Our Members
Taking a Stand for Wyoming
Wyoming Freedom Caucus members are a powerful force for conservative values. We champion limited government, strong families, and individual liberty, as outlined in the U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions.
We successfully advocated for the passage of the crossover voting bill, ensuring fair and secure elections. Furthermore, we were vital in enacting a ban on biological males competing in girls’ sports. Additionally, we passed two robust pro-life bills. To protect our Second Amendment rights, we supported the passage of the Second Amendment Protection Act, safeguarding citizens’ right to bear arms from federal overreach.
Chairman Representative Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
Rachel is a former law enforcement officer, representing House District 50 in the Wyoming House of Representatives and lives near the eastern gate of Yellowstone National Park. She is the Vice Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.
A fearless advocate for the unborn, Rachel has successfully sponsored the highest number of pro-life bills in Wyoming history, ushering in the state’s trigger law that took effect after the fall of Roe v. Wade and a first-of-its-kind measure to protect life from the moment of conception.
Rachel also successfully defunded a portion of Wyoming’s biggest “economic development” institution to force compliance with state law protecting the firearms industry from financial industry discrimination.
Rachel has been recognized as one of the most conservative members of the Wyoming House every year by CPAC’s Center for Legislative Accountability.
Representative Jeremy Haroldson
Jeremy is a founding member and the Vice Chairman of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus and represents House District 4 in rural Laramie and Platte Counties.
Jeremy is a Second Amendment expert and successfully ushered legislation to the Governor’s desk to repeal gun free zones in Wyoming. Unfortunately, this bill was vetoed by Governor Gordon in March.
Jeremy also successfully sponsored legislation to close Wyoming’s primary elections after Liz Cheney openly courted registered Democrats to switch their party affiliation and vote for her in 2022.
Jeremy is a staunch constitutional conservative and is unafraid to go toe-to-toe with legislative leadership.
Representative Scott Heiner
Scott, a founding member of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus, represents House District 18 in rural Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Unita Counties.
A budget hawk, Scott led the WYFC to offer over $700 million in cuts to the state’s biennial budget, which was the largest in state history.
Scott has successfully sponsored legislation to deregulate daycares and to allow local government officials to waive their salary. He has also fought tirelessly to make the Wyoming attorney general an elected position.
Scott is a voice for conservatism on the Minerals and Federal Natural Resource Management Committees, and is spearheading the fight against the Bureau of Land Management’s Resource Management Plan tying up millions of acres of land in southwest Wyoming.
Representative Pepper Ottman
Pepper, a founding member of the WYFC, represents House District 34 in rural Fremont County, and is a former teacher and public school employee.
Pepper is an expert on Biden’s 30×30 Plan and the disastrous consequences it will have on Wyoming and the American West.
She has co-sponsored legislation to protect unborn babies and serves as a volunteer at her local crisis pregnancy center, and has spent her time in the Wyoming House focusing on parental rights, private property rights, school choice, and pro-life causes.
Emeritus Chairman Representative John Bear
A former Naval officer, John has worked in leadership roles his entire professional life. John was elected to the Wyoming Legislature in 2020 and has served on the Minerals, Business & Economic Development Committee and the House Revenue Committee.
John was unanimously elected to the Chairmanship of the Wyoming Freedom Caucus in 2022 and led the organization through its growth and cooperative partnership with the State Freedom Caucus Network.
John owns several small businesses in Gillette Wyoming and he and his wife Sage are earnestly striving to keep their community conservative and flourishing. They raised two children and have four grandchildren.
House Majority Floor Leader Chip Neiman
Along with his wife Joni, Chip owns and operates Tower Valley JH Ranch, a cattle and hay-producing operation on the Belle Fourche River in northeast Wyoming, which was established before Wyoming became a state.
He is married, the father of two married children and blessed with four grandchildren. He aims to honor Christ in every aspect of his life, do a professional job growing and protecting his business for future generations of agriculturalists, and advance the cause of conservatism by honoring the Constitution and protecting liberty.
Chip was elected to the Wyoming House in 2020. In 2022 he was elected Majority Floor Leader as a conservative while the Speaker at that time was not. Chip was the prime sponsor on 2021’s HB0229 “Livestock Identification Choice Act”, which protects the privacy of livestock owners from governmental disclosure, which was signed into law. He was cosponsor and architect of 2022’s HB92, the Wyoming abortion “trigger law”, 2023’s HB0152 “Life is a Human Right Act”, Wyoming’s abortion ban.
He was also the prime sponsor of 2023’s HB0070, which guarantees homeschool freedom by eliminating the requirement that an instructional program be provided by a single-family unit, and was signed into law in 2023.