Tim Salazar

Tim Salazar

Republican Party

Wyoming State Senate District 26

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2029

Years in position

4

Predecessor

Eli Bebout

Prior offices

Wyoming House of Representatives District 34

Successor: Pepper Ottman

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Compensation

Base salary

$150/day

Per diem

$109/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 5, 2024

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Years of service

1989 - 2015

Contact

Official website

Official Facebook

Personal Facebook

Tim Salazar (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing District 26. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. His current term ends on January 1, 2029.

Salazar (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming State Senate to represent District 26. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Tim Salazar served in the U.S. Army from 1989 to 2015.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Salazar was assigned to the following committees:

• Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments
• Select Committee on Tribal Relations
• Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, Co-Chair
• Senate Rules and Procedure Committee
• Management Council Committee
• Joint Appropriations Committee, Chair
• Joint Rules and Procedure Committee
• Energy Council
• Senate Appropriations Committee, Chair

2023-2024

Salazar was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Appropriations Committee

2021-2022

Salazar was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee
• Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee

2019-2020

Salazar was assigned to the following committees:

• Joint Judiciary Committee
• House Judiciary Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Wyoming committee assignments, 2017
• Judiciary
• Joint Judiciary

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 26

Incumbent Tim Salazar won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 26 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar (R)	97.0	7,266
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	224

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,490
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 26

Incumbent Tim Salazar defeated Elizabeth Philp in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 26 on August 20, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar	60.2	2,626
		Elizabeth Philp	39.6	1,726
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,359
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Salazar in this election.

Pledges

Salazar signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2020

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 26

Tim Salazar won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 26 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar (R)	97.1	7,790
		Other/Write-in votes	2.9	231

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 8,021
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 26

Tim Salazar defeated Michael Bailey in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 26 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar	62.3	2,883
	Submit photo	Michael Bailey	37.6	1,738
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,624
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2018

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Tim Salazar won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar (R)	98.8	3,105
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	38

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,143
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Tim Salazar advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 34 on August 21, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Salazar	100.0	1,936

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,936
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2016

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016. Incumbent Rita Campbell (R) did not seek re-election.

Tim Salazar ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 34 general election.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Tim Salazar  (unopposed)
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State

Tim Salazar defeated Taylor Engum in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 34 Republican primary.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Salazar	56.51%	1,050
	Republican	Taylor Engum	43.49%	808
Total Votes				1,858

2014

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2014. Incumbent Rita Campbell defeated Frank Lajeunesse, Pat Moore and Tim Salazar in the Republican primary. Campbell was unchallenged in the general election.

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Rita Campbell Incumbent	42.4%	892
Tim Salazar	32.2%	678
Pat Moore	20%	420
Frank Lajeunesse	5.4%	114
Total Votes		2,104

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Tim Salazar did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Salazar's campaign Facebook page highlighted the following issues:

“	Lower taxes (I refuse to vote for higher taxes) Creating jobs with a livable wage As an Infantry Officer in the US Army for the past 27 years (Operation Enduring Freedom) I will protect our 2nd Amendment Rights (Member NRA). Local control of Education Fighting the EPA's destructive policies for our ranchers, farmers and our energy industry I oppose Common Core & Obamacare I will protect our Private Property Rights against anyone who tries to take them from us. Federal lands must be given back to the States who own them. Appreciation of Moral & Religious Freedom. Belief in Limited Government that Serves the People.	”
—Tim Salazar,

Campaign finance summary

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Tim Salazar campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Wyoming State Senate District 26	Won general	$8,820	$7,056
2020	Wyoming State Senate District 26	Won general	$14,674	N/A**
2018	Wyoming House of Representatives District 34	Won general	$2,000	N/A**
2016	Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34	Won	$3,200	N/A**
Grand total			$28,694	$7,056
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.

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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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2019

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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."

2017

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Eli Bebout (R)	Wyoming State Senate District 26 2021-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Wyoming House of Representatives District 34 2017-2021	Succeeded by Pepper Ottman (R)

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Current members of the Wyoming State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Bo Biteman

Majority Leader:Tara Nethercott

Minority Leader:Mike Gierau

Senators

District 1

Ogden Driskill (R)

District 2

Brian Boner (R)

District 3

Cheri Steinmetz (R)

District 4

Tara Nethercott (R)

District 5

Lynn Hutchings (R)

District 6

Taft Love (R)

District 7

Stephan Pappas (R)

District 8

Jared Olsen (R)

District 9

Chris Rothfuss (D)

District 10

Gary Crum (R)

District 11

Larry Hicks (R)

District 12

John Kolb (R)

District 13

Stacy Jones (R)

District 14

Laura Taliaferro Pearson (R)

District 15

Wendy Davis Schuler (R)

District 16

Dan Dockstader (R)

District 17

Mike Gierau (D)

District 18

Tim French (R)

District 19

Dan Laursen (R)

District 20

Ed Cooper (R)

District 21

Bo Biteman (R)

District 22

Barry Crago (R)

District 23

Eric Barlow (R)

District 24

Troy McKeown (R)

District 25

Cale Case (R)

District 26

Tim Salazar (R)

District 27

Bill Landen (R)

District 28

James Anderson (R)

District 29

Robert Ide (R)

District 30

Charles Scott (R)

District 31

Evie Brennan (R)

Republican Party (29)

Democratic Party (2)