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J.R. Riggins — Republican State Representative for Wyoming District 59 (official headshot)

J.R. Riggins Voting Record & Scorecard | National GOP Platform

WY Representative

District: 59 • Republican

2025 GOP Alignment:

68.29%

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Rep. J.R. Riggins represents the 59th District in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Riggins's voting record aligned 68% of the time to the National Republican Platform in 2025, demonstrating weak adherence to the principles of the Republican Party and Platform ratified by President Trump and Republicans across the nation at the 43rd Republican National Convention. J.R. Riggins voted on 21 of the 21 substantive bills advanced in the 2025 legislative session that pertained to the Republican party platform. The chapters of the platform Riggins aligned most closely with the GOP include Chapter 9: Government Of, By, And For The People. (100%), Chapter 2: Seal The Border And Stop The Migrant Invasion. (100%), and Chapter 4: Bring Back The American Dream And Make It Affordable Again. (100%).

Title

Lawmaker Position

HB 133House 20253x

Strengthening National Security by Prohibiting Any Governing Body or Locality from Restricting Federal Immigration Enforcement.

With GOP
This bill prohibits a governing body of a state agency or a city, town, or county from enacting, adopting, implementing, or enforcing any policy that enact a "sanctuary city" that bars or restricts cooperation with ICE. Under the bill, no state or local official shall be restricted from cooperating or communicating with federal immigrant officers and bans any executive order declaring the state a "sanctuary state."
Chapter 2 – Seal the Border, and Stop the Migrant Invasion – Section #5 – Stop Sanctuary Cities: Republicans will cut federal Funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that release dangerous Illegal Alien criminals onto our streets, rather than handing them over to ICE. We will require local cooperation with Federal Immigration Enforcement.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 147House 20252x

Protecting Taxpayer Funds from Being Utilized for Politicized "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" (DEI) Programs and Training.

With GOP
This bill stipulates that no governmental entity shall engage in any DEI program, activities, or policies, engage in institutional discrimination, or require instruction promoting institutional discrimination. The bill also prohibits public entities from requiring any student, employee, or contractor to attend or participate in any DEI program or training. Taxpayer funds should not be utilized to push politized initiatives that promote discrimination based on race, color, religion, or sex.
Chapter 7 – Cultivate Great K-12 Schools Leading to Great Jobs and Great Lives for Young People – Section #6 – Knowledge and Skills, Not CRT and Gender Indoctrination: Republicans will ensure children are taught fundamentals like Reading, History, Science, and Math, not Leftwing propaganda. We will defund schools that engage in inappropriate political indoctrination of our children using Federal Taxpayer Dollars.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 156House 20252x

Strengthening Election Integrity by Requiring Proof of U.S. Citizenship.

With GOP
This bill stipulates that in order for an individual to be eligible to vote, the person must have been a resident of Wyoming for not less than 30 days before the date of the election the voter wishes to vote in. Additionally, voters must provide proof of U.S. citizenship; valid proof includes a U.S. passport, a certificate of U.S. citizenship, a certificate of naturalization, a Wyoming driver's license (that does not indicate that the person is a noncitizen), and more.
Chapter 9 – Government of, By and For the People – Section #6 – Republicans Will Ensure Election Integrity: We will implement measures to secure our Elections, including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same day Voting. We will not allow the Democrats to give Voting Rights to illegal Aliens.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 164House 20252x

Strengthening Medical Freedom by Preventing Licensing Boards from Taking Adverse Action Against Doctors Prescribing and Pharmacists Dispensing Off-Label Drugs.

With GOP
This bill allows a doctor, physician assistant, dentist, optometrist, and advanced practice registered nurse to lawfully prescribe an FDA approved prescription drug for off-label indication. Off-label use refers to prescribing an approved drug for a condition other than those approved by the FDA. The bill also authorizes pharmacists to dispense off-label prescriptions and protects both prescribers and pharmacists from adverse action from any licensing board due to providing off-label medical treatments. The off-label allowance does not apply to certain controlled substances, medications intended to transition a minor's biological sex, or substances intended to induce an abortion.
Chapter 4 – Bring Back the American Dream and Make it Affordable Again for Families, Young People, and Everyone – Section #3 – Affordable Healthcare: Healthcare and prescription drug costs are out of control. Republicans will increase Transparency, promote Choice and Competition, and expand access to new Affordable Healthcare and prescription drug options. We will protect Medicare, and ensure Seniors receive the care they need without being burdened by excessive costs.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 199House 20253x

Improving Educational Outcomes with Increased School Choice Scholarships.

