Kinney expresses concern about DOJ ‘observers’ during primary
CHEYENNE (WNE) — Lisa Kinney, the Democratic nominee for Wyoming’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, has released a statement through her campaign office expressing concern about recent actions by the U.S. Department of Justice during the state’s Aug. 18 primary election.
“Lisa Kinney is angry that the DOJ sent a team of ‘observers’ to Wyoming’s primary elections to analyze our voting procedures by monitoring poll workers in Cheyenne. Wyoming can handle its affairs better than the Feds at every turn. We have faith in the integrity of our hard-working County Clerks, and the excellent work they do,” the statement said.
“How much of our tax dollars did they waste on this trip?” the statement continues. “Because Lisa Kinney’s opponent turned over Wyoming’s detailed voter data immediately when asked by the Federal Government, Chuck Gray boasts that Wyoming was the first state to provide this information. Since that time more than 30 other states have sued the government to prevent handing over their own state’s voter information, saying they should not have to relinquish this, and they have prevailed.
“Even so, the Feds showed up in Cheyenne to question Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee and watch the voting,” Kinney said in her statement. “Governor Gordon called the monitors’ behavior ‘a bit aggressive’ and ‘irregular.’”
This story was published on Sept. 2, 2026.
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