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Davis, Bob

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Bob Davis has served in House District 47 as a WY Representative for Carbon and Sweetwater Counties from Jan 2023 to the present.

He is up for reelection in 2026.

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For 2025 Davis received a positive score for Representation and Competence and a negative score for Integrity.  Thus he has received a final rating of Limited Trust.


“I believe our Nation is at a crossroad and we need to return to our Founding Fathers’ values and The Constitution of the United States.”

From https://www.facebook.com/BobDavisforWY/


2023

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For 2023 Davis received a positive score for Representation, and a negative score for Competence and Integrity.  Therefore Davis has been ranked as Low Trust.

2025

Overall Davis earns a (+) for Representation.

Attendance

In keeping with our grading system, a legislator had to be present and vote on all bills for any 33 days in the 2025 General Session. If a legislator missed any votes on 5 or more days, they receive a negative (-) score.

Davis missed one Committee of the Whole vote on 2/28/25 for SF0126.

Public Conduct

Davis appears to behave appropriately in public and to the public.

Bill Sponsorship

In 2025 Davis was the primary sponsor of 5 bills:  Loren “Teense” Willford Memorial Highway; Anthrax outbreak protocol; Trapping licenses-nonresident reciprocal licenses; Interactive gaming; Limits on property development exaction and mitigation fees.

Committee Assignments

In 2025 Davis served on the following committees: House Agriculture; and the Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee.

 

2023

Overall Davis scores a (+) for Representation.

Attendance

It appears that Davis missed one vote in 2023 General Session: Committee of the Whole vote for SF47 on 2/14/23.

Public Conduct

Davis appears to behave appropriately in public and to the public.

Sponsorship History

In 2023 Davis was the primary sponsor of 1 bill, and co-sponsored 23 bills and 1 joint resolution.  Favored sponsorship topics appear to be protection of the unborn and children; education.  For more on Davis see his legislative webpage.

Committee Assignments

2023-House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
2023-Regulatory Reduction Task Force
2023-Sage Grouse Implementation Team

2025

Davis earned a ( + ) for Constitutional Competence with an average of 87% on the constitutional bills listed below.  Legislator’s must have a percentage of 85% or higher to receive a final positive (+) score.

Out of a total of 31 bills, Davis voted constitutionally correct on 27 bills – giving him 87%.

For more on the bills used to analyze these scores click here

2025 Davis Vote Scores Correct votes/Number of bills voted on
#1: Separation of Powers; Arbitrary Power
Incorrect votes on SF0160 & SF0004.
0/2
#2: 1st & 2nd Amendments 3/3
#3: 4th, 5th & 8th Amendments
Incorrect vote on SF0022.
3/4
#4: 9th & 10th Amendments 4/4
#5: Protection of Children, Health & Morality 4/4
#6: Prohibition of Discrimination 2/2
#7: Purity of Elections; Apportionment 9/9
#8: Foreign Entities
Incorrect vote on HB0116.
2/3

 

2023

Davis scored a (-) for Constitutional Competence with an average of 80% on the constitutional issues listed below.  With our cut-off at 85%, Davis came close to scoring a (+).  Constitutional issue categories that have a “N/A” grade, refer to specific bills that Davis did not have the opportunity to vote on.  (2023 SF0114 – Constitutional instruction and examination requirements was a bill that Davis co-sponsored, but it failed before going to the House.)

For more on the bills used to analyze these scores click here.  Special hat-tip goes out to Evidence Based Wyoming for use of their statistical tool to generate the following vote scores:

Bob Davis
Constitutional Bill Vote Scores
Separation of Governmental Powers 0
1st Amendment/ Right to Healthcare Decisions (Covid Mandates) 100
2nd Amendment / Right to Self Defense 100
4th & 5th Amendments N/A
Right to Life/ Pro-Life 100
Protection of Children/ Parental Rights (Transgender Issues) 100
Sectarianism Prohibited in Schools (Critical Race Theory Issue) N/A
Civics Education N/A

2025

Davis has received a negative () score for Integrity for the conflict of interest listed below.

Conflicts

According to this 2023 article Davis and his wife are the owners of The Cowboy Inn in Baggs, Wyoming – which includes a motel, restaurant and bar.  Online sources report that The Cowboy Inn is registered to Lexbo Enterprises which is listed on Davis’ 2025 Financial Disclosure.  Davis however did not disclose ownership of The Cowboy Inn.

Davis failing to recuse himself from voting on 2025 SF0042 – Resort hotel liquor licenses is an unreported conflict of interest.

