Joe Speckner's Priorities
Goshen County has a deep history of families who worked hard, protected their privacy, and showed up to contribute to and serve members of their community. I believe that these traditional Wyoming values have attracted many families to put down roots and build lives in our state.
It is more important now than ever that we work to defend and continually promote these values. That means standing up for parents' rights, supporting safe schools and neighborhoods, and making it affordable for families to live and thrive in Wyoming.
Safeguarding Family Values
Wyoming families work hard for their money, and they deserve a government that respects their income. I believe that tax policies should be responsible and aim to keep as much money as possible in the pockets of Goshen County residents.
We can achieve this by promoting and demanding more government transparency in how funds are allocated. Funds the Legislature has jurisdiction over should be used responsibly to improve the lives of Wyoming residents in fiscally sound ways.
Fiscal Responsibility
Protecting Agriculture and Businesses
The identity of Goshen County is intertwined with its land, its farmers and ranchers, and its small businesses. Public lands play a crucial role in supporting the lives of Wyoming residents, and I will work to ensure that the rights of private property owners are respected.
Beyond the land, water rights and grazing rights are essential to the livelihoods of many family businesses and the everyday goods sold in our state and throughout the nation. Local businesses and capitalism require an environment with limited government overreach to thrive and meet the needs of the community. As we work to protect our producers and entrepreneurs, we will protect the economic backbone of the state and the county.
As a lifelong Ag producer and landowner, I believe that private property ownership is foundational to American liberty and part of the American Dream fulfilled. Wyoming’s vast public lands are a treasured asset that should remain open for responsible multiple uses, including grazing, recreation, energy development, and wildlife habitat.
As a representative, I will fight to safeguard the constitutional rights of Wyoming landowners from the erosion caused by public easements or exceptions to the trespass laws. I will reject any agenda that seeks to further restrict a private property owner’s rights to the use and enjoyment of their property. Public lands and public will are important, but must not be served at the expense of private property rights.
Private Property and Public Lands
2nd Amendment Rights
As a practicing attorney and conservative republican, I am committed to protecting the Second Amendment and the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.
The Second Amendment is a cornerstone of individual liberty, and our Wyoming Constitution clearly states that “the right of citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and of the state shall not be denied.” In our state, this right is essential to our rural lifestyle, self-defense, and heritage.
I support our strong hunting traditions and believe responsible firearm ownership is vital to them. I will actively promote hunter safety programs to ensure that new generations learn safe, ethical, and responsible practices with firearms.
My experience as a lawyer gives me the ability to thoroughly evaluate legislation and defend constitutional rights against infringement. If elected, I will:
Oppose new gun control measures that burden law-abiding citizens, such as longer waiting periods or capacity restrictions.
Support Constitutional carry and work to preserve and strengthen it.
Protect Wyoming from federal overreach.
Promote hunter safety education and defend the rights of sportsmen.
Emphasize enforcement of existing laws and support for law enforcement as the proper response to crime.
Work closely with law enforcement
As a lifelong Wyoming conservative and a practicing attorney, I stand firmly committed to the original intent and enduring principles of the Wyoming Constitution. Our state’s foundational document embodies timeless conservative values: individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government, the rule of law, and the sovereignty of the people. These ideas are the bedrock that has made Wyoming the freest and most independent state in the Union.
The Wyoming Constitution begins with a powerful Preamble, giving thanks to God for our civil, political, and religious liberties and declaring our intent to secure them for ourselves and our posterity. Article 1 affirms that all poser is inherent in the people, that government exists to advance their peace, safety, and happiness, and that citizens retain the inalienable right to alter or reform government when needed. It guarantees equality under the law, security against unreasonable searches and seizures, due process, religious liberty, and the rights of citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the state. These provisions reflect a profound skepticism of centralized power and a deep trust in free, moral, self-governing citizens.
As an attorney, I am trained in the study, interpretation, and application of constitutional law. I will employ these skills as a legislator to defend the Constitution from political whim. Wyoming’s framers were practical, freedom-loving pioneers who valued property rights, free enterprise, strong families, and local control. They created a government of limited powers, designed to protect natural rights rather than expand bureaucratic authority.
As your representative, I will:
Uphold the Right to Life
Defend the Second Amendment
Protect Private Property Rights
Safeguard Religious Liberty
Preserve States’ Rights and Limited
Wyoming Constitution
Legacy Industries
I stand firmly for the traditional conservative values of faith, family, freedom, self-reliance, and limited government. I am committed to protecting what has made Wyoming strong: our land, our resources, and most importantly, our people.
