Tim Hancock
WY · Mayor of Riverton
Mayor of Riverton, elected in 2022, and a lawyer at the Fremont County Attorney's Office who served on the City Council from 2017 to 2020. His priorities are more housing for all income levels and the proposed sales tax for ambulance, transit and air service.
Where Tim Hancock stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Infrastructure (3 records)
Opposes
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted with the full council to adopt Riverton's budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
June 16, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against a first plan for city grants to local groups, which failed 3-3. He then voted for a revised plan giving Mercy House $40,000 and the transit authority $25,000, which passed unanimously.
June 2, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted to put a 3/4-cent sales tax for air service, public transit and ambulance service on the August 2026 county ballot. It passed 6-1.
March 3, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted to give the Riverton Medical District $325,000 from the city's half-cent economic development tax, more than the $250,000 it asked for. It passed 4-1.
November 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Moved to hold off on a proposed water feature in City Park until the council got formal plans and building and running cost estimates. It passed 4-3.
September 17, 2019Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 oppose
Voted against a resolution banning fireworks in Riverton on July 4, 2026. It passed 4-3.
July 1, 2026Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against two ordinances to let the city declare a person a habitual drunk and stop liquor sellers from serving them. Both failed 2-4.
December 4, 2018Opposes Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Voted to put a 3/4-cent sales tax for air service, public transit and ambulance service on the August 2026 county ballot. It passed 6-1.
March 3, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted to raise city water rates by 5% instead of the proposed 3%. The higher increase passed 5-2.
March 7, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against letting a developer put off building curb and gutter on Silver Century Addition lots until Sunset Avenue grows. The deal passed 5-2.
July 16, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Voted to disband the city's Paws for the Cause animal shelter committee, created earlier in 2026. It passed 6-1.
September 1, 2026
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted to let bars and liquor stores sell alcohol longer on Sundays, from 10 a.m. to midnight instead of noon to 10 p.m. It passed 5-2.
March 4, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against shutting down the city's EDGE small-business grant committee and sending its money to the regional airport. It passed 4-3.
December 3, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against rezoning two Presbyterian Church lots from residential to office use. The rezoning failed with 4 votes for and 3 against.
August 15, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Stepped aside from the council's talk on a federal electric vehicle charging grant, handing the meeting to the council president for that item.
June 20, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
As mayor, named Teresa McKee municipal judge, Aaron Vincent alternate judge and Rick Sollars city attorney, with set pay. The council approved all three unanimously.
January 3, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Won election as mayor of Riverton, beating incumbent Mayor Richard Gard 1,642 to 1,343, or 54 percent of the vote.
November 8, 2022
Source: wyotoday.com
Cast the only vote against hiring Burns & McDonnell to manage construction on the last phase of the Riverton Water Supply Project. It passed 6-1.
April 21, 2020
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against an ordinance allowing shipping containers as storage in residential zones. It passed 4-3 on final reading.
October 15, 2019
Source: cms2.revize.com
Was approved by Fremont County commissioners for promotion to chief deputy county attorney, the No. 2 job in the county prosecutor's office, at a $77,000 salary.
October 9, 2018
Source: county10.com
Voted against picking Courtney Bohlender as Riverton's interim city administrator. The council approved her 5-2.
February 23, 2017
Source: cms2.revize.com
Past race Tim Hancock ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 3 · November 3, 2026 · Riverton city, Wyoming