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Wyoming Republican Governor nominee?
$58.1K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCivil engineer
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
GenderMale
LocationWyoming
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BackgroundCivil engineer
EducationUniversity of Wyoming, B.S. Civil Engineering (1991)
Notable personal detailsBrent W. Bien is a Wyoming civil engineer and retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, naval aviator, and combat veteran who has run for governor of Wyoming. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Engineering and the U.S. Naval War College. After retiring from the Marine Corps, he returned to Wyoming and worked in aviation safety leadership, including as Director of Safety and Standardization for Bighorn Airways.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports large reductions in taxes—particularly a ballot initiative to exempt 50% of the assessed value of a homeowner’s primary residence—and advocates audits, reduced government spending, and fewer regulations to leave more money with taxpayers. Prioritizes cutting property and ad valorem taxes for residents and growers and emphasizes returning taxes to the taxpayer.
Healthcare
Opposes COVID-era public health mandates and emphasizes personal liberty over government public-health orders; expresses concern about behavioral-health issues in the state such as Wyoming’s high suicide rate. Policy materials emphasize limiting government overreach generally but do not lay out a detailed health-policy platform (e.g., on Medicaid, ACA, or insurance market reforms).
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Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Opposes abortion and frames policy in terms of protecting the rights of the unborn; supports restricting abortion access rather than expanding legal access. Public statements and campaign materials emphasize conservative positions on abortion without detailing a specific statewide policy or explicit support for a near-total ban.
Climate & Energy
The candidate rejects mainstream climate science linking CO2 to warming, opposes carbon-capture initiatives, and calls for prioritizing and expanding traditional energy production (coal, oil, gas) while criticizing federal and state support for “green” energy. He frames energy policy as restoring Wyoming’s fossil-fuel production, renegotiating higher federal mineral royalties, and strengthening the intrastate grid.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports teaching children about firearms and emphasizes the cultural importance of guns; expresses conservative, pro-Second Amendment viewpoints and favors school safety measures (security). There is no clear evidence of support for major new gun restrictions such as assault-weapons bans or universal background checks in the cited statements.
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Wyoming Republican Governor nominee?
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