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Lynnette Grey Bull
Lynnette Grey Bull (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Wyoming's At-Large Congressional District. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Harriet Hageman defeated Lynnette Grey Bull, Richard Brubaker, and Marissa Selvig in the general election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Harriet Hageman (R) | 68.2 | 132,206 |
 | Lynnette Grey Bull (D) | 24.4 | 47,250 | |
 | Richard Brubaker (L) | 2.8 | 5,420 | |
 | Marissa Selvig (Constitution Party)  | 2.3 | 4,505 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.3 | 4,521 | ||
| Total votes: 193,902 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Casey Hardison (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Lynnette Grey Bull defeated Meghan Jensen and Steven Helling in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynnette Grey Bull | 59.7 | 4,507 |
 | Meghan Jensen | 24.3 | 1,833 | |
 | Steven Helling | 11.9 | 897 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 309 | ||
| Total votes: 7,546 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Harriet Hageman defeated incumbent Liz Cheney, Anthony Bouchard, Denton Knapp, and Robyn Belinskey in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Harriet Hageman | 66.3 | 113,079 |
 | Liz Cheney | 28.9 | 49,339 | |
 | Anthony Bouchard | 2.6 | 4,508 | |
 | Denton Knapp | 1.3 | 2,258 | |
 | Robyn Belinskey | 0.8 | 1,306 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 175 | ||
| Total votes: 170,665 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chuck Gray (R)
- Bryan Keller (R)
- Marissa Selvig (R)
- Darin Smith (R)
- Bryan Miller (R)
- Bo Biteman (R)
- Catharine O'Neill (R)
2020
See also: United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2020
United States House election in Wyoming, 2020 (August 18 Democratic primary)
United States House election in Wyoming, 2020 (August 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Incumbent Liz Cheney defeated Lynnette Grey Bull, Richard Brubaker, and Jeff Haggit in the general election for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Cheney (R) | 68.6 | 185,732 |
| Lynnette Grey Bull (D) | 24.6 | 66,576 | |
| Richard Brubaker (L) | 3.7 | 10,154 | |
 | Jeff Haggit (Constitution Party) | 2.9 | 7,905 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 525 | ||
| Total votes: 270,892 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Lynnette Grey Bull defeated Carol Hafner and Carl Beach in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lynnette Grey Bull | 60.0 | 14,153 |
 | Carol Hafner | 21.9 | 5,172 | |
 | Carl Beach | 17.4 | 4,107 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 144 | ||
| Total votes: 23,576 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District
Incumbent Liz Cheney defeated Blake Stanley in the Republican primary for U.S. House Wyoming At-large District on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Cheney | 73.5 | 78,870 |
| Blake Stanley | 26.1 | 28,039 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 454 | ||
| Total votes: 107,363 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Lynnette Grey Bull did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign website
Grey Bull's campaign website stated the following:
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PLATFORM "Are you willing to fight for someone you don't know as much as you are willing to fight for yourself?" OUR COMMITMENT TO THE PEOPLE: Leadership comes from working directly with people. I have spent my entire adult life working for women, families, and communities in crisis. We must take this service-and-advocacy model of community work into Congress. I will begin every policy discussion by asking: How do these problems, and these solutions, affect working families? How do they affect women? How do they affect indigenous people and communities of color? How do they affect the natural ecosystems in which we all live? If we begin with those questions, rather than treating them as an afterthought, we can create people- and earth-centered policies in harmony with our needs and resources. AN ENERGY POLICY FOR WORKING FAMILIES, THE STATE OF WYOMING, AND THE PLANET: What does science tell us? What do our indigenous elders tell us? And, what is best for working families and communities? The answer to all of these questions is the same: Coal, oil, and gas are not viable energy sources in the long-term, environmentally or economically. On the other hand, we can make Wyoming into the most competitive renewable energy producer in the nation, while taking care of our working families and the communities who have, up until now, relied on the fossil fuel industry for their security. I will not leave a single worker, family, or community behind as we push forward for a prosperous and clean future. RESTORE AND DEFEND REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM: I support a federal right to abortion and the federal government taking steps NOW to protect everyone exercising their reproductive choices. I have helped people in crisis--women, victims of violence, children--in many capacities during my career. These police-state-level abortion bans are unacceptable even if you're personally against abortion. And ultimately I want to help build a society where reproductive choices aren't made in a world of fear and insecurity. LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS LGBTQIA+ and two-spirit individuals experience disproportionally high rates of prejudice, discrimination, poverty, and violence. Despite our title, “the Equality State,” Wyoming has no laws protecting the basic human rights of these individuals. In the wake of the overturning of Roe v. Wade, LGBTQIA+ and two-spirit individuals fear losing their right to privacy and ban on anti-sodomy laws (Lawrence v. Texas), right to contraceptives (Griswold v. Connecticut), and right to marriage (Obergefell v. Hodges). As a member of Congress, I will vote to codify same-sex marriage through laws like the Respect for Marriage Act and continue my work as an advocate for all Wyomingites. I will also work to protect the rights of gay and transgender individuals through federal legislation that protects Wyomingites where state laws are currently failing them. Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals deserve to live without fear of violence or discrimination. I will fight against policies that disrespect a person’s gender identity and/or sexuality such as Florida’s and Texas’ inhumane legislation. I will also push for state legislators to pass live-saving laws as outlined in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) state scorecards – which we currently have almost none of. Wyoming has zero anti-discrimination laws despite the fact that the federal hate crime protection law’s namesake – Matthew Shepard – was the victim of a hate crime here within our state borders. Gay and transgender individuals deserve to feel safe when working, attending school, and simply existing within Wyoming, and anti-hate crime laws are the first step towards that safety. TAKE CARE OF OUR VETERANS: There is no excuse for a society that lets its veterans--those who have put their lives on the line for their country--fall into homelessness or lack of healthcare. I will work to fix V.A. backlogs, to increase and expand veterans' access to training and employment opportunities, and to eliminate homelessness among our veterans. “When we show our respect for other living things, they respond with respect for us.” STOP THE VIOLENCE: I am an unrelenting advocate against domestic violence, racial harassment, violence against LGBTQIA+ persons, and the use of guns for criminal purposes. I supported the 2022 renewal and strengthening of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). I do not want the government taking our guns, but I will fight for gun responsibility: stronger background checks and stronger penalties for the unauthorized or illegal use of firearms. Finally, we need better mental health care, and the facilitation of a culture of peace and de-escalation in our communities. With my constituents helping me, I am confident we can make progress against America's increasingly dangerous culture of violence. HEALTHCARE FOR EVERYONE: Healthcare is a human right. The political barriers to comprehensive universal care are formidable and we must strap in to fight for long-term solutions. In the meantime, we can incentivize state Medicaid expansion by increasing the federal match for states--something that would have made a difference the last time the Wyoming legislature considered expansion. I will also fight to protect people with pre-existing conditions, reject junk insurance plans that charge higher premiums for people with health challenges, lower the cost of care and prescription drugs, and expand mental health coverage. EQUALITY, SECURITY AND PROSPERITY FOR EVERYONE: Sending me to Washington D.C. means sending the fight for justice for missing and murdered indigenous people, a fight I will continue to wage with my determination and experience. The 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act restored some tribal sovereignty over crimes committed against native people, but we need to enact the full version of that fix. We also need to incentivize better cooperation between tribal and non-tribal authorities. In addition to fostering these changes, I will support continued progress towards police accountability in disadvantaged communities. I will also push for more autonomous, community-driven economic development, an end to predatory financial practices and housing discrimination. I will help re-start the push for comprehensive, just immigration reform with a path to citizenship and inclusion for those who make the leap of faith to come into our country.
"Celebrate our resilience, our strength, our contributions, and our existence. Then vote like your life depends on it — because it does. Vote to protect our planet. Vote to ensure our treaty rights are recognized. Vote for better jobs, fair wages, and better healthcare. Vote to protect the safety of Indigenous, and all, women and girls. Vote for our future." MISSING AND MURDERED INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND GIRLS: One of the most pressing human rights issues facing Indian Country is the epidemic of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls as well as the trafficking of Native Women. I have worked extensively to raise awareness of this issue at the state level in Wyoming, Arizona and nationwide. Amongst the most staggering statistics is that on some reservations across this nation, Native Women are murdered at a rate 10 times the national average and 84% have endured violence and assault in their lifetime, and 40 percent of women who are victims of sex trafficking identify as American Indian, Alaska Native, or First Nations. I will advocate for the full passage of Savanna’s Act and the Not Invisible Act, both critical pieces of legislation that would allow law enforcement to find the best practices in ensuring justice for women that are murdered, missing or trafficked. I advocated for the creation of the task force that was implemented into action by Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon and strongly believe that collaboration between tribal nations, law enforcement, and all partners are necessary to ensure fair and full justice for our Native women. NATIVE HEALTH CARE: The Structure for Indian Healthcare Services has been flawed from its inception and has failed to adequately address the needs of Native Americans. We must reform IHS so that tribal health centers can have the best practices in place to ensure tribal members can receive quality health care services. JURISDICTIONAL EQUITY: Tribal Nations often face jurisdictional issues in prosecuting those that commit felony crimes against their tribal members, including native women, within tribal boundaries. One major barrier is that the federal government fails to adequately prosecute non-Indian offenders on tribal lands. We must expand criminal jurisdiction over all persons committing crimes in Indian Country. NATIVE EDUCATION: Only 67% of Native students graduate from high school--we must work to improve education for Native American students in public schools and Bureau of Indian Educations schools. I will also fight to ensure tribal colleges and universities receive federal funding, so that our students have every opportunity to pursue and achieve a quality education at all levels.[1] |
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| —Lynette Grey Bull's campaign website (2022)[2] | ||
2020
Lynnette Grey Bull completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Grey Bull's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- I am the first Native American woman in the history of Wyoming to run for US Congress. I will fight for equality for ALL of the people in Wyoming, and my working class background means that I know what a better state and a better future means for those who are struggling most.
- I am not a photo-fit of the last Democratic nominee who was crushed by some 50 points in the last House race Rep. Cheney won. If Democrats in Wyoming want to win, why make the same choice that always leads to defeat? Women and people of color are the lifeblood of the Democratic Party.
- I have a track record of reaching across the aisle to get things done, most recently working with both Governor Gordon and Governor Doug Ducey (R-AZ), which is necessary for the future of a so-called "red state."
I will also continue to push for federal legislation to address the tragedy of Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women. I am proud to feature in the most important documentary film yet made on the MMIWG tragedy, Somebody's Daughter. The work I have done on this crisis demonstrates that I will reach across the political aisle: I presented the document to Governor Gordon that created the Wyoming MMIW task force, and I served with Governor Doug Ducey to address human trafficking in Arizona.
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Grey Bull for Congress, “Home,” accessed September 14, 2022
