Scott Morrow (Wyoming)

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Scott Morrow
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Last election

November 5, 2024

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University of Colorado, 1992

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Scott Morrow (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Wyoming. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

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Biography

Scott Morrow lives in Laramie, Wyoming. Morrow's career experience involves working as a union officer and as an executive of Industrial Relations.[1] He earned a degree from the University of Colorado in 1992. Morrow has been affiliated with Retiree Chapter, DMAL, APWU, APWU, and AFL-CIO.[2]

Elections

2024

See also: United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Incumbent John Barrasso defeated Scott Morrow in the general election for U.S. Senate Wyoming on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Barrasso
John Barrasso (R)
 
75.1
 
198,418
Image of Scott Morrow
Scott Morrow (D) Candidate Connection
 
24.1
 
63,727
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
2,017

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 264,162
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Scott Morrow advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Scott Morrow
Scott Morrow Candidate Connection
 
98.3
 
10,088
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
178

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,266
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming

Incumbent John Barrasso defeated Reid Rasner and John Holtz in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Wyoming on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Barrasso
John Barrasso
 
66.8
 
70,494
Image of Reid Rasner
Reid Rasner Candidate Connection
 
24.1
 
25,427
Image of John Holtz
John Holtz
 
7.5
 
7,868
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.7
 
1,756

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 105,545
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Campaign themes

2024

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Candidate Connection

Scott Morrow completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morrow'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 was a single parent of five minor dependent children after their mother left the 13 year marriage.

All my children were academically successful and participated in multiple sporting activities including but not limited to martial arts. I achieved a Cho Don belt level in World Taekwondo, studied karate, kempo karate, boxing, jujitsu and judo. I was a championship wrestler in junior high and high school in Colorado while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. This afforded me a Senatorial nomination to the Naval Academy. I instead attended a college in Lancaster, CA where I won a conference championship in wrestling.

I am a retired Postal Employee currently serving as the President of the largest American Postal Workers Union (APWU) chartered retiree chapter in this area. I previously served as President and Director of Industrial Relations of the ninth largest local Union of the APWU. I was an advocate for the least among us my entire 26 year USPS career. I continue on a pro bono basis my stewardship for the least among us who have been forsaken, cast aside and forgotten.

As part of my constitutional duties as president of the retiree chapter, I am required to advance the political agenda of seniors and the APWU. This includes regular weekly contact with my congressional delegation despite the fact they all vote 100% of the time against retirees and unions.

When the Wyoming Dems asked me to run I was more than happy to come out of retirement none of our needs are considered.
  • We in Wyoming live in the equality state, called that because the state was the first to grant women the vote. The current incumbent Senator votes 100% of the time against women's equality. He votes 100% of the time against equality for everyone in Wyoming. I will be the strongest and most vocal advocate for women's equality, and other groups also, WY has ever elected. This starts with passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in the Senate, currently stalled by the republican caucus there. We must assure at the federal level that every American has the protections enumerated in article one, section 38 of the Wyoming Constitution. Big Brother should not be allowed to get between women and their doctors. Codify Roe v Wade.
  • Many Children in Wyoming and all over the USA still go to bed hungry and do not get breakfast before school. The incumbent votes 100% of the time against SNAP and other programs to ensure kids receive appropriate nutrition to maintain maximum health and wellness. In 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act included a provision called the child tax credit wherein needy families in Wyoming and elsewhere received monthly checks in lieu of the Earned Income Credit upon filing their tax return. With about 65 million American children, or 64,000 kids in Wyoming, briefly lifted out of poverty until the program sunsetted and the republican caucus filibustered renewal thereof, the incumbent Senator voted against the American Rescue Plan. I support it
  • I have worked for decades to get the social security fairness act passed. First as a single parent struggling to support five children and then as the President of the retiree chapter. The act repeals the windfall elimination provision and the government pension offset that dramatically reduce Postal, Federal and state government employees social security benefits they actually earned like everyone else. It was passed signed into law in April of 1983 after being passed by a republican majority in the Senate. In my case, I had to work one or more extra jobs when there was no overtime at USPS to make ends meet. I contributed to social security every pay check. While president and Director of Industrial relations, I contributed to SS.
Retirees legislation, IE, the social security fairness act, The equal COLA Act, The new CPI-E legislation, the child tax credit, SNAP, WIC, TANF and the Equal Rights Amendment.

