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Island Richards
Republican · Wyoming · 2026 · IncumbentRichards 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.
Priorities
- Spending taxpayer dollars responsibly and maintaining the county's long-term financial stability, per the campaign site
- Protecting private property rights, per the campaign site
On the ballot
Sweetwater County Commissioner (three seats) · Wyoming · 2026
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