With GOP
This bill strengthens school choice by expanding the state's education savings account (ESA) program. The bill appropriates $30 million from the general fund to award scholarships to eligible students under the program and increases the annual scholarship from $6,000 to $7,000 for all students, as well as eliminates the income requirements for K-12 students. The bill also expands qualifying expenses for scholarship funds to include the tuition and fees for nongovernmental online learning program, while clarifying that after school childcare programs are ineligible.
Chapter 7 – Cultivate Great K-12 Schools Leading to Great Jobs and Great Lives for Young People – Section #2 – Universal School Choice: Republicans believe families should be empowered to choose the best Education for their children. We support Universal School Choice in every State in America. We will expand 529 Education Savings Accounts and support Homeschooling Families equally.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 207House 20253x

Protecting Religious Liberties by Strengthening Protection Through the "Compelling Interest Test".

With GOP
This bill, the "Wyoming Religious Freedom Restoration Act," is designed to protect religious liberties by adopting the federal "compelling interest test." Under the bill, the government is prohibited from substantially burdening a person's right to the exercise of religion unless it can demonstrate it is essential to further compelling government interest and is the least restriction means of doing so. The bill creates a civil cause of action against violators; victims may obtain appropriate relief, including injunctive and declaratory relief.
Chapter 9 – Government of, by, and for the People – Section #3 – Republicans Will Defend Religious Liberty: We are the defenders of the First Amendment Right to Religious Liberty. It protects the Right not only to Worship according to the dictates of Conscience, but also to act in accordance with those Beliefs, not just in places of Worship, but in everyday life. Our ranks include men and women from every Faith and Tradition, and we respect the Right of every American to follow his or her deeply held Beliefs. To protect Religious Liberty, Republicans support a new Federal Task Force on Fighting Anti-Christian Bias that will investigate all forms of illegal discrimination, harassment, and persecution against Christians in America.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 228House 20252x

Increasing Election Integrity by Prohibiting Private Funds for Election Administration.

With GOP
This bill prohibits outside groups from funding the administration of election operations. Privately funding election operations introduces serious concerns over their integrity and fairness of election outcomes, an essential component of democracy under our nation's constitutional republic.
Chapter 9 – Government of, By and For the People – Section #6 – Republicans Will Ensure Election Integrity: We will implement measures to secure our Elections, including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same day Voting. We will not allow the Democrats to give Voting Rights to illegal Aliens.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 311House 20251x

Favoring Certain Industries Through an Expansion of Sales Tax Exemptions for Fuel Used in Transportation.

Against GOP
Under existing law, a sales-tax exemption is provided for sales of power or fuel to a person transporting tangible personal property by railroad or pipeline, as long as the power of fuel is consumed directly for the transportation of the property. This bill clarifies that the exemption applies regardless of who owns the transported tangible personal property. The bill also provides a definition for "pipeline" as a system of connected pipes and other equipment used to transport oil, natural gas, or other hydrocarbons from a well site to an interstate or intrastate transmission customer sales delivery point. All state and local tax codes should be constructed in a broadly applied manner with as low of rates as possible for everyone. Tax cronyism enacted under this measure further shifts tax burdens to all other industries and companies that do not transport property under this law.
Chapter 3 – Build the Greatest Economy in History – Section #2 – Make Trump Tax Cuts Permanent and No Tax on Tips: Republicans will make permanent the provisions of the Trump Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that doubled the standard deduction, expanded the Child Tax Credit, and spurred Economic Growth for all Americans. We will eliminate Taxes on Tips for millions of Restaurant and Hospitality Workers, and pursue additional Tax Cuts.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

HB 32House 20252x

Confirming Biological Reality by Clarifying "Sex" is Based on Biological Sex.

With GOP
This bill clarifies various legal definitions, defining "sex" as the biological distinction between male and female based on reproductive biology and genetic make-up. The bill also creates definitions for female, male, woman, girl, man, boy, mother, and father. Finally, the bill provides that rules and regulations related to "distinctions between the sexes" for purposes such as athletics, locker rooms, and restrooms that result in separate accommodations between the sexes are substantially related to the important governmental objectives of protecting the health, safety and privacy of persons in such circumstances.
Chapter 9 – Government of, By and For the People – Section #5 – Republicans Will End Left-wing Gender Insanity: We will keep men out of women’s sports, ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries, and stop Taxpayer-funded Schools from promoting gender transition, reverse Biden’s radical rewrite of Title IX Education Regulations, and restore protections for women and girls.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 72House 20251x

Protecting Privacy and Safety by Designating All Restrooms, Changing Facilities, and Sleeping Quarters by Biological Sex.

