Dear editor:

Recently I’ve become aware Gov. Mark Gordon is actively interfering in local politics, including Cody, Powell and other small districts around the state. This is blatant misuse of his position. His target is the ‘Freedom Caucus,’ a more conservative group of legislators than the ‘Wyoming Caucus.’ 

This type of meddling by the person in the highest position in our state government is wrong. Taxpayer dollars have supplied him with an audience allowing him to further his agenda via the attention of the entire state governmental structure and the attention of the public. 

Not only is he targeting the ‘Freedom Caucus’ with his words, but also with his apparently large financial resources. I found an article in the Cowboy State Daily from Aug. 14, 2024 titled “Campaign Finance Reports Released: Gordon is Wyoming’s Largest Donor.”

The second paragraph down states, “There was no bigger spender than Gov. Mark Gordon, who gave $150,000 to his political action committee and another $33,000 directly to candidates.”

Then in the middle of the article, it goes into specifics about his actions, “Gov. Mark Gordon’s political action committee, the Prosperity and Commerce PAC (PAC PAC), was the biggest Wyoming fundraiser of all PACs, bringing in $290,350, of which $150,000 was from the governor himself. The group also received a total of $4,500 from two out-of-state PACs.

“The PAC spent $212,574 and gave $1,000 to $2,000 donations to many candidates aligned with the group of Republican legislators known as the Wyoming Caucus. In total, the PAC PAC gave $105,000 to state candidates for the Legislature.

“Gordon also personally gave $33,481 to candidates around the state.”

Gov. Mark Gordon’s actions are unethical. I contend our governor is supposed to be serving all of Wyoming.

Respectfully,

Margaret Lohman

Cody