John Winter (Wyoming)

John Winter

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Republican Party

Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Tenure

2019 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

6

Predecessor

Nathan Winters

Compensation

Base salary

$150/day

Per diem

$109/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Contact

Official website

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John Winter (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 28. He assumed office on January 7, 2019. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.

Winter (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee
• Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee

2021-2022

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

• House Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee
• House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee

2019-2020

Winter was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee
• Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee
• House Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee
• House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee

Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter defeated Larry Alwin in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter (R)	82.1	3,986
	Submit photo	Larry Alwin (D)	17.7	857
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	12

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,855
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Larry Alwin advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Larry Alwin (Write-in)	42.2	27
		Other/Write-in votes	57.8	37

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter defeated Kevin Skates in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter	63.3	1,708
	Submit photo	Kevin Skates	36.3	980
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,698
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Winter in this election.

2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter defeated Kimberly Bartlett in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter (R)	78.3	3,139
		Kimberly Bartlett (D)	21.3	855
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	13

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,007
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Kimberly Bartlett advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Kimberly Bartlett	100.0	91

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 91
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter	98.1	3,018
		Other/Write-in votes	1.9	59

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,077
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2020

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter defeated Levi Shinkle in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter (R)	81.6	3,769
	Submit photo	Levi Shinkle (D)	17.7	816
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 4,619
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Levi Shinkle advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Levi Shinkle	99.1	231
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 233
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Incumbent John Winter defeated David Bayert in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter	79.5	2,009
	Submit photo	David Bayert	20.2	509
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,526
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2018

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

John Winter defeated Howie Samelson in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter (R)	75.1	2,906
	Submit photo	Howie Samelson (D)	24.7	954
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	10

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,870
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

Howie Samelson advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Howie Samelson	100.0	168

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 168
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28

John Winter defeated Tim Morrison in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	John Winter	54.3	1,487
	Submit photo	Tim Morrison	45.7	1,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,740
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

John Winter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

John Winter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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John Winter campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Wyoming House of Representatives District 28	Won general	$4,500	$3,394
2022	Wyoming House of Representatives District 28	Won general	$4,900	$4,409
2020	Wyoming House of Representatives District 28	Won general	$4,150	N/A**
2018	Wyoming House of Representatives District 28	Won general	$2,150	N/A**
Grand total			$15,700	$7,803
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 8. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2023

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In 2023, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 3. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2022

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In 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 11. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

2021

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In 2021, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 7. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. National Federation of Independent Business Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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In 2020, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 10 to March 12. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2019

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In 2019, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 8 through February 28. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 15. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Wyoming Liberty Index Legislators are scored by the Wyoming Liberty Index on "whether they support or inhibit liberty."

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Nathan Winters (R)	Wyoming House of Representatives District 28 2019-Present	Succeeded by -

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Current members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Chip Neiman

Majority Leader:Scott Heiner

Minority Leader:Mike Yin

Representatives

District 1

Chip Neiman (R)

District 2

J.D. Williams (R)

District 3

Abby Angelos (R)

District 4

Jeremy Haroldson (R)

District 5

Scott Smith (R)

District 6

Tomi Strock (R)

District 7

Bob Nicholas (R)

District 8

Steve Johnson (R)

District 9

Landon Brown (R)

District 10

John Eklund (R)

District 11

Jacob Wasserburger (R)

District 12

Clarence Styvar (R)

District 13

Ken Chestek (D)

District 14

Trey Sherwood (D)

District 15

Pam Thayer (R)

District 16

Mike Yin (D)

District 17

J.T. Larson (R)

District 18

Scott Heiner (R)

District 19

Joseph Webb (R)

District 20

Michael Schmid (R)

District 21

McKay Erickson (R)

District 22

Andrew Byron (R)

District 23

Liz Storer (D)

District 24

Nina Webber (R)

District 25

Paul Hoeft (R)

District 26

Dalton Banks (R)

District 27

Martha Lawley (R)

District 28

John Winter (R)

District 29

Ken Pendergraft (R)

District 30

Thomas Kelly (R)

District 31

John Bear (R)

District 32

Ken Clouston (R)

District 33

Ivan Posey (D)

District 34

Pepper Ottman (R)

District 35

Tony Locke (R)

District 36

Art Washut (R)

District 37

Steve Harshman (R)

District 38

Jayme Lien (R)

District 39

Cody Wylie (R)

District 40

Marilyn Connolly (R)

District 41

Gary Brown (R)

District 42

Rob Geringer (R)

District 43

Ann Lucas (R)

District 44

Lee Filer (R)

District 45

Karlee Provenza (D)

District 46

Ocean Andrew (R)

District 47

Robert Davis (R)

District 48

Darin McCann (R)

District 49

Robert Wharff (R)

District 50

Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R)

District 51

Laurie Bratten (R)

District 52

Reuben Tarver (R)

District 53

Christopher Knapp (R)

District 54

Lloyd Larsen (R)

District 55

Joel Guggenmos (R)

District 56

Elissa Campbell (R)

District 57

Julie Jarvis (R)

District 58

Bill Allemand (R)

District 59

J.R. Riggins (R)

District 60

Marlene Brady (R)

District 61

Daniel Singh (R)

District 62

Kevin Campbell (R)

Republican Party (56)

Democratic Party (6)