Former Laramie County State Representative Aims for U.S. Senate Seat

Former Laramie County state representative aims for U.S. Senate seat

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A former Laramie County legislator says he will seek election to the U.S. Senate seat that Sen. Cynthia Lummis plans to retire from, Wyoming Tribune Eagle reported Tuesday. James W. Byrd, a Democrat, represented the 44th district from 2009 to 2019 in the Wyoming Legislature. The stint included serving one year as the House Minority Whip and another as the House Minority Caucus chair. Per the Wyoming Tribune Eagle, Byrd said he s…

Former Wyoming Rep. James Byrd announces bid for U.S. Senate

CHEYENNE—Former state Rep. James Byrd of Cheyenne announced Tuesday a bid for one of Wyoming’s two seats in the U.S. Senate. This makes Byrd the third entrant in the race and the first Democrat to announce a campaign for the seat being vacated by Sen. Cynthia Lummis. Byrd said the primary reason he is running is that he doesn’t believe Wyoming’s current Senate delegation represents the values of the state in the nation’s capital. Instead, he say…

Former State Legislator Announces U.S. Senate Bid

CHEYENNE — Former Laramie County Legislator James Byrd announced his intent to seek election to one of two seats in the U.S. Senate, aiming for the position Sen. Cynthia Lummis plans to retire from. Byrd, a Democrat, served in the Wyoming Legislature from 2009-2018 in House District 44. He was the House Minority Whip from

Former Wyoming Rep. James Byrd Announces Run For U.S. Senate

Former Democratic state Rep. James Byrd could square off against U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman for a U.S. Senate seat, if both win in their primary elections.