Heath Streeter

Heath Streeter is challenging Powell City Councilwoman Lesli Spencer, but Streeter said he didn’t put his name in out of any dissatisfaction with her performance on the council.

“Quite honestly, I think Lesli [Spencer] is doing a great job,” he said.

Streeter said he thought Spencer had decided not to run when he filed. After he learned she was running for re-election to her seat, he figured he’d go ahead and finish what he started.

Streeter said he’s always wanted to get involved with the community, and serving on the council seemed a good way to do it. The economic decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, is going to require difficult financial decisions in the future. With coal and oil in decline, the state’s revenue issues will eventually arrive in Powell.

“I want to contribute to the community in a meaningful way,” he said.

He describes himself as a fiscal conservative but said he understands the need to find a revenue source for government operations, though he said cuts are still needed. He doesn’t think additional sales taxes are the best way to go. Instead, he supports fuel and lodging taxes, which capture more out-of-state dollars and leave Wyomingites with more of their own money.

He’s also concerned with the social climate in America. He said he doesn’t expect riots and Antifa marches to come to Powell, but the national issues could affect the city.

“I think that there are ways to bring ourselves together on some of these issues,” he said.

Streeter said Powell is welcoming to small businesses, but as a city councilor, he said he’d want to continue to foster that business-friendly atmosphere.

He said he also wants Powell to continue to be a great place for families with “small, hometown values.”

“It’s where I’ve chosen to raise my kids, and I want it to be an attractive place for other people to raise their kids — and where my kids will want to raise their kids,” he said.

Streeter was born and raised on Heart Mountain. He graduated from Cody High School in 1997, but his family has connections to Powell. His parents graduated from Powell High School. His grandfather owned Guymon Electric, and his other grandfather owned the Standard Station downtown.

Streeter is married with five kids — three boys and two girls — ranging in age from 3 to 14 years.

He works as a propane delivery driver and a service technician, a job he’s done for about six years now. Streeter has had other customer service positions previously but finds the propane business suits him better, where he can get out and meet customers in their homes.

“I got tired of standing in the same two footprints all day,” he said.

(Editor's note: This version corrects the name of the electrical business owned by Streeter's grandfather.)