Michael Bond
WY · Casper City Council Member, Ward II
Casper City Council member for Ward II and a longtime educator who worked as a teacher, principal and school district administrator. He focuses on keeping water, sewer and trash bills affordable and on careful city spending.
Where Michael Bond stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Housing Affordability (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for Casper's city budget for July 2023 to June 2024. No councilor voted no.
June 20, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to accept a $15,000 federal drug-enforcement (DEA) grant for Casper police overtime. It passed 5-4.
February 20, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: oilcity.news
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Gave a thumbs-up in a council straw poll on whether to support ending criminal penalties for cannabis use in Wyoming.
January 10, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: oilcity.news
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Seconded and voted for selling about 9 acres of city land on Trevett Lane for $536,174 to a builder planning about 60 homes. It passed 7-2.
July 15, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: cms2.revize.com
Track record — General
General · 12 records
Moved final approval of an ordinance allowing drive-through windows for package liquor sales. It passed 5-2.
September 1, 2026
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted for a pause on new gambling businesses in Casper, saying he saw 'no downside.' It passed 7-2.
July 7, 2026
Source: oilcity.news
Was nominated by Gov. Mark Gordon to the Wyoming Parks and Cultural Resources Commission.
February 23, 2026
Source: oilcity.news
Spoke against a proposed $1 fee for paper utility bills, saying it felt punitive after recent rate increases.
January 27, 2026
Source: oilcity.news
Backed a city letter opposing a proposed pumped-storage power project in Carbon County. He also called for a public town hall in Casper about it.
December 30, 2025
Source: oilcity.news
Seconded and voted for new water, sewer and trash rates for Casper residents. The package passed 8-0.
December 16, 2025
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted yes, he said 'begrudgingly,' to change city gun rules so people can carry hidden guns into city meetings, as a new state law requires. He called forcing cities to follow state politics 'insanity.'
July 1, 2025
Source: oilcity.news
Voted to make landlords responsible for tenants' unpaid city utility bills. When the council removed that rule, he voted no on the change and no on the final ordinance, which passed 5-3.
February 20, 2024
Source: cms2.revize.com
Opposed ending downtown Casper's open-container drinking program and asked for more time for public input. The council ended the program anyway.
October 24, 2023
Source: oilcity.news
Voted for the city to back a state proposal letting towns charge a real estate transfer tax. The motion passed 6-3.
October 17, 2023
Source: cms2.revize.com
Voted against letting bars and liquor stores open earlier, at 6 a.m., on first reading. He then switched and voted yes on second reading, saying he agreed with staff on making liquor rules the same for all licenses.
April 18, 2023
Source: oilcity.news
Won the Ward II seat on the Casper City Council with 2,278 votes (52.96%), beating small business owner Eric Paulson.
November 8, 2022
Source: oilcity.news
Past race Michael Bond ran in:
- City Council Member Ward 2 · November 3, 2026 · Casper city, Wyoming · incumbent