With GOP
This bill stipulates that each multi-occupancy restroom, changing area, and sleeping quarters that are located in a public facility or higher education facility must be designed exclusively for biological males or exclusively for biological females. Under the bill, "public facilities" include facilities owned, operated, or leased by a state or local government entity and "educational facilities" are those owned, operated, or leased by the University of Wyoming or a state community college. The bill provides a cause of action against any governmental entity that violates these provisions.
Chapter 9 – Government of, By and For the People – Section #5 – Republicans Will End Left-wing Gender Insanity: We will keep men out of women’s sports, ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries, and stop Taxpayer-funded Schools from promoting gender transition, reverse Biden’s radical rewrite of Title IX Education Regulations, and restore protections for women and girls.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 79 (Veto Override)House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers from Low-Turnout Bond Approvals.

With GOP
This bill modifies election laws by requiring a minimum voter turnout threshold for bond elections, which are public votes on issuing bonds for projects like schools or infrastructure, if held on a date other than a general election day. Under the bill, bond elections must not only receive a majority of votes in favor of the proposal to pass, but the total number of ballots cast must equal at least 25% plus 1 of the number of electors who voted in the previous general election. If the proposal fails to meet the threshold, the bond may be brought at the next general election. This measure helps protect taxpayers from unsound fiscal policies dictated by a small number of voters by ensuring that bond proposals reflect the will of a substantial portion of the electorate.
Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #2 – Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending: Republicans will immediately stabilize the Economy by slashing wasteful Government spending and promoting Economic Growth.

GOP Platform Position: Support

HB 94 (Veto Override)House 20252x

Improving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Authorizing Additional Charter Schools.

With GOP
This bill allows the state charter school authorizing board to authorize any number of charter schools, eliminating the cap on charter schools that may be authorized by an entity other than a school district board (previously 3). This bill improves educational outcomes for all students by fostering competition and a market in education, which encourages schools to provide the best education possible.
Chapter 7 – Cultivate Great K-12 Schools Leading to Great Jobs and Great Lives for Young People – Section #2 – Universal School Choice: Republicans believe families should be empowered to choose the best Education for their children. We support Universal School Choice in every State in America. We will expand 529 Education Savings Accounts and support Homeschooling Families equally.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 107House 20252x

Infringing Private Contracting Rights and Reducing Employment Opportunities by Banning Noncompetition Agreements.

Against GOP
This bill prohibits and voids nearly all noncompetition agreements in the state, including agreements involving physicians, with few exceptions. This bill imposes a new government mandate that infringes on the private contracting rights of employers and employees.
Chapter 8 – Bring Common Sense to Government and Renew the Pillars of American Civilization – Section #1 – Empower American Families Republicans will promote a Culture that values the Sanctity of Marriage, the blessings of childhood, the foundational role of families, and supports working parents. We will end policies that punish families.

GOP Platform Position: Oppose

SF 109House 20253x

Expanding School Choice by Ensuring School Districts Maintain Open Enrollment Policies Allowing In-District Student Transfers.

Against GOP
This bill requires school districts to establish a policy allowing student enrollment in any public school within the student's resident school district. The bill also ensures that schools cannot discriminate against applicants based on their residential address or socioeconomic status.
Chapter 7 – Cultivate Great K-12 Schools Leading to Great Jobs and Great Lives for Young People – Section #2 – Universal School Choice: Republicans believe families should be empowered to choose the best Education for their children. We support Universal School Choice in every State in America. We will expand 529 Education Savings Accounts and support Homeschooling Families equally.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 127 (Veto Override)House 20252x

Strengthening Government Accountability by Providing Oversight of Administrative Rules Significantly Impacting the State's Economy.

With GOP
This bill requires the Legislative Service Office to review and conduct a regulatory impact analysis on each major rule submitted by state agencies. Under the bill, "major rules" are administrative rules or emergency rules that will or may have an annual impact on the state economy with costs of at least $1 million or significant adverse effects on competition, employment, investment, and innovation in the state. This measure combats overreaching rules imposed by unelected bureaucrats that restrict competition, discourage innovation, and increase consumer costs.
Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #3 – Cut Costly and Burdensome Regulations: Republicans will reinstate President Trump's Deregulation Policies, which saved Americans $11,000 per household, and end Democrats’ regulatory onslaught that disproportionately harms low- and middle-income households.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 175House 20253x

Reducing Business Payroll Tax Rates by Lowering Payouts Under the State's Unemployment Benefit System.

Against GOP
This bill reduces the maximum amount of annual unemployment benefits a person may receive from 26 to 20 times their weekly benefit. Shortening benefit periods encourages faster reemployment and reduces long-term draws on the unemployment trust fund.
Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #2 – Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending: Republicans will immediately stabilize the Economy by slashing wasteful Government spending and promoting Economic Growth.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 191House 20251x

Protecting Taxpayers by Prohibiting ESG Considerations in Investment of State Funds.

