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Leo Wolfson, Cowboy State Daily
Wyoming could have its first couple team in the legislature next year for the first time in more than 30 years
Jennifer James, who lives on the Green River, is running for Republican Congressman this fall, but her husband, Tom James, is already a member of Congress.
Senator Tom James represents Senate District 13, and Jennifer James is running for House District 60 within SD13.
Jennifer James told Cowboy State Daily.
“We then discussed our political aspirations for the future and made life decisions together,” she said.
This will be the first example of a husband and wife serving in Congress since US Senator Cynthia Lummis and her husband Alvin Wiederspawn simultaneously represented Laramie County. Lumis was a Republican in Parliament, and Wiederspawn was a Democrat.
“I appreciate the comparison and respect Senator Lumis, but I didn’t know her husband,” Jennifer James said.
Jennifer James could be on a clear path to the Republican primary in August, as R-Green River MP Mark Baker, who is currently the representative of House District 60, has not run for reelection.
Jennifer James said she was pleased with Baker’s leadership and did not intend to oppose him.
“I will tackle important issues for community members, such as the Second Amendment, the Fight for Life, the Education System, the Smaller Government, the Free Market, Continued Religious Freedom, and Hard-working Health Policy.” She said in a press release on Friday.
Senator James has called for a re-election this fall and has announced his intention to run for election, but has not yet officially submitted it.
Jennifer James said she had no plans to team up with her husband for bills or political movements.
“We are two independent people and it’s like keeping them that way,” she said. “We have very different personalities.”
Jennifer James said she and her husband are resolutely conservative and adhere to the Republican platform. In February 2021, he received an award from the Conservative Political Activities Council for his voting records.
Jennifer James said the state was different from her husband in the opportunity to receive federal support.
Jennifer James, for example, supports the addition of the Wyoming Grant Office. “It’s been very successful in other states and can bring millions of dollars,” the agency said. She said her husband was interested in the strings that might be attached to such a program.
The two married in October 2021, and Jennifer James, who previously lived in Laramie County, moved to her district around that time and was able to meet the candidate’s one-year residence requirements.
While living in Laramie County, she ran for House District 10 in 2020 against incumbent Britt Ekland Jr. (R-Cheyenne) before getting married. She lost the election, but she finished second in the field of four candidates.
“My previous district was geographically dispersed, making it difficult to reach home ranchers and farmers,” she said. To the door.
Jennifer James owns a non-profit healthcare training company, and acknowledges her past experience of working with the Wyoming State Health Department and the State Nursing Commission to provide valuable policy knowledge in Congress. I am.
James holds a PhD in Nursing Systems and a Masters in Health Law and currently holds a Graduate School of Public Policy Design and Innovation from Harvard University.
“I have had multiple successes in developing state policy, and I would like to bring my thoughts and experience to the Wyoming State Parliament,” she said in a press release. “I saw the problem from the inside, but I’m not another government conspiracy. I understand the barriers and help them overcome them.”
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