Brandon Newman
WY · Laramie City Council Member, Ward 2
Instructor at WyoTech, where he teaches leadership, management and technical skills, and a Laramie City Council member. His top priorities are infrastructure, housing and public safety.
Where Brandon Newman stands, based on their records
Supports
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (6 support · 2 oppose), Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 support · 2 oppose
Moved to repeal the city's stormwater drainage fee code. It passed 8-0 on second reading and became final in April 2026.
March 17, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to repeal the city's stormwater drainage fee code. The repeal failed 2-6.
August 19, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Cast the only no vote on a $4,895,000 price cap for the City Hall campus renovation. It passed 7-1.
August 5, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to add $300,000 to the 2026 budget for a small-landlord home improvement program. It passed 7-0.
May 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against creating a surface water drainage utility fund, a new stormwater fee. It passed 6-3 on final reading.
December 3, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to adopt the city's two-year budget for fiscal years 2025 and 2026. It passed 6-0.
June 4, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Cast the only no votes on two city service contracts: $65,000 for the Laramie Main Street Alliance and one for the Laramie Regional Airport. Both passed 8-1.
May 21, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against a pay raise for the mayor and council starting in 2025. It passed 6-2 on final reading.
February 20, 2024Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted for the final ordinance creating a police oversight board, renamed the Police Advisory Board. It passed 9-0 after he voted no on earlier readings.
July 5, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Cast the only no vote on rezoning about 33 acres near Snowy Range Road from industrial to multi-family housing. It passed 7-1.
November 18, 2025Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved to add $300,000 to the 2026 budget for a small-landlord home improvement program. It passed 7-0.
May 19, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Track record — General
General · 11 records
Cast the only vote against denying 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 an ordinance letting owners modify older billboards that do not meet current rules. It failed 3-5.
May 20, 2025
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Sought the council's votes for mayor and for vice mayor. He lost both 2-7, to Sharon Cumbie and Micah Richardson.
January 7, 2025
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against new contracts for City Manager Janine Jordan and City Attorney Robert Southard, and against funding their salaries. All three passed.
December 17, 2024
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against setting fees under Laramie's new rental housing code. The fees passed 6-2.
June 18, 2024
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against seeking to cancel the city's Landmark Square parking lot agreement with Bolt LLC. The motion failed 3-6.
May 7, 2024
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Voted against rezoning about 4.1 acres in the Turner Tract area from office use to limited business use. It passed 6-3.
April 16, 2024
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Moved an amendment requiring public comments on non-agenda topics to be made in person, not online. It passed 7-2, and the rule passed 8-1.
February 6, 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
Voted against an ordinance setting when handbills (flyers) left on private property count as a nuisance. It passed 7-2 on final reading.
June 6, 2023
Source: cityoflaramie.org
Won the Laramie City Council Ward 2 seat with 1,022 votes to Brett Glass's 894, per the official Albany County results.
November 8, 2022
Source: albanycountywy.gov
Past race Brandon Newman ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Laramie city, Wyoming · incumbent