Terry Weitzel
WY · Sheridan City Council Member
Sheridan City Council member, retired real estate agent, and president of the Sheridan Recreation District board. Weitzel backs the city's optional 1-cent sales tax for parks, pathways and street repairs, and for local nonprofits that serve residents.
Where Terry Weitzel stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Public Infrastructure (4 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (5 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Voted for a city ban on vaping and tobacco use by anyone under 21, with fines up to $300. It passed 6-1.
March 20, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 5 oppose
Voted for a $1,036,384 all-inclusive playground at Black Tooth Park. It passed 6-1, after a motion to cut it to $500,000 failed.
May 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to apply for a $1.9 million state loan to extend a water main to growth areas in northeast Sheridan. It passed 5-2.
February 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for one-time retention bonuses for all city employees, paid from unspent salary money. The bonuses passed 4-3.
November 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a $40,000 city funding deal with Sheridan County for Impact 307, a business startup program. It passed 5-2.
June 21, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Asked the city attorney during budget debate whether the budget was unconstitutional. He then voted for the $97.2 million city budget, which passed 5-2.
June 19, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to adopt the updated Sheridan County Emergency Operations Plan. It passed 5-1.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 4 support
Voted for a Vision Zero road-safety policy and a federal Safe Streets grant application for a street plan. Both passed 5-2.
May 9, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a $1,036,384 all-inclusive playground at Black Tooth Park. It passed 6-1, after a motion to cut it to $500,000 failed.
May 6, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a two-year contract giving Goose Creek Transit $100,000 a year in city money for bus fuel. It passed 5-2.
April 1, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to apply for a $1.9 million state loan to extend a water main to growth areas in northeast Sheridan. It passed 5-2.
February 5, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Track record — General
General · 13 records
Moved to delay deciding how to spend $70,700 in federal relief fund interest until after the November election. The council agreed.
October 5, 2026
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Raised concerns at a council meeting about the poor look and lack of landscaping at an RV park in east Sheridan.
May 4, 2026
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to approve a county business park plat that required the owner to lay 2,700 feet of water line. The measure failed 3-3.
January 5, 2026
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Was not reappointed to the County Parks and Recreation Board after a motion to appoint him got no second from county commissioners.
June 26, 2025
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Negotiated a one-year contract with the city firefighters' union (IAFF Local 276) as one of four members of the city bargaining team.
May 6, 2025
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to rezone Wyoming Downs at 927 Coffeen Avenue to allow gambling there. It passed 6-1 after public opposition.
February 18, 2025
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Presented, as chair of the County Parks and Recreation Board, a change to the county's lease with the Sheridan Sportsman's Association. Commissioners tabled it to hear from the association.
December 10, 2024
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to let the city rent a city-owned house to new employees as temporary housing. It passed 4-3.
February 8, 2024
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a city contract with SAGE to run the Sheridan Public Arts Committee. It passed 5-2.
November 8, 2023
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a city emergency ordinance that gives the mayor power to declare an emergency. It passed first reading 5-2.
April 3, 2023
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted for a three-year contract for City Administrator Stu McRae with a $144,918 yearly base salary. It passed 5-2.
March 23, 2023
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Voted to move a store liquor license and a bar-and-grill license to a new downtown spot for Spruce, LLC. It passed 4-3.
March 7, 2023
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Was appointed by Sheridan County commissioners to a three-year term on the County Parks and Recreation Board, running July 2022 to June 2025.
June 26, 2022
Source: sheridanmedia.com
Past race Terry Weitzel ran in:
- City Council Member · November 3, 2026 · Sheridan city, Wyoming · incumbent