Wyoming’s legacy industries such as oil and natural gas, coal, trona, farming, and ranching are more than mere economic sectors. They are the lifeblood of our communities and the foundation of our families. For generations, these industries have provided stable, high-paying jobs that allow Wyoming men and women to raise children, buy homes, support local businesses, and build lasting communities across our rural landscape. These industries sustain our towns, fund our schools and hospitals, maintain our roads and infrastructure, and keep property taxes among the lowest in the nation.
These are not faceless corporations. These are our neighbors, our friends, and our family members living the Wyoming values of grit, integrity, and personal responsibility. Legacy industries allow multi-generational families to stay in communities they love rather than being forced to leave in search of work. They support our churches, rodeos, 4-H programs, volunteer fire departments, and local charities. They preserve our Western heritage and way of life against forces that seek to urbanize and homogenize Wyoming.
I will defend these industries and our way of life from Washington bureaucrats and coastal elites who seek to dismantle these industries for the sake of their ideologies. These attacks are not just assaults on jobs. They are a direct threat to Wyoming families, rural communities, and the fabric that holds our state together. When energy production is curtailed, it’s not corporate profits that suffer the most. It is the working families, single parents, and young people whose opportunities are right here at home.
My commitment as representative:
Vigorously defend our coal, oil, gas, mining, farming, and ranching industries as essential to the prosperity and stability of Wyoming communities.
Fight against federal overreach, job-killing regulations, and renewable mandates that undermine reliable energy and traditional livelihoods.
Ensure wind, solar, and battery projects pay their fair share of production taxes so there are no artificial advantages in picking winners or losers.
Promote policies that keep energy and mineral development on both state and federal lands, ensuring continued revenue for our schools, roads, and local governments.
Protect private property rights and support our farmers and ranchers against burdensome federal rules that threaten their operations and water.
Pursue regulatory relief and practical stewardship that balances responsible development with Wyoming’s unique environment free of Washington mandates.
Champion new markets and infrastructure for Wyoming’s resources so our communities can continue to thrive for generations to come.
Wyoming’s strength has always come from the character of our people and the responsible use of our abundant natural resources God has provided. I will continue to stand with the workers, families, and communities who feed and power our state and the nation.
As a Wyoming ag producer, small business owner, and attorney, I am running to defend the principles that made our state strong: free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility, and a deep commitment to leaving Wyoming better for the next generation.
Wyoming’s economy thrives when honest businesses and hardworking families succeed on their own merits and not because of government favoritism or taxpayer-funded subsidies. I believe in genuine growth that comes from low taxes, reasonable regulations, and a predictable legal environment where hard work and innovation can prosper. Artificial government props create fragile, dependent industries that collapse when the subsidies end. Real businesses, built on solid ground, create lasting jobs and wealth for our communities.
Our kids are Wyoming’s greatest resource. Too many young people leave the state after high school or college because they don’t see a future here. We must change that. As your representative, I will fight for policies that expand real economic opportunity right here in
Wyoming:
Cut regulatory burdens that drive up costs for family farms, ranches, and small businesses.
Excessive rules tend to favor big players who can afford lobbyists and compliance departments. We need common-sense reforms that protect our land, water, and way of life without strangling the people who steward them.
Keep taxes low and predictable. Wyoming’s competitive tax environment is one of our greatest advantages.
Support workforce development that matches real market needs. We should prioritize education and training programs tied to Wyoming’s strengths: agriculture, energy, natural resource developments, tourism, and emerging industries. The educational paths offered to young people must be more diverse than the bachelor’s degree.
Promote responsible resource development. Wyoming sits on vast energy and mineral resources. Responsible development, done under state and local control rather than federal overreach, creates high-paying jobs and generates revenue that supports schools and infrastructure without picking winners through crony subsidy programs.
I have spent my career building and operating a business. I understand the challenges of making payroll, navigating regulations, managing land and livestock, and fighting to keep costs down. I will bring a practical, boots-on-the-ground perspective to Cheyenne.
The government’s proper role is not to manage the economy or pick favorites. Sustainable prosperity comes from free markets, strong families, excellent education, and the rule of law applied equally.
I am committed to policies that expand freedom, reduce barriers, and create the conditions where our children can build thriving lives, successful businesses, and proud legacies right here in Wyoming. No corporate welfare. No endless subsidies. Just real opportunity earned through hard work and ingenuity.
Business Development