There is the possibility that The Cowboy Inn was up for sale at one point.  If Davis or his wife sold The Cowboy Inn before 2025 please provide the 307Votes Editor with these details and we will make the appropriate corrections to Bob Davis’ score and final rating.

Employment/Income

According to his 2025/2026 financial disclosure:

  • Self-employed
  • Business Entities:
    • Purple Sage LLC (Baggs, WY)
    • Lexbo

Memberships/Civic Organizations

Former Carbon County Commissioner and member of the Carbon County Development Board.

Campaign Contributions

In 2024-2025 Davis received 9 campaign contributions that total $4,030.  All are from PACs. Noteworthy donations:

  • $1,000 from CONPAC Contractors PAC
  • $530 from CIGNA PAC

2023

Conflicts

Davis scores a (-) for Integrity for the following:

Davis is a member of the business enterprise Cowboy Inn in Baggs, WY, which is a motel, restaurant and bar.  As such, Davis had a conflict of interest with 2023 SF0013 – Bar and grill liquor license phaseout, but failed to abstain from voting.

Additionally Purple Sage LLC might be a family ranch with conservation easements.  As such, future conflicts in this area might exist for Davis.

Employment/Income

According to ’s 2023 State Elected Officials Financial Disclosure available at Wyofile, he reports:

  • Member of Purple Sage LLC
  • Member of Cowboy Inn LLC

Memberships/Civic Organizations

Former Carbon County Commissioner and member of the Carbon County Development Board.

Campaign Contributions

The table below shows all campaign contributions reported by the WY Secretary of State for Committee to Elect Robert Davis; Robert Davis.

In 2022 Davis received 8 contributions that total approximately $10,400.  Of the 8 donations, approximately 5 were from PACs &/or Campaign Committees.  The total amount received from PACS &/or Campaign Committees was approximately $1,900.


CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS TABLE

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Contributor NameRecipient NameDateFiling StatusAmountCity State Zip
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. PAC (WASHINGTON )COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS5/16/2025FILED500WASHINGTON , DC 20004
CIGNA GROUP EMPLOYEE PAC (PHILADELPHIA)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS5/13/2025FILED530PHILADELPHIA, PA 19192
BLACK HILLS CORPORATION PAC (RAPID CITY)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/8/2024FILED250RAPID CITY, SD 57709
TRUCKING INDUSTRY PAC (CASPER)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/4/2024FILED100CASPER, WY 82602
WYOMING STOCK GROWERS' AG PAC (CHEYENNE)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/2/2024FILED200CHEYENNE, WY 82003
SWEETWATER REPUBLICAN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE (GREEN RIVER)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS9/30/2024FILED350GREEN RIVER, WY 82935
COMMON VALUES PAC (ALEXANDRIA)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS9/25/2024FILED500ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC PAC (TULSA)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS7/19/2024AMEND - ADD600TULSA, OK 74172
CONPAC CONTRACTORS PAC (CHEYENNE)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS7/10/2024FILED1000CHEYENNE, WY 82003
REPUBLICAN (CHEYENNE)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/24/2022AMEND - ADD500CHEYENNE, WY 82003
TRUCKING INDUSTRY PAC (CASPER)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/7/2022FILED100CASPER, WY 82602
CROOK REPUBLICAN PARTY CENTRAL COMMITTEE (SUNDANCE)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS10/3/2022FILED500SUNDANCE, WY 82729
WY REALTORS PAC (CASPER)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS9/27/2022FILED1000CASPER, WY 82604
WYOMING STOCK GROWERS' AG PAC (CHEYENNE)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS9/26/2022FILED200CHEYENNE, WY 82003
COMMON VALUES PAC (ALEXANDRIA)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS9/19/2022FILED100ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
BROPHY, CARLEEN (JACKSON)ROBERT DAVIS 5/16/2022FILED3000JACKSON, WY 83001
BROPHY, CARLEEN (JACKSON)ROBERT DAVIS 5/16/2022AMEND - DELETE3000JACKSON, WY 83001
BROPHY, CARLEEN (JACKSON)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS5/16/2022FILED3000JACKSON, WY 83001
COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS (BAGGS)ROBERT DAVIS 5/13/2022FILED5000BAGGS, WY 82321
COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS (BAGGS)ROBERT DAVIS 5/13/2022AMEND - DELETE5000BAGGS, WY 82321
DAVIS, ROBERT (BAGGS)COMMITTEE TO ELECT ROBERT DAVIS5/13/2022FILED5000BAGGS, WY 82321