With GOP
This bill prohibits the consideration of ESG (environmental, social, and governance) in state investment strategies, including for the state pension system. Votes for investments may only based on pecuniary (financial) factors. ESG is a vehicle for imposing progressive ideologies on businesses, prioritizing social justice, environmental activism, and "woke" causes over maximizing shareholder returns.
Chapter 9 – Government Of, By, and For the People – Section #1 – Republicans Will Stop Woke and Weaponized Government: We will hold accountable those who have misused the power of Government to unjustly prosecute their Political Opponents. We will declassify Government records, root out wrongdoers, and fire corrupt employees.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 53House 20251x

Protecting Businesses and Strengthening Trademark Integrity by Empowering the Secretary of State to Revoke Fraudulent Registrations.

With GOP
This bill grants the secretary of state authority to cancel trademarks, service marks, and trade names if the secretary finds that the applicant or registrant has provided fraudulent information or has failed to correct false information. The secretary must determine that the cancellation is in the public interest and is required to notify the registrant of the cancellation. The bill provides the registrant a process to appeal the cancellation through the Chancery Court or a district court with relevant jurisdiction. This measure is designed to combat fraud and encourage economic growth and innovation in the state by ensuring fair legal protections for businesses.
SF 69House 20251x

Providing Property Tax Relief by Exempting 25% of the Fair Market Value of a Single-Family Home

With GOP
This bill provides a property tax exemption to homeowners equal to 25% of the fair market value of a single-family residential structure. The exemption only applies to the first $1 million of the value of the structure and associated improved land. This measure provides broad property tax relief to homeowners. All state and local tax codes should be constructed in a broadly applied manner with the lowest rates possible for everyone.
Chapter 4 – Bring Back the American Dream and Make it Affordable Again – Section #1 – Housing Affordability: To help new home buyers, Republicans will reduce mortgage rates by slashing Inflation, open limited portions of Federal Lands to allow for new home construction, promote homeownership through Tax Incentives and support for first-time buyers, and cut unnecessary Regulations that raise housing costs.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SF 86House 20251x

Ensuring Schools Can Hire the Most Effective Educators by Establishing an Alternative Certification Process for Teachers.

Against GOP
This bill is designed to combat teacher shortages in the state by creating an alternative certification process for teachers lacking traditional teaching credentials. To be eligible for an alternative certification, a person must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have successfully completed an accredited or nonaccredited alternative certification program or pathway approved by the board.
Chapter 7 – Cultivate Great K-12 Schools Leading to Great Jobs and Great Lives for Young People – Section #1 – Great Principals and Great Teachers: Republicans will support schools that focus on Excellence and Parental Rights. We will support ending Teacher Tenure, adopting Merit pay, and allowing various publicly supported Educational models.

GOP Platform Position: Support

SJ 1House 20253x

Requesting a Convention of the States to Propose U.S. Constitutional Amendments Imposing Term Limits and Fiscal Restraints.

Against GOP
This resolution applies to Congress for a convention of the states to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution that impose fiscal restraints on the federal government (such as a balanced budget amendment), limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and limit the terms of office for federal officials and members of Congress.
Chapter 1 – Defeat Inflation and Quickly Bring Down All Prices – Section #2 – Rein in Wasteful Federal Spending: Republicans will immediately stabilize the Economy by slashing wasteful Government spending and promoting Economic Growth.

GOP Platform Position: Support

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rep. J.R. Riggins's voting record?

Rep. J.R. Riggins represents the 59th District in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Riggins's voting record aligned 68% of the time to the National Republican Platform in 2025, demonstrating weak adherence to the principles of the Republican Party and Platform ratified by President Trump and Republicans across the nation at the 43rd Republican National Convention. J.R. Riggins voted on 21 of the 21 substantive bills advanced in the 2025 legislative session that pertained to the Republican party platform. The chapters of the platform Riggins aligned most closely with the GOP include Chapter 9: Government Of, By, And For The People. (100%), Chapter 2: Seal The Border And Stop The Migrant Invasion. (100%), and Chapter 4: Bring Back The American Dream And Make It Affordable Again. (100%).

How aligned is J.R. Riggins with National Republican Party Platform principles?

J.R. Riggins's voting record aligned 68% of the time to the National Republican Platform in 2025, demonstrating weak adherence to National Republican Party Platform principles.

What is J.R. Riggins's GOP Platform score?

J.R. Riggins has a 68% GOP Platform score for 2025.

Where does J.R. Riggins serve?

Rep. J.R. Riggins (R-WY-59) represents the 59th District in the Wyoming House of Representatives as a Republican.

What issue categories does J.R. Riggins score highest and lowest on?

J.R. Riggins's strongest categories on the National GOP Platform scorecard are Chapter 9: Government Of, By, And For The People. (100%) and Chapter 2: Seal The Border And Stop The Migrant Invasion. (100%). The lowest-scoring categories are Chapter 3: Build The Greatest Economy In History. (0%) and Chapter 8: Bring Common Sense To Our Government. (0%).

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