Chip Neiman Challenges Ogden Driskill in Aug. 18 Wyoming Primary as Far Right Eyes Senate
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
Chip Neiman Challenges Ogden Driskill in Aug. 18 Wyoming Primary as Far Right Eyes Senate
1 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 13
Summary
Aug. 18 is the date for a high-stakes Wyoming Republican primary in which House Speaker Chip Neiman is giving up his seat to challenge state Senator Ogden Driskill.
Neiman, a Freedom Caucus leader, says the goal is to move more conservatives into the Senate, which has repeatedly blocked the hard-right House agenda.
Wyoming’s legislature is already split between a Freedom Caucus-controlled House and a more traditionally conservative Senate, making the race a test of whether ultraconservatives can extend their power.
The contest lands in a broader 2026 reshuffle: Senator Cynthia Lummis is not seeking re-election, Harriet Hageman is leaving the state’s lone House seat to run for Senate, and Governor Mark Gordon is term-limited.