Candidate · November 3, 2026
Rebecca Bextel
On the ballot for Governor · Wyoming
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§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | Governor · Wyoming1 |
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| Party on the ballot | Constitution1, |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Rebecca Bextel has lived in Wyoming for more than 20 years, where she and her husband, Jonathan, have run small businesses.3 She has served as a Republican precinct committeewoman and state committeewoman and was an alternate delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2020 and 2024.3
Why they say they're running
Her campaign website says she is running to defend limited government, responsible spending, energy independence, gun rights, property rights, parental rights and Wyoming's Western way of life, along with what it calls the sanctity of life.3 It says she wants to keep Wyoming strong, independent and free, and that she entered politics after seeing outside consultants and political insiders take advantage of the state.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websiterebeccaforwyoming.com4,
5 - Facebookfacebook.com/RebeccaforWyoming5
- X (Twitter)x.com/RebeccaforWY5
- Instagraminstagram.com/RebeccaforWyoming5
- YouTubeyoutube.com/@RebeccaBextelforGovernor5
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Taxes and Budget
Her campaign website says she would propose permanent property tax reform that limits large increases in assessments and protects primary residences, with added relief for seniors, veterans and people on fixed incomes.6,
- Eliminate property taxes on primary homes
- Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions
- No new state caps or exemptions; leave property taxes to local governments
Her campaign website says she would shrink state government by reviewing and consolidating agencies, boards and commissions, freezing new ones, and finding spending reforms that deliver tax relief.7
- Cut state spending and return the savings through tax cuts or rebates
- Hold spending near current levels
- Spend more on state services such as schools and health care
Her campaign website says she would suspend governor-controlled grant awards pending public review, audit economic development programs, review tax preferences that favor wind and solar projects, and refuse new subsidies for favored energy companies.7
Immigration
Her campaign website says she would bar state agencies from adopting sanctuary policies or obstructing cooperation with federal immigration authorities and would set protocols for cooperating with ICE.6,
- Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
- Let each state, county or city decide
- Cooperate only in cases involving people convicted of serious crimes
- Bar police and jails from helping without a judge's warrant
Her campaign website says she would seek legislation requiring E-Verify for state agencies, state contractors and companies that receive state economic development aid.7
Her campaign website says she would withdraw Wyoming from the federal refugee resettlement program.6
Guns
Her campaign website says she would oppose red flag laws, which it says deny due process, along with firearm registries and other gun-control measures it calls unconstitutional.6
- Adopt more red flag laws, including a national one
- Leave the choice to each state
- Repeal existing red flag laws and adopt no new ones
Infrastructure and Transportation
Her campaign website says she would review Wyoming's fuel tax and propose a reduction while keeping essential roads and bridges maintained.7
Energy and Climate
Her campaign website says she would direct state agencies to set firm, transparent permitting timelines for energy production and remove unnecessary delays.7
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left.
Candidates for governor file campaign-finance reports with the state, not the FEC, so this guide doesn't include their fundraising. Search the state's reports: WYCFIS campaign finance search — Wyoming Secretary of State.8