Erin O'Doherty
WY · Laramie City Council Member, Ward 3
Ecologist with a PhD who does database consulting and has served on the Laramie City Council since 2019. Her top priorities are more attainable housing and steady investment in infrastructure and water sources.
Where Erin O'Doherty stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (4 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 4 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support
Moved adoption of the city's plan to cut its own greenhouse gas emissions (Municipal Emission Reduction Plan). It passed 7-0.
April 23, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved a contract of up to $155,131 to install solar panels at the city recreation center and ice and event center. It passed 9-0.
July 21, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted for asking the county health officer to require face masks in indoor public places in Laramie. It failed 4-5.
July 14, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved a resolution stating the city's goal of a net-zero, carbon-neutral future. It passed 9-0.
March 3, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 4 oppose
Voted to repeal the city's stormwater drainage fee code on second reading. It passed 8-0.
March 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against repealing the city's stormwater drainage fee code. The repeal failed 2-6.
August 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Introduced and moved final passage of a surface water drainage utility fund, a new stormwater fee. It passed 6-3.
December 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to add $45,000 a year to the budget for painted shared bike lane markings (sharrows) on city streets. It passed 8-0.
May 8, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved a contract of up to $155,131 to install solar panels at the city recreation center and ice and event center. It passed 9-0.
July 21, 2020Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 support
Moved to rename the proposed police citizen review board the Police Advisory Board, then voted for the final ordinance. Both passed 9-0.
July 5, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved a resolution creating a working group of residents and officials on police and community relations. It passed 6-3.
April 7, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Moved second-reading approval of an ordinance on lower city utility rates for low-income households. It passed 9-0.
January 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Introduced and moved final passage of an ordinance creating the Laramie Human Rights and Relations Commission. It passed 8-0.
April 2, 2024Supports Civil Rights
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Introduced and moved final passage of a surface water drainage utility fund, a new stormwater fee. It passed 6-3.
December 3, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to add $45,000 a year to the budget for painted shared bike lane markings (sharrows) on city streets. It passed 8-0.
May 8, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Moved to deny a request to remove about 80 acres near 30th Street from city limits. The denial passed 7-1.
April 21, 2026
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved a resolution setting fees under the city's rental housing code. It passed 7-1.
November 4, 2025
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against an ordinance letting owners modify older billboards that do not meet current rules. It failed 3-5.
May 20, 2025
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Cast the only no vote on approving the University of Wyoming's design and construction of the 15th Street corridor. It passed 8-1.
April 16, 2024
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against a resolution allowing an invocation (opening prayer) at council meetings. It failed 1-8.
October 17, 2023
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Won re-election to one of two Laramie City Council Ward 3 seats with 2,041 votes, the most in the race.
November 8, 2022
Source: albanycountywy.gov
Voted against bringing about 6 acres at 4503 Bobolink Lane into the city (annexation). It passed 5-3.
October 1, 2019
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Past race Erin O'Doherty ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 3 · November 3, 2026 · Laramie city, Wyoming · incumbent