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President Trump Offers Endorsement To Potential Gubernatorial Candidate
President Trump on Friday offered to endorse Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder if she decides to run for governor.
“Many of my strongest supporters and friends in Wyoming have been calling and telling me how great ‘MAGA’ Megan Degenfelder is, because she is considering launching a Campaign to be the next Governor of the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024. From everything I know about her, she would be fantastic!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“A Sixth Generation Wyomingite, and Wyoming’s very popular Superintendent of Public Instruction, Megan has dedicated her life to serving her Community. If she is your next Governor, Megan will work tirelessly to Champion Wyoming Values, Promote our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Support our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law Enforcement, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment,” he continued.
“Should she decide to enter this Race, ‘MAGA’ Megan Degenfelder has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, MEGAN, RUN!” he added.
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“When my President calls on me to serve my state and my country, I answer. Stay tuned friends!” Degenfelder said.
When my President calls on me to serve my state and my country, I answer. Stay tuned friends! pic.twitter.com/XGTWftobVt
— Megan Degenfelder (@megdeg4wyoming) January 9, 2026
Cowboy State Daily has more:
Degenfelder’s “strongly considering” comments of last month followed a political shakeup U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis sparked Dec. 19 by announcing she’s not running for reelection.
In turn, U.S. House Rep. Harriet Hageman announced a bid for Lummis’ seat.
Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray then announced a run for Hageman’s seat after weeks of running image-style advertisements naming no specific office.
So, too, did Casper businessman Reid Rasner who, like Gray, touts a “MAGA” platform.
One person not in December’s shakeup was state Sen. Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, who is the former state House of Representatives speaker and who has been running a governor’s race since last August.
Barlow did not immediately return a Cowboy State Daily voicemail request for comment.
“Barlow is the biggest name to officially announce a run for governor,” WyoFile previously stated.
Joseph Kibler, an independent candidate, and Brent Bien, a former gubernatorial candidate, have also announced their candidacies.
WyoFile shared further:
Born in Gillette and raised on the family ranch southwest of town, Barlow served as a U.S. Marine and worked as a large-animal veterinarian and a rancher before getting elected to House District 3 in 2013.
As a lawmaker, Barlow led the House as speaker in 2021 and 2022 and now chairs the Senate Labor, Health and Social Services Committee as well as the Mental Health and Vulnerable Adult Task Force.
“I am a leader who stands firmly on sound, conservative principles and who will fiercely defend your rights, including the Second Amendment and the sanctity of life,” Barlow said in his announcement. “I will protect your private property rights, safeguard our public lands, and keep Washington, D.C. out of Wyoming’s business.”
Throughout his legislative tenure, Barlow has pushed to move the state to a cash-based budget system. Currently, legislators craft two-year budgets around financial forecasts and expected gains.
In 2023, Barlow led the charge on successful legislation to expand the rights restoration process for Wyoming residents with first-time, nonviolent felony convictions to include gun ownership and serving on a jury and in public office.
Barlow supported a near-total abortion ban and a medication abortion ban in 2023. Even so, Baggs Republican Sen. Larry Hicks accused Barlow of not being sufficiently opposed to abortion during the 2025 legislative session before bringing a motion to rescind Barlow’s chairmanship of the Senate Labor Committee.
The primary election is August 18th.