Sen. Tim Salazar

Republican - WY - 26th district

Limited Government Rating

2024: 80.28%

Lifetime: 83.59%

Ratings by Policy Category

88.46%

100.00%

100.00%

93.75%

50.00%

83.33%

41.67%

58.33%

66.67%

100.00%

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Lawmaker Position

Lowering Electricity Rates by Imposing Carbon Dioxide Capture Requirements on Public Utilities.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Out-Of-Control Spending and Promoting Fiscal Responsibility by Eliminating the $75 Million Research Funds Appropriation to the University of Wyoming.

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Raiding the State's Rainy Day Fund to Channel $15 Million to the Highway Fund.

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Reducing Out-Of-Control Spending by Eliminating the $20 Million Appropriation to the Wyoming's Tomorrow Scholarship Endowment Fund.

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Advancing the Growth of the Government Surveillance State and Even Greater Control Over Money by Restoring the $5.8 Million Appropriation to the Wyoming Stable Token Commission.

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Expanding Cronyism by Directing $8 Million to be Used for Workforce Housing Grants.

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Reducing Out-Of-Control Spending by Cutting the Appropriation to the Wyoming Business Council by $12 Million.

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Advancing a Government Take-Over of Healthcare by Appropriating Funds to Study Prescription Drug Production in the State.

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Increasing Property Tax Burdens by Creating a Property Tax Exemption for Certain Older Individuals Which Merely Shifts Burdens onto other Property Owners and Masks Underlying Spending Problems.

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Voted against Limited Government

Providing Property Tax Relief by Exempting Annual Property Value Increases Exceeding 4%.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes by Expanding School Choice Through an Education Savings Account Program.

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Voted for Limited Government

Strengthening the Integrity of the Public Education System by Increasing Parental Rights.

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Expanding Government Bureaucracy by Doubling State Forester Staff for Federal Forest Management Projects.

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Fueling Wasteful and Out-Of-Control Spending Through the Creation of an Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Trust Account Board.

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Enriching Comcast and Other Woke Corporations by Forcing Taxpayers to Provide "Broadband Equity" Through a Government Central Planning Scheme.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Wasteful and Out-Of-Control Spending by Appropriating Up to $3.94 Million for Public Television and the State Fair.

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Voted against Limited Government

Protecting Wyoming Residents from Federal Government Overreach by Authorizing the Legislature to Bring Legal Challenges to Federal Actions.

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Voted for Limited Government

Growing Government Central Planning by Forcing Taxpayers to Fund "Incentive Payments" to Attorneys in Certain Rural Areas.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Accountability and Paving the Way for Lavish Government Salaries Through a Special Salary Exemption for Division of Banking Employees.

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Voted against Limited Government

Weakening Self-Defense and Second Amendment Rights by Undermining the Bill Repealing Most Gun-Free Zones.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending by Enacting an $11 Billion Budget - the Largest in State History with Significant Waste.

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Reducing Out-Of-Control Spending by Eliminating the $200 Million Appropriation for Large Energy Projects.

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Expanding Government Overreach and Infringing Individual Liberties by Prohibiting the Sale of Nicotine Dispensing Devices Not Authorized by the FDA.

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Voted against Limited Government

Blocking the Seizure of Firearms without Due Process by Prohibiting "Red Flag" Laws.

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Voted for Limited Government

Hiking Taxes by Extending the "Temporary" Increase in Maximum School District Cash Reserves.

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Voted against Limited Government

Repealing the Crony Tax Exemption Provided to Government-Favored Wind Energy Projects.

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Voted for Limited Government

Improving Education Outcomes and Strengthening "Right to Work" Protections for Teachers by Prohibiting Teacher Strikes and Guaranteeing the Right to Not Join a Union.

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Voted against Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Authorizing Additional Charter Schools.

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Voted for Limited Government

Applying for a Convention of the States to Propose Constitutional Amendments Imposing Term Limits and Fiscal Restraints.

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Strengthening National Security by Providing that Driver's Licenses Issued by Other States to Illegal Immigrants are Invalid.

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Providing Property Tax Relief by Expanding the Property Tax Credit Maximum Income Threshold.

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Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending by Authorizing the Department of Health to Request Budget Increases for Nurse Compensation Rather than Reduce Unnecessary Spending.

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Voted against Limited Government

Increasing Taxpayer-Funded State Construction Projects by Expanding the Scope of Capital Construction Projects.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Wasteful Spending by Appropriating $150,000 for a Volunteer Firefighter Recruitment Film.

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Voted for Limited Government

Fueling Out-Of-Control Spending by Appropriating $2.15 Million for Three Wildlife and Natural Resource Projects.

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Voted against Limited Government

Growing Government Dependency Through a New Welfare Program to Provide Free Hearing Aids.

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Voted against Limited Government

Improving Educational Outcomes and Expanding School Choice by Making it Easier for Charter Schools to Apply for Grants.

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Voted for Limited Government

Raiding the State's Rainy-Day Fund to Provide $10 Million in Stimulus Payments for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery.

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Voted for Limited Government

Expanding Individual Liberties and Tax Revenue by Allowing the Sale and Consumption of Alcohol at Certain Hotels.

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Voted against Limited Government

Fueling Wealth Redistribution by Authorizing Dividends with Excessive Rainy-Day Funds.

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Voted for Limited Government

Reducing Deception by Political Campaigns Through a Limitation on the Distribution of Unsolicited Absentee Ballot Request Forms.

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Voted for Limited Government

Increasing Food Freedom by Allowing the Sale of Certain Uninspected Meat Products if Allowed Under Federal Law.

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Voted for Limited Government

Protecting Wyoming Residents from Higher Electric Utility Rates by Excluding System Costs from Recovery that Do Not Benefit Wyoming Residents.

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No vote

Strengthening Self-Defense and Second Amendment Rights by Repealing "Gun-Free Zones".

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Voted for Limited Government

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