As previously stated, equality for all in the equality state from a federal legislative perspective is a no brain er. To continue to oppress women in their needs for reproductive health care is cruel and morally bankrupt. When I get to the Senate with at least 59 other Senators from the Democratic Party, that comes to an end. The equal rights amendment goes a long way towards that goal.

There is absolutely no reason to financially punish civil servants or their spouses who chose to serve the American people.
DR Reverend Martin Luther King, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and today DR Reverend William Barber. In a Senatorial and legislative perspective it would be Bernie Sanders. It would give us two Senators in the largest caucus in Congress, the Progressive Caucus. This caucus refuses contributions to their campaigns from corporate sources thereby escaping being indebted to them when making legislative decisions. My campaign is the same. While the incumbent has over seven million dollars in his campaign coffers from big pharma and big oil, gas and coal, my campaign only accepts individual and union COPA donations.
Bernie Sanders book, "It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism". Mostly because many of us are unaware of the system produces today humongous monopolies who are the biggest polluters, have bought and paid for the rules of the capitalistic economy and have now captured much of government at every level since the advent of citizens united v FEC. The capitalists seem to have captured a majority of the SCOTUS, at least a couple of the justices leading to reversals on 40 year precedents like Chevron U.S.A. v. Natural Res. Def. Council, 467 U.S. 837 (1984). Or Roe v Wade. Senator Sanders explores all these issues in the book and has been an advocate for veterans and workers his entire career as Mayor, US House rep and Senator.

Although I had to come out of retirement to run, I combine marvelous accounting with pure capitalism to enhance my rather paltry retirement income. So that makes me a fan of capitalism and a club member if you will.

It should all start with strict enforcement of the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

I just like rules to the road. I hope you are beginning to see why it is of concern that the top one percent have bought everything necessary to continue to get richer and expand the already insidious wealth gap.
Honesty, character, integrity, empathy, compassion, the ability to access the facts and a deep desire to work with everyone to accomplish good things for Americans. Lying, bribing, defrauding, defaming, raping and committing sedition has no place in our political realm.

Convicted criminals who have not yet paid their debt to society for their felonies have no business running for or holding elected office. Neither do those who endorse such scandalous and deplorable candidates for elected office. Not a single elected official is above the law no matter what SCOTUS opines.

The current incumbent is regularly disingenuous with his constituents if his written interactions with me and government web site are any indication. I will tell it like it is based on credible facts that are scrutinized by appropriate fact checkers.

Elected officials must strive constantly for transparency and be brave enough to be fully truthful with their constituents. No elected official should lecture their constituents like they know better what the constituent wants or needs. Or what those constituents children need, like food, shelter, good health care and education.

It would be wonderful if elected officials could spend their time actually working on the tasks at hand in lieu of dialing for dollars. The next term or re-election should never by an elected officials top priority.

In my case, this is a single term only. Term limitation promulgated by the fact that if I am unable to get my legislative priorities out of committee and on the floor for a vote in six years, another six will make little difference.

If the elected official comes from the equality state like I do, act like it. Work like it. Support, sponsor and vote for legislation that promotes equality for all.
1. Willingness to come out of retirement to do the job starting with full equality for women and all in the equality state. I understand that very well as a lifelong Union supporter, member and officer where all members are treated with dignity, respect and enjoy complete equality based on the collective bargaining agreement. 2. Decades of legislative and political activity as President of the Retiree Chapter where we have to fight every Congress to keep our federal retirement benefits, social security, Medicare and medicaid benefits. 3. Full terms as a local Union President and Director of Industrial Relations, both of which were full time jobs, and then some.
Be nice, get along with all your associates there, work hard for your constituents first and the rest of America thereafter. Hire a great staff. Be regular in attendance and absent emergent circumstances, make every vote. Every one.

First, for a newcomer like me and likely for a good review for other Senators, spend the time to read the rules of the Senate. The document is expansive and over 100 pages. In such circumstances you usually have to go back and refer to specific sections of the rules to be fully aware of the rule directly affecting the circumstance.

IE, lunch with a lobbyist. If he pays for your meal, Section XXXV, GIFTS; has multiple pages defining in detail the rules in that situation.

Propose and/or concur (or do not concur) with legislation in regards to the US House of Representatives.

Advise and if appropriate, consent to nominations to judicial and executive branch employees brought forward by the President POTUS). Exercise this sacred duty on a non partisan basis, that considers the qualifications of the nominee based on their character and experience, not their political lot in life.

For example, the current incumbent has voted 100% of the time against consenting to the POTUS' judicial nominees. I would hope no person would agree that not a single nominee was qualified for the judgeship. While there is no direct evidence of extreme partisanship by the incumbent regarding his constitutional duties, his record is clear and convincing evidence of someone voting against (or for) judicial nominees based on the political party of the POTUS who nominated them.

Try fairly all impeachments. Take your oath or affirmation seriously and let that guide your deliberations.

For that matter, strictly adhere to your oath of office. Ignoring that oath, most importantly the requirement to defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
A Senator who in a single term accomplished much for the least among us, was especially skilled at reaching across the aisle and was nice.
Ran as Richard Milhous Nixon in my fifth grade POTUS election against another student who played john F Kennedy. I was ten years old at the time. I won!
Selling dabit 21. Don't darn it, dab it! I sold this cleaner My entire childhood.
The Silva Mind Control Method. I took a class on this in 1972 and have used to techniques enumerated therein for the rest of my life thereafter. It provides awesome methods that demonstrate beyond a doubt that your thoughts, words and deeds literally create your future including how much good karma you bank.
Captain Picard
Always Remember Us This Way, a song by Lady Gaga for the movie, A star is born.
Listening more and talikng less.
1. climate change 2. Russia 3. China 4. North Korea 5. Palestine 6. Hanging on to our democratic republic.
The voters of each Senator shall establish any term limits. In my particular situation, after coming out of retirement after 20 years thereof, I am term limiting myself to just one six year term. I am only running because of the historical importance of this election and the need for 60 democratic Senators to get essentials for the American People and the citizens of Wyoming passed even if filibustered. For example, in the 117th Congress, the republican filibusters killed several key pieces of legislation that would have directly benefited workers and their families. IT has not been any better in the 118th Congress.
The US Senate is the only legislative body that advises and consents on POTUS nominations for multiple positions in the judiciary and executive branches of our federal government. They are the only body to determine if an impeached officer of the executive or judiciary shall be convicted and removed from their post. The Senate is the only legislative branch constitutionally empowered to approve (2/3 vote required) or disapprove treaties. The Senate establishes its own rules of procedure, including but not limited to, the filibuster. First adopted in the rules in the 1850's requiring a 2/3's majority (rule 22 in 1917) originally to invoke "cloture" or the end of the filibuster and the beginning of debate on the proposal. In 1975 that 67 vote threshold was reduced to 60 votes or 3/5's to end the filibuster. That rule still remains today although it has been amended, for example, in 2017, after the republican majority refused to vote on Merrick Garland for SCOTUS for eleven months, they reduced the threshold to 51 votes for SCOTUS so we could get the three nominations confirmed during the last administration.
absolutely.
Needs to be scrapped. Over 100 filibusters by the republican party each year during Obama clearly indicates it is being abused at this time. Until scrapped, it makes it mandatory to have solid solidarity amongst 60 democratic Senators to get anything good passed. For example, in the 117th Congress, the republican filibusters killed several key pieces of legislation that would have directly benefited workers and their families. IT has not been any better in the 118th Congress.
Bernie Sanders, Gale McGee, Jon Tester, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sherrod Brown, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris.
I just heard it from a female comedian : "I am really attracted to intelligent men. It is probably why I do not have many dates" ROFLMAO
Qualification as enumerated by the American Bar Association. If they rate the nominee qualified, I will consent in most cases no matter the political party of the POTUS nominating them. Unlike the current incumbent who votes 100% of the time against judicial nominees of POTUS Biden and votes 100% of the time for the nominees of the previous POTUS. For example, Lawrence VanDyke was consented to for the ninth circuit court of appeals and unanimously graded as NOT qualified for the position by the American Bar Association (ABA). The incumbent voted for him after he was nominated by the previous POTUS. The ABA stated on October 29, 2019 "The Committee’s work is guided by the Backgrounder which reflects that judgment is a component of professional competence, and that open-mindedness, courtesy, patience, freedom from bias, and commitment to equal justice under law are components of judicial temperament. Based on these principles, a substantial majority of the Committee determined that the nominee is “Not Qualified” to be a Ninth Circuit judge."
At first, despite my proven verbosity, I must keep my mouth shut and my ears open. i must reach out to the republican caucus anytime they have reasonable ideas, requests or legislation proposed. A professional relationship with all other Senators that includes mandatory professional and interpersonal communications.
Absolutely. Nobody gets everything they want when establishing policy, nor should they. That is the essence of democracy.
As they have historically, for the most part. See the 2016 bipartisan 1000 page report evidencing the collaboration between Russia and members of the Trump Campaign. It closely resembles the Mueller Report.
Retiree Chapter I am President of. APWU, Teamsters, AFL-CIO. The entire Wyoming State Democratic Party. The Denver Metro APWU local. And all of their officers. I am still in the process of accumulating endorsements.
Qualifications only. No consideration of the party of the POTUS who nominated them. No consideration of articles they may have written or their race, creed, gender nor the color of their skin. They should be judged for consent by their character and experience. OF course, be aware that if the American People send Trump back, under his project 2025, no consent will any longer be required as ALL cabinet members shall be "acting". We know this based on the 972 page document authored by Trump aides and associates from his four years as POTUS and saw multiple cabinet positions filled on a permanent basis by acting appointees.
1. Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics and Research 2. Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, Local Food Systems and Food Safety and Security 3. Rural Development and Energy (ALL sub committees of Agriculture) 4. Energy and Water Development 5. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (appropriations)6. Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure (Finance) 7. Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and ALL subcommittees (Children and Families , Primary Health and Retirement Security, Employment and Workplace Safety). 8. Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action and Federal Rights (Judiciary)
Great Question!

