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We should be leading that ","detail":"more than we spend on defense. You cannot solve that problem by selling Wyoming’s public lands. Energy Wyoming powers America, and the demand for that power is only growing. We should be leading that conversation in Washington, not watching others decide our future for us. Veterans Wyoming ranks third in the nation for Veterans per capita. This state has given more than almost anywhere else. Those men and women deserve a senator who takes their service seriously, not one who treats veterans benefits as a line item to cut when the budget gets tight. If we can’t afford their care, we can’t","source_url":"https://MEADFORWYOMING.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-07-15"},{"topic":"Gun Control","stance":"of the communities they built. We need economic policy that works for Wamsutter, not Wall Street. 2nd Amendment Rights I grew up in Wyoming. I’m a gun owner. I carry a .460 S&W while bow hunting in gr","detail":"of the communities they built. 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Veterans Wyoming ranks third in the nation for Veterans per capita. This state has given more than almost anywhere else. Those men and women deserve a senator who takes their service seriously, not one who treats veterans benefits as a line item to cut when the budget gets tight. If we can’t afford their care, we can’t afford the war. Let’s make sure Veterans get the care they deserve. Agriculture Wyoming ranching and farming is the backbone of our state. The biggest threats to it right now","source_url":"https://MEADFORWYOMING.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-07-15"},{"topic":"Agriculture","stance":"the war. Let’s make sure Veterans get the care they deserve. Agriculture Wyoming ranching and farming is the backbone of our state. The biggest threats to it right now are land consolidation, foreign ","detail":"the war. Let’s make sure Veterans get the care they deserve. Agriculture Wyoming ranching and farming is the backbone of our state. The biggest threats to it right now are land consolidation, foreign ownership, processing monopolies that squeeze margins to nothing, and a cost of entry so high that the next generation can't afford to take over. I want to fix the structural problems, not paper over them. Jobs Wyoming's economy runs on people who build things, extract things, and grow things, and those jobs are under pressure from consolidation, regulation, and a cost of living that's","source_url":"https://MEADFORWYOMING.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-07-15"},{"topic":"Housing","stance":"have gone up 60 percent in seven years while wages have stayed flat. Selling public land isn't a housing policy, it's a distraction from the real problem. ­ ­ Wyoming deserves to be heard, not just re","detail":"have gone up 60 percent in seven years while wages have stayed flat. Selling public land isn't a housing policy, it's a distraction from the real problem. ­ ­ Wyoming deserves to be heard, not just represented Donate today to help Sam Mead’s campaign for U.S. Senate","source_url":"https://MEADFORWYOMING.COM/issues","source_date":"2026-07-15"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"has been part of Wyoming since 1894. I built my life here on purpose - to ranch, to build, to raise my kids in the place I love. But something is wrong. The people we send to Washington are making dec","detail":"has been part of Wyoming since 1894. I built my life here on purpose - to ranch, to build, to raise my kids in the place I love. But something is wrong. The people we send to Washington are making decisions that put our land, our livelihoods, and our way of life at risk, and too many of them are doing it while telling us everything is fine. I've read the bills. I know what's in them. Wyoming's public lands are being put on the table to cover Washington's debts, and the people who should be fighting hardest against that are the ones defending it. I'm not a politician. 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