County Commissioner
What does this office do?
- Setting your property tax rate
- Funding county roads, parks, and public health services
- Setting land use and building rules outside city limits
Affects: Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency,
Candidates:
Republican
Chris Cleven is a retired Laramie police officer who founded the driver education program Drive Smart WY and an auto repair shop, and runs a family farm. Cleven's priorities include careful county spending and protecting property and farming rights.
Democratic
Merav Ben David is vice-chair of the Albany County Planning and Zoning Commission and a retired University of Wyoming wildlife ecology professor who once chaired the department. Ben David's priorities include water security and protecting the Casper Aquifer.
Democratic · Incumbent
Pete Gosar has been an Albany County commissioner since 2018, runs Laramie's free Downtown Clinic, and formerly chaired the Wyoming Board of Education. Gosar's priorities include housing and health care access and planning that protects the Casper Aquifer.
Republican · Incumbent
Terri Jones chairs the Albany County Commission, to which Jones was elected in 2022 after an earlier term that began in 2017. Jones's priorities include private property rights and keeping county services funded.
Sources: albanycountywy.gov2