As the August 18 primary election approaches, candidate Frank Chapman shared his views on the challenges facing Wyoming families and how he plans to address them if elected to the US House of Representatives.
Challenges Facing Wyoming Families
Chapman identified inflation, high food and fuel costs, federal overreach, attacks on energy and agriculture, access to healthcare, border security, and decisions about Wyoming’s land, water, resources, and way of life being made by Washington bureaucrats as the most crucial challenges facing Wyoming families.
He noted that Wyoming families are paying more for groceries, gas, housing, utilities, healthcare, and basic necessities, while ranchers, energy workers, miners, outfitters, small businesses, counties, tribes, veterans, and rural communities are often forced to fight the federal government just to live, work, build, graze, drill, mine, hire, or access the land.
Addressing the Challenges
If elected, Chapman plans to fight to lower costs by cutting wasteful spending, unleashing Wyoming’s natural resources, reducing red tape, securing the border, strengthening American jobs, and protecting the industries that fund Wyoming’s schools, roads, services, and state budget.
He also expressed concern about judicial overreach, citing a federal judge’s decision to throw out the environmental review for the Converse County oil and gas project and a Montana judge’s decision to throw out over 1.5 million acres of Wyoming oil and gas leases.
Chapman pledged to push bipartisan reforms to address these issues and to amend and modernize the Endangered Species Act to protect species without destroying Wyoming’s agriculture, grazing, mineral extraction, oil and gas, and local economies.
Qualifications and Priorities
Chapman highlighted his unique qualifications for the role, including his experience as a rancher, businessman, Licensed Wyoming Outfitter, attorney, and business owner.
He emphasized that constituent services will be a major priority, promising to fight hand in hand with Wyoming citizens against government overreach and Washington elites.
Original reporting: Oil City News (Casper WY) — read the source article.