It would be wonderful to audit the department of defense. Unfortunately it can not be done because Eisenhower's military industrial complex he warned us about is the most corrupt and wasteful agency in the history of the world. We dished out $863 Billion to then in the NDAA for 2024 alone. We are aware of some of the costs but they do run lots of black ops. Probably means that transparency and accountability do not coexist with defense, and all.

The Federal Reserve, a kind of sort of government agency, gives out such voluminous reports that few will ever read them all. he 2022-2023 audited financial statements consist of 66 pages. Probably why we all missed their .15% loans to foreign and domestic banks to the tune of around $16-$20 trillion.

It is up to us to demand and enforce financial transparency and accountability of all governments from municipal to federal. Local, county and state government define their level of transparency in ordinances, codes and statutes. Once elected to the US Senate, I will have no more control over these area of government transparency and accountability than every other citizen in their jurisdiction.

At the federal level, watch CSPAN. When elected, I will be 100% transparent with my constituent out reach and other communication methods. With exceptions for things I can not reveal, for example, on the Armed Services Committee, if appointed to such.

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Interview with Northern Wyoming News

Morrow highlighted the following themes in an interview with Northern Wyoming News on July 11, 2024. The questions from Northern Wyoming News are bolded and Morrow's responses follow below.[3]

“

Where do you currently reside and how long have you lived in Wyoming?

Laramie; from May 2008 to June 2012, moved back October 2019 equals almost 10 years.

Why are you running for Senate?

In my current volunteer job as president of the largest APWU chartered retiree chapter in this area, I have unsuccessfully lobbied for one of our most vulnerable demographics to no avail as my Congressional Delegation votes 100% of the time against retirees and seniors. I vote every election, call and write the current incumbents multiple times each month and we are ignored and forgotten.

When the Wyoming State Democratic Party asked me to run, I had to say yes. Someone needs to vote for the elderly and women's equal rights in the equality state and that will be me! The congressional delegation from Wyoming ALL voted against permanent status for the enhanced child tax credit that lifted at least 30% of children in Wyoming and elsewhere out of poverty while in effect.

What is THE most important issue facing our country that you hope to help address if elected?

I intend to represent Wyoming first and the Nation second. The most important issue is freedom for women so that big brother is not constantly getting between them and their doctors regarding reproductive health care. Equally important is all the kids in Wyoming who live in poverty and go to bed hungry every night.

Do you feel you are able to work across party lines to find solutions to issues for the betterment of the country?

I am an outsider so I can only commit to working very hard across party lines to get support for the plethora of ideas and even bills killed by our current Senators and Representative at large for the US House. A perfect example is when they whine about the border and then kill a bipartisan bill that would have fixed many of the issues. Working across the aisle on one hand looks possible (when James Lankford is part of the bipartisan group it does not get any better than that) while on the other hand as long as a convicted criminal runs the other party and only cares about himself, a nearly insurmountable challenge presents for working across the aisle. [4]

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Scott Morrow campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. Senate WyomingLost general$45,707 $44,873
Grand total$45,707 $44,873
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

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Scott Morrow Candidate for US Senate, "A Little About Scott," accessed July 29, 2024
    2. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on July 10, 2024
    3. ↑ Northern Wyoming News, “U.S. Senate: Democrat- Scott Morrow,” July 11, 2024
    4. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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