J.R. Riggins
Republican · WY · State Representative, Wyoming House District 59
J.R. Riggins is a retired Casper natural gas worker with more than 40 years in safety, environmental compliance and regulation. He works on natural gas development and on public land access.
Where J.R. Riggins stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (3 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 3 support
Voted for Senate File 121, which lets pharmacists assess patients and prescribe under board rules. The House passed the bill 41-20 and it became law as chapter 103 of the 2026 session laws.
March 5, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 4, which raises what Wyoming Medicaid pays ambulance services to the full Medicare rate for two years. The House passed the bill 34-23 and it became law as chapter 69 of the 2026 session laws.
March 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 5, which lets struggling county hospitals file for bankruptcy instead of closing. The House passed the bill 38-21 and it became law as chapter 13 of the 2026 session laws.
February 25, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 107, which voids most agreements that stop a worker from taking a job with a competitor. The House passed the bill 39-21 and it became law as chapter 170 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 107, which voids most agreements that stop a worker from taking a job with a competitor. The House passed the bill 39-21 and it became law as chapter 170 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 88, which bars registered sex offenders from living within a thousand feet of a child care facility. The House adopted the conference committee report 41-19 and the bill became law as chapter 59 of the 2026 session laws.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for Senate File 35, which makes every school district adopt a policy on student cell phones in school. The House passed the bill 40-20 and it became law as chapter 56 of the 2026 session laws.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 59, which creates a statewide reading and language program from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The House passed the bill 46-14 and it became law as chapter 66 of the 2026 session laws.
March 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted to override the governor's veto of House Bill 64, which requires an ultrasound at least 48 hours before a medication abortion. The House voted 45-16 to override, above the two thirds it needed, and the bill became law as chapter 126 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 20, which stops state and local government offices selling or trading personal data without consent. The House passed the bill 34-25 and it became law as chapter 48 of the 2026 session laws.
February 27, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for Senate File 58, which makes the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act permanent. The House passed the bill 40-20 and it became law as chapter 57 of the 2026 session laws.
March 4, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Voted for Senate File 99, which gives electric utilities legal easements for old power lines never put in writing. The House passed the bill 47-14 and it became law as chapter 102 of the 2026 session laws.
March 5, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 117, which funds 18 water projects and adds $80 million to two large dam and canal rebuilds. The House agreed to the Senate changes 34-26 and the bill became law as chapter 111 of the 2025 session laws.
February 28, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
J.R. Riggins voted for House passage of Wyoming Senate File 44, the gambling amendments act, on March 5, 2026; the act was later assigned Chapter 51.
March 5, 2026
Source: wyoleg.gov
Voted against Senate File 95, which lets private providers handle driver's license tests and motor vehicle services. The House passed the bill 39-21 and it became law as chapter 71 of the 2026 session laws.
March 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 25, which lets adult students keep the Wyoming's Tomorrow scholarship after a break in enrollment. The House passed the bill 36-25 and it became law as chapter 31 of the 2026 session laws.
February 21, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
J.R. Riggins voted in favor of Wyoming House Joint Resolution 4 at its failed-introduction vote on a proposed residential-property-tax constitutional amendment.
February 9, 2026
Source: wyoleg.gov
Voted against overriding the governor's veto of Senate File 132, which bans drone flights over critical infrastructure. The House voted 47-13 to override, above the two thirds it needed, and the bill became law as chapter 112 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate File 160, which opens court-run treatment programs to people with mental illness. The House passed the bill 38-22 and it became law as chapter 160 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate File 34, which counts more school building space when the state pays districts for maintenance. The House passed the bill 38-23 and it became law as chapter 145 of the 2025 session laws.
March 4, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Past race J.R. Riggins ran in:
- State Representative 59 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 59; Wyoming · incumbent