FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 28, 2026 Contact: Campaign Press Office – James Byrd for U.S. Senate Madison Shamley, Campaign Manager, [email protected] Jill Cumer, Communications Director, [email protected] Former State Rep. James Byrd Calls for Federal Grid Investment to Protect Civilian Communities...

Today, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate James Byrd called out Representative Harriet Hageman and Senator John Barrasso as the real-world consequences of their domestic policy megabill take hold across Wyoming and the nation.

With one week remaining before Election Day, former Wyoming State Representative and Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, James Byrd, issued a sharp rebuke of Washington’s failure to address the compounding affordability crisis in Wyoming.

James Byrd, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Wyoming, issued a sharp rebuke today following President Donald Trump’s recent campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Starting October 1, Wyoming is on the hook for 75 percent of the cost of running SNAP, up from 50 percent. Washington made that decision. Wyoming taxpayers get the bill.

CHEYENNE, WYO. | October 2, 2026

There is a weak new trend taking root in Washington: skipping debates, dodging independent journalists, and hiding from political opponents. Establishment insiders want you to believe this is a show of strength.

When a single shipment of 42,000 pounds of emergency food arrives in Cheyenne and vanishes in less than a week, the system isn't just failing—it is completely broken.