Last revised 2 October 2009
The 2009 Wyoming Liberty Index is now available. The tables for the two houses of the Wyoming legislature are shown below.
The Top Dozen liberty-supporting members in the House were (in order) Representatives Madden, Brechtel, Teeters, Quarberg, Mercer, Peasley, Zwonitzer, Diercks, Miller, Wallis, Semlek and Stubson. Madden wins the title of "Most Liberty-Friendly Member of the House for 2009".
The House Dirty Dozen - those members who most consistently voted to limit freedom - were (in order) Representatives Brown, Cohee, Barbuto, Thompson (in a four-way tie), Hales, Simpson, Blake, Millin, Pedersen, Moniz, Craft, Bonner, and in last place, Meyer. Representative Saundra Meyer has earned the title of "Most Liberty-Hostile Member of the House for 2009".
The Top Half-Dozen liberty-supporting members in the Senate were (in order) Senators Case, Perkins, Bebout, Geis, Schiffer and Vasey. For the sixth year running (as long as we have been rating the Senate), Senator Cale Case has come out on top; he earns the title of the "Most Liberty-Friendly Member of the Senate for 2009" by a substantial margin. Kudos yet again to Senator Case!
The Senate Dirty Half-Dozen - those members who most consistently voted to limit freedom - were (in order) Senators Hastert, Ross (in a two-way tie), Sessions, Decaria, Martin, Massie and von Flatern. Senator Michael von Flatern has earned the title of "Most Liberty-Hostile Member of the Senate for 2009".
In the charts below, where more than one member shows the same rank, it means that they tied in score.
The most liberty-supporting legislators are at the top of the table.
| Name | Par | Dist | District Location | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Madden | R | 40 | Johnson/Sheridan | 1 |
| Bob Brechtel | R | 38 | Natrona | 2 |
| Matt Teeters | R | 5 | Goshen/Platte | 3 |
| Lorraine Quarberg | R | 28 | S. Big Horn/Hot Springs/SE Park | 4 |
| Erin Mercer | R | 53 | Campbell | 5 |
| Frank Peasley | R | 3 | Converse/Platte | 6 |
| Dave Zwonitzer | R | 9 | Laramie | 6 |
| Ross Diercks | D | 2 | Niobrara/Weston/Converse/Goshen | 8 |
| David Miller | R | 55 | Fremont | 8 |
| Sue Wallis | R | 52 | Campbell | 8 |
| Mark Semlek | R | 1 | Crook/Weston | 11 |
| Tim Stubson | R | 56 | Natrona | 12 |
| Amy Edmonds | R | 12 | Laramie | 13 |
| Lisa Shepperson | R | 58 | Natrona | 14 |
| Rodney "Pete" Anderson | R | 10 | Laramie | 15 |
| William Steward | R | 47 | Carbon/Albany | 15 |
| John Patton | R | 29 | Sheridan | 17 |
| Dan Zwonitzer | R | 43 | Laramie | 18 |
| Kathy Davison | R | 20 | Lincoln/Sublette/Sweetwater | 19 |
| Jim Roscoe | D | 22 | Lincoln/Sublette/Teton | 19 |
| Thomas E. Lubnau II | R | 31 | Campbell | 21 |
| Timothy Hallinan | R | 32 | Campbell | 22 |
| Cathy Connolly | D | 13 | Albany | 22 |
| Allen Jaggi | R | 18 | Uinta/Sweetwater | 24 |
| Frank Philp | R | 34 | Fremont | 24 |
| Mary Throne | D | 11 | Laramie | 24 |
| Seth Carson | D | 45 | Albany | 24 |
| Ken Esquibel | D | 41 | Laramie | 28 |
| Steve Harshman | R | 37 | Natrona | 28 |
| Pete Jorgensen | D | 16 | Teton | 28 |
| Owen Petersen | R | 19 | Uinta | 28 |
| Robert McKim | R | 21 | Lincoln | 32 |
| Richard Cannady | R | 6 | Converse | 33 |
| Debbie Hammons | D | 27 | Washakie | 33 |
| George Bagby | D | 15 | Carbon | 35 |
| Edward A. Buchanan | R | 4 | Goshen | 35 |
| W. Patrick Goggles | D | 33 | Fremont | 35 |
| Thomas A. Lockhart | R | 57 | Natrona | 35 |
| James Byrd | D | 44 | Laramie | 39 |
| Mary Meyer Gilmore | D | 59 | Natrona | 40 |
| Elaine Harvey | R | 26 | Big Horn/Park | 40 |
| Del McOmie | R | 54 | Fremont | 40 |
| Rosie Berger | R | 51 | Sheridan | 43 |
| Charles P. "Pat" Childers | R | 50 | Park | 43 |
| Keith Gingery | R | 23 | Fremont/Teton | 43 |
| Pete Illoway | R | 42 | Laramie | 43 |
| Jack Landon Jr. | R | 30 | Sheridan | 43 |
| Kermit C. Brown | R | 14 | Albany | 48 |
| Roy Cohee | R | 35 | Natrona | 48 |
| Joseph Barbuto | D | 48 | SW Fremont/Sweetwater | 48 |
| Bill Thompson | D | 60 | Sweetwater | 48 |
| Mary Hales | D | 36 | Natrona | 52 |
| Colin M. Simpson | R | 24 | Park | 52 |
| Stan Blake | D | 39 | Sweetwater | 54 |
| Lori Millin | D | 8 | Laramie | 54 |
| Bryan Pedersen | R | 7 | Laramie | 56 |
| Glenn Moniz | R | 46 | Albany | 57 |
| Bernadine Craft | D | 17 | Sweetwater | 58 |
| Dave Bonner | R | 25 | Park | 59 |
| Saundra Meyer | D | 49 | Uinta | 60 |
The most liberty-supporting legislators are at the top of the table.
| Name | Par | Dist | District Location | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cale Case | R | 25 | Fremont | 1 |
| Drew Perkins | R | 29 | Natrona | 2 |
| Eli Bebout | R | 26 | Fremont | 3 |
| Gerald E. Geis | R | 20 | S Big Horn/Hot Springs/SE Park/Washakie | 4 |
| John Schiffer | R | 22 | Sheridan/Johnson | 5 |
| Bill Vasey | D | 11 | Albany/Carbon | 5 |
| John Hines | R | 23 | Campbell | 7 |
| Bill Landen | R | 27 | Natrona | 8 |
| Phil Nicholas | R | 10 | Albany | 9 |
| Curt Meier | R | 3 | Goshen/Platte | 10 |
| Charles K. Scott | R | 30 | Natrona | 10 |
| Dan Dockstader | R | 16 | Lincoln/Sublette/Teton | 12 |
| Charles Townsend | R | 1 | Crook/Weston/E Converse/Niobrara/NE Goshen | 12 |
| Jim Anderson | R | 2 | Converse/Platte | 14 |
| Kit Jennings | R | 28 | Natrona | 15 |
| Grant C. Larson | R | 17 | Teton/Fremont | 15 |
| Henry H. R. "Hank" Coe | R | 18 | Park | 17 |
| Bruce Burns | R | 21 | Sheridan | 18 |
| Ray Peterson | R | 19 | Big Horn/E Park | 19 |
| Rick Hunnicutt | R | 5 | Laramie | 20 |
| Floyd Esquibel | D | 8 | Laramie | 21 |
| Stan Cooper | R | 14 | Lincoln/Sublette/Sweetwater/Uinta | 22 |
| Wayne H. Johnson | R | 6 | Laramie | 22 |
| John Hastert | D | 13 | Sweetwater | 24 |
| Tony Ross | R | 4 | Laramie | 24 |
| Kathryn Sessions | D | 7 | Laramie | 26 |
| Ken Decaria | D | 15 | Uinta | 27 |
| Marty Martin | D | 12 | Sweetwater/Fremont | 28 |
| Mike Massie | D | 9 | Albany | 29 |
| Michael Von Flatern | R | 24 | Campbell | 30 |