Winter, John

John Winter has served in House District 28 as a WY Representative for Big Horn, Fremont, Hot Springs, and Park Counties from 2019 to the present.  He has received a positive score for Representation, Competence and Integrity and therefore has been ranked as High Trust.

He is up for reelection in 2024.

“I believe, the whole idea of Marxism, socialism, communism, progressivism, was demonically inspired it is demonically instituted and its results will be demonic. Satan wants to destroy this great nation that has been a light to this world.”

From https://www.wyodaily.com/story/2020/08/13/news/wyoming-house-district-28-candidate-profiles/11141.html

Overall Winter scores a (+) for Representation.

Attendance

It appears that Winter missed 1 vote in 2023 General Session: Committee of the Whole vote for SF47 on 2/14/23.

Public Conduct

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

Sponsorship History

In 2023 Winter was the primary sponsor of 5 bills, and co-sponsored 36 bills.  Favored sponsorship topics appear to be medical freedom; protection of the unborn, children and students; education; elections; 2nd amendment.  For more details, see his legislator webpage.

Committee Assignments

2023-House Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
2023-House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources
2023-Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee

Winter scored a (+) for Constitutional Competence with an average of 100% on the constitutional issues listed below.  Constitutional issue categories that have a “N/A” grade, refer to specific bills that Winter did not have the opportunity to vote on.

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:

Conflicts

Because we have not found any conflicts of interest for Winter, he receives a (+) for Integrity.

Employment/Income

According to Winter’s legislative webpage, his occupation is Rancher / Wyoming Outfitter& Guide.  According to Winter’s 2023 State Elected Officials Financial Disclosure available at Wyofile, he reports:

• Wyoming State Representative

Memberships/Civic Organizations

Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Assn.
Hot Springs County Farm Bureau
National Rifle Association

Campaign Contributions

The table below shows all campaign contributions reported by the WY Secretary of State for John R. Winter.

From 2018 to 2022 Winter received approximately 30 contributions that total approximately $11,400.  Of the 30 donations, approximately 14 were from PACs &/or campaign committees.  The total amount received from PACs &/or campaign committees was approximately $3,700.

Noteworthy contributions:

• $250 from MDU Resources Group Good Government Fund (ESG compliant)

Click the arrows at the top of columns to sort the data by name, date, $ amount, etc.  (Data is publicly available records obtained from the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Wyoming’s Campaign Finance Information System.)