one of the most extreme in the nation. It didn’t write itself! It was created and voted on by members of every county party in the state. This patch of thorns didn’t grow wild. It was deliberately cultivated.

If they’re tired of getting scratched, it’s time for the party that grew these weeds to roll up its sleeves and start digging- not ask their neighbors to abandon their own property and come fix the mess they made.

And even if we wanted to grab a shovel, there aren’t enough Democrats to change the outcome in 95% of races. That’s just a fact.

So instead of asking me and my fellow Democrats to clean up this mess, I’d love to see my Republican friends get to work in their own garden- run as precinct people to change the direction of their county parties, work at the state level to be a voice of reason, and show up in their own primaries to send candidates worth voting for to the general.

It’s time for them to tend their own garden, pull their own weeds, and rebuild a party they can be proud of.

And Democrats will be over here, tending the garden we want to grow.

The Wyoming Democratic Legislative Caucus has launched an effort to raise money for the Food Bank of Wyoming!

Our friends and neighbors are hungry. The good news is, we can help! During the federal government shutdown, and heading into the holidays, our community food pantries are stretched thin. Let’s do our part in supporting hungry families by making a donation to the Wyoming Food Bank.

Starting November 1, 2025, $5M in SNAP funds will NOT be distributed to qualifying individuals. Families who typically use their EBT cards to purchase groceries are now turning to food banks for assistance.

You can read more and learn how to Donate as a Dem by visiting this Mobilize event:

https://www.mobilize.us/wyodems/event/865971

📣 Students For Science is a student-led initiative, founded in response to RFK, dedicated to upholding the integrity of science, empowering young people in science-related advocacy, and providing a youth perspective on science-centered issues.
From climate science to health science and everything in between, Students For Science is young people in fields ranging from biology to politics.
🌷 Students For Science is holding an info session this Thursday 10/30 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT at the following link: bit.ly/studentsforscizoom
🪧 Join to learn how you can help empower students to hold a test tube 🧪 in one hand and a microphone 🎤 in the other!!

The Wyoming State AFL-CIO is conducting a webinar on November 4th, 2025. From the flier, shared below in a PNG document:

Join us for a virtual conversation about what it looks like to run for office, how running for office can help you serve your community, and the next steps you can take toward a successful campaign.

No experience neccessary, just a commitment to your community.

• WHY YOUR VOICE MATTERS IN WYOMING POLITICS
• LEARN FROM FORMER CANDIDATES
• YOUR ROADMAP TO GETTING STARTED