Re-Elect Sarah Penn
Submitted by Tod Dawson
November 4, 2024
Sarah Penn, Republican Representative for Wyoming House District 33, explains on her reelection campaign website (SarahPennforHD33.org) that she decided to run for a seat in the state legislature two years ago because it became clear to her and her husband that the then current leadership in the statehouse “was not standing up to . . . tyranny in ways that showed they regarded their constitutional duty to represent the people’s interest.”
Many residents of HD33 (myself included) and citizens at large felt the same way. A majority of state representatives and senators, while calling themselves strong “conservatives” at election time, were not voting consistently to uphold the conservative Republican Party platforms that had been promulgated by grassroots Wyoming citizens at the county and state levels. As a consequence, the legislative output of one of the reddest states in the Union looked much more Romneyesque than conservative at a time in our country’s history when good, solid conservative leadership was desperately needed.
Instead of whining and moaning about the state of affairs to her friends and neighbors, Sarah took the bit in her teeth and decided to do something about it, winning the HD33 seat in 2022.
I respect that. While many Wyomingites harbor the same concerns as Sarah, that our country and our culture are headed in the wrong direction, and that the effects of that national wrong turn trickle down to us locally, not many of us are willing to sacrifice the time away from our families, our careers, and our leisure activities that serving in public office requires. Sarah has made that sacrifice, and is asking for another chance to continue to sacrifice in order to accomplish tasks that will help preserve, protect, and defend our constitutional republic.
Putting Wyoming’s house in order can have a reverse ripple effect on the country. It’s important. I’m sure Sarah would rather be with her three young children and her husband at a rodeo than attending a less than scintillating legislative committee meeting albeit on a topic of statewide
importance, but she is willing to do what is necessary. The citizens of HD33 should let her.
Since taking office, her proposals for legislation and her overall voting record have upheld the Fremont County Republican Party platform in an exemplary manner. The details of those proposals and her record can be found on her website, so I won’t repeat then here, but if you consider yourself a conservative resident of HD33, rest assured that Sarah will support your principles and values in everything she does in Cheyenne. And if you don’t consider yourself a conservative, but are a Democrat more concerned with having enough income to pay your property taxes than you are with uttering the “correct” pronouns, Sarah is still the choice for you.
Given the encouraging results of the primary election in August, this is an exciting time for Wyoming conservatives. It is almost a certainty that we will be sending the most conservative cadre of state senators and representatives to the legislature that Cheyenne has seen in years, maybe ever. Sarah Penn is an up-and-coming leader of that group.
Whether you are the kind of voter who studies the issues carefully and simply wants your representative in the Wyoming House to promote specific policies that you believe are wise and constructive, or you don’t have the time or inclination to educate yourself thoroughly so you vote for a candidate you believe is honest, straightforward, and of good character, Representative Penn is the choice for you.
Todd Dawson
Fremont County, Wyoming
