- Harriet HagemanRepublican✓ Verified$2.7M raised
- James ByrdDemocratic✓ Verified$41K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Harriet Hageman defends new Medicaid work requirements, requiring able-bodied adults without dependents to work, study, or job-search 20 hours a week, and she supports protecting Wyoming's oil, gas, coal, and uranium production as part of energy security 14. James Byrd supports making healthcare affordable by lowering drug costs and protecting rural hospitals, and he opposes any sale or transfer of public lands out of public ownership while backing domestic energy production and cutting red tape 2356.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Harriet HagemanRepublican | James ByrdDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Byrd supports lowering energy and grocery costs by backing domestic production, cutting red tape, and opposing corporate consolidation to benefit Wyoming families and producers. |
| Healthcare | Hageman defends new Medicaid work requirements, saying able-bodied adults without dependents must work, study or job-search 20 hours a week. | Byrd supports making healthcare affordable by lowering drug costs, protecting rural hospitals, and ensuring insurance works for those paying into it. Byrd warns that rural Wyoming hospitals are close to closing and says the state, backfilled by federal funds, should run rural healthcare programs. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Harriet Hageman defends new Medicaid work requirements, stating that able-bodied adults without dependents must work, study, or job-search 20 hours a week 1. James Byrd supports making healthcare affordable by lowering drug costs, protecting rural hospitals, and ensuring insurance works for those paying into it 2. Byrd also warns that rural Wyoming hospitals are close to closing and advocates for the state, supported by federal funds, to run rural healthcare programs 3. | ||
| Immigration | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Byrd calls out federal neglect of Wyoming's ranching industry and supports regulatory reforms to protect family operations and ensure fair trade. |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Hageman says energy security is national security and her agenda is to protect Wyoming's oil, gas, coal and uranium production. | Byrd supports lowering energy costs by backing domestic production, cutting red tape, ending wasteful foreign wars, and protecting public lands from privatization. Byrd opposes any sale or transfer of public lands out of public ownership. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Harriet Hageman says energy security is national security and her agenda is to protect Wyoming's oil, gas, coal, and uranium production 1. James Byrd supports lowering energy costs by backing domestic production, cutting red tape, ending wasteful foreign wars, and protecting public lands from privatization 2. Byrd also opposes any sale or transfer of public lands out of public ownership 3. | ||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Hageman says it was appropriate for the US to strike Iran's nuclear program to stop it from destabilizing the Middle East. | Byrd opposes wasteful foreign wars that increase energy costs and divert resources from domestic investment. Byrd says the war in Iran must stop immediately and that US troops should be pulled back. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Harriet Hageman supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear program to prevent Middle East destabilization 1. James Byrd opposes wasteful foreign wars that raise energy costs and divert resources from domestic investment 2 and believes the war in Iran should end immediately with US troops withdrawn 3. | ||