Cale Case

Case holds a B.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in economics, both from the University of Wyoming at Laramie.{{cite web |url= http://www.focuswest.org/water/transcripts/transcase.htm |title= Cale Interview|publisher= FocusWest |accessdate = April 22, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081122143109/http://focuswest.org/water/transcripts/transcase.htm# |archive-date = November 22, 2008 |url-status = dead}}Jeff Gearino, [https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/rancher-77-takes-on-sd25-incumbent/article_ecdca5d2-a762-11df-bf5d-001cc4c03286.html Rancher, 77, takes on SD25 incumbent], Casper Star-Tribune (August 14, 2010). He is a consultant.

Case was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing the 54th district from 1993 through 1998. He has been a member of the Wyoming Senate since 1999.{{Cite news |date=November 5, 1992|title=Election Results: State Senate|page=13|work=Casper Star-Tribune|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/81352447/|via=Newspapers.com |access-date=June 20, 2025}}Gregory Nickerson, [https://wyofile.com/top-races-to-follow-in-wyoming-senate-primaries/ Top races to follow in Wyoming Senate primaries], WyoFile (July 11, 2014). Case has been a longtime chairman of the Senate Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee. In the state Senate, Case represents Fremont County District 25. The district includes an area along the Wind River Front, including Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho constituencies.

Case is known for his contrarian and libertarian views.Jared Miller, [https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/who-will-get-wyos-vote/article_14d7a8c2-6462-5c49-b3b8-3c49c1d7d247.html Who will get Wyo's vote? State GOP's early conventions, Saturday forums have some picking presidential favorites], Casper Star-Tribune (September 28, 2007). He endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries. In 2013, Case spoke in opposition to two nominees to the Wyoming Public Service Commission selected by Governor Matt Mead, and the two appointments were rejected by the Senate, a rare step. Case said that the nominees were unqualified and called for the governor to consider more economist nominees to the commission.Bob Beck, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics/2013-02-26/state-senate-shoots-down-two-governor-appointments State Senate shoots down two governor appointments], Wyoming Public Radio (February 26, 2013).

Case voted against legislation approved by the Wyoming Senate which would have forbidden the state from recognizing same-sex marriages legally made in other states or countries. Case said that Wyoming has been damaged in the eyes of the nation by the murder of Matthew Shepard, and said that he was "a religious man" but he believed that "there has to be a separation between the laws of this state and what religious people believe."{{cite web|url=http://online.logcabin.org/talking_points/gop-heroes/case.html|title=Wyoming State Senator Cale Case|publisher=logcabin.org|accessdate=July 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120211053/http://online.logcabin.org/talking_points/gop-heroes/case.html#|archive-date=2008-11-20|url-status=dead}} Case supported 2021 legislation to abolish capital punishment in Wyoming (Wyoming last executed an inmate in 1992).Maggie Mullen, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/2021-03-24/a-bid-to-end-the-death-penalty-goes-beyond-partisan-lines A Bid To End The Death Penalty Goes Beyond Partisan Lines], Wyoming Public Radio (March 24, 2021).

Although usually a strong opponent of tax increases,Bob Beck, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics/2019-02-20/house-committee-will-allow-corporate-income-tax-bill-to-die House Committee Will Allow Corporate Income Tax Bill To Die], Wyoming Public Radio (February 20, 2019).Bob Beck, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/2017-08-25/interest-in-increasing-taxes-may-be-waning Interest In Increasing Taxes May Be Waning], Wyoming Public Radio (August 25, 2017). Case supported a 2019 bill that would have created a corporate income tax targeted mostly at big-box stores. (The legislation did not pass). Case has also been a longtime leading proponent of higher taxes on wind energy.[https://apnews.com/article/027bb70e3bac48bfbca836a1943c84cb Group wants wind tax on Wyoming ballot], Associated Press (January 24, 2019).Cooper McKim, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2020-12-18/proposal-to-raise-wind-tax-dies-again-in-committee Proposal To Raise Wind Tax Dies Again In Committee], Wyoming Public Radio (December 18, 2020).

In 2012, Case supported a resolution urging Congress to grant federal funding to remediate uranium contamination at the Riverton Uranium Mill Tailings, an abandoned uranium mill at the Wind River Indian Reservation. Case noted that the tribes lacked the resources to clean up the site without federal aid.Bob Beck, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news/2012-02-24/senate-gives-approval-to-funding-for-uranium-cleanup Senate Gives Approval To Funding For Uranium Cleanup], Wyoming Public Radio (February 24, 2012). In 2019, Case supported legislation to end net metering in Wyoming, which allowed small-scale solar power users to sell their surplus electricity to the utility company, saving money. Case described net metering as a "subsidy" that put a strain on the utility and on customers who did not use solar power.Cooper McKim, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2019-11-20/beneficial-tool-for-wyoming-solar-customers-sticks-around-for-now Beneficial Tool For Wyoming Solar Customers Sticks Around, For Now], Wyoming Public Radio (November 20, 2019).

In 2019, as co-chairman of the Joint Revenue Committee, Case supported legislation for Wyoming to accept the Medicaid expansion, extending health insurance coverage to an estimated 19,000 Wyomingites saying: "I'd like to hang tough, I suppose, and say people ought to find their own insurance that the health care markets work, but I think the health care markets are really screwed up, I really do. And I think without insurance you are at a real disadvantage to get care, especially if you have a chronic disease."Bob Beck, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/news/2019-11-14/legislative-committee-endorses-medicaid-expansion-bill Legislative Committee Endorses Medicaid Expansion Bill], Wyoming Public Radio (November 14, 2019). In 2021, Case supported a bill to create tolls for Interstate 80 in Wyoming, one of the state's largest highways; the bill narrowly passed the Senate.Catherine Wheeler, [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics/2021-03-19/senate-lays-groundwork-for-tolling-on-major-interstate Senate Lays Groundwork For Tolling On Major