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Island Richards

Republican · Wyoming · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats), Wyoming

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Spending taxpayer dollars responsibly and maintaining the county's long-term financial stability
  • Protecting private property rights
Biography

Richards is president and CEO of Kayar Distributing, Inc., a family-owned convenience-store business, and a fifth-generation Sweetwater County resident who has served as a commissioner since 2023, per his campaign site. He won one of the three Republican nominations for commissioner in the August 18 primary and faces Democrat Wayne Severson and fellow Republicans Keaton West and Sherry Bushman in November.

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Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats)Wyoming · 2026Sweetwater County sample ballot

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