Posted on 08/21/2024 1:52:40 AM PDT by cotton1706
Rep. Albert Sommers (R-Pinedale) lost to a political newcomer in a close-fought contest for a state Senate seat Tuesday, an upset that ousts one of the most influential figures in Wyoming politics in recent years.
Laura Taliaferro Pearson, a sheep rancher and school bus driver who lives north of Kemmerer, thanked the residents of her four-county district late on Tuesday as she held onto a small lead. The Associated Press called the race around 11 p.m., when Pearson topped Sommers by a 3.4% margin.
“I’m thrilled to be a senator representing our great state,” she told WyoFile. “It means the world to me that our Senate District 14 residents could see the need for change, and they took a chance on me.”
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New leadership coming to Wyoming!
Cleaning house
Grassroots Republicans got involved in the process. They didn’t like what they saw from establishment Republicans.
WYOMING is one the WAY to BETTER GOVERNMENT!! Were all these RINOS Cheney supporters??
The people spoke. Establishment GOP big mad.
I wonder if Liz Cheney is going today for therapy.
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