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John Romero-Martinez
WY-AL Republican nominee?
$2.3K
AUG 19, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyRepublican
GenderMale
LocationWyoming
BackgroundPolitician
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EducationLaramie County Community College (Associate of Arts)
Notable personal detailsJohn Benedict Romero-Martinez is an American Republican politician from Cheyenne, Wyoming who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives (District 44) from 2021 to 2023. He has run for office locally and is a candidate for U.S. House in Wyoming’s at-large district in 2026. His background includes communications/cybersecurity work and service in the United States Air Force National Guard.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
John Romero-Martinez has supported property-tax relief measures and describes himself as centrist; he has also backed Medicaid expansion and other bipartisan measures, producing a mixed record on taxes and government spending.
Healthcare
Supports expanding Medicaid and has publicly advocated for Medicaid expansion in Wyoming. Served on the Wyoming House Labor, Health and Social Services committee during his legislative term.
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Immigration & Border
Supports strong and robust border security while also endorsing updates to U.S. immigration law and reforms developed with the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; expresses support for keeping families together and finding streamlined, humane solutions alongside national-security measures. Positions emphasize enforcement and border security but also mention legal/regulatory reform and family unity rather than large-scale deportation or maximalist restrictionist proposals.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate has sponsored and publicly supported legislation restricting abortion, including a bill to ban abortions for selective reasons and statements characterizing abortion as murder. His legislative record shows active efforts to limit access to abortion except for narrow exceptions.
Climate & Energy
Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy focused on protecting and growing Wyoming’s energy sector and energy independence, emphasizing support for state energy industries and workers. Prioritizes balancing industries to fuel the state and national defense rather than advocating aggressive emissions-only regulation or rapid phase-out of fossil fuels.
Polls
WY-AL Republican nominee?
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