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Ken A. Esquibel

WY · Cheyenne City Council Member, Ward III

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Cheyenne city councilman since 2019 and former state representative, retired after 44 years with Union Pacific Railroad. His priorities are managing Cheyenne's growth and finishing major city projects such as trails and building restorations.

Where Ken A. Esquibel stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (6 records)

Campaign finance information not available

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 2 support

  • Voted for a city rule requiring every vehicle to have a muffler and banning muffler cutouts and excessive smoke. It passed the council unanimously on September 22, 2025.

    September 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: cowboystatedaily.com · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill letting Wyoming's cancer control program pay for follow-up colon cancer screening tests when a doctor says they are needed. It became law on March 2, 2011 (House Bill 36).

    March 2, 2011Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control

Public Safety and Crime Control · 6 support

  • Voted yes on the second reading of a rule letting fire and building officials get a judge's warrant to inspect property for code problems. He said inspections could save lives. It passed 7-3 on January 12, 2026.

    January 12, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: capcity.news · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill making it a crime to share someone's intimate images without consent. It passed the House 32-28 on February 23, 2016, then died in a Senate committee (House Bill 69).

    February 23, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill to count untested sexual assault evidence kits statewide and require reports on any backlog. It failed in a House committee 4-5 on March 3, 2015 (House Bill 195).

    March 3, 2015Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill to collect DNA from people arrested for a felony, with rules for erasing it later. It died in a House committee, where a motion to pass it failed 3-5 on February 24, 2013 (House Bill 204).

    February 24, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill changing the rules for testing people accused of sex crimes for sexually transmitted diseases. It became law on February 17, 2011 (House Bill 75).

    February 17, 2011Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill that made obscene statements or images count as harassment under Wyoming's stalking law. It became law on March 1, 2007 (House Bill 137).

    March 1, 2007Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

Track record — General

General · 8 records

  • Voted for bringing 3,460 acres into Cheyenne for a Microsoft data center campus. He said the jobs could keep young people in Wyoming. It passed 6-3 on July 13, 2026.

    July 13, 2026

    Source: capcity.news · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted no on final passage of the inspection warrant rule, limited to fire, permit and abandoned-building cases. It passed 7-3 on February 9, 2026.

    February 9, 2026

    Source: capcity.news · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted no on a resolution to sell or lease Cheyenne's historic pumphouse and tear it down if unsold by January 2026. It passed with two no votes on July 14, 2025.

    July 14, 2025

    Source: capcity.news · researched September 11, 2026

  • Was elected Cheyenne City Council president by a unanimous council vote on January 8, 2024.

    January 8, 2024

    Source: capcity.news · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill changing the deadline to register a newly bought vehicle and pay its taxes. It passed the House 47-13 and became law on February 25, 2015 (House Bill 115).

    February 25, 2015

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Voted yes on the bill that moved control of the state education department from the elected schools superintendent to an appointed director. It passed the House 39-20 on January 25, 2013 (Senate File 104).

    January 25, 2013

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill requiring notice to people when their life or disability insurance premiums go unpaid. It became law on February 18, 2011 (House Bill 114).

    February 18, 2011

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

  • Sponsored a bill letting National Guard members use state education help at more colleges and schools. It became law on March 4, 2009 (House Bill 183).

    March 4, 2009

    Source: wyoleg.gov · researched September 11, 2026

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Profile last researched September 11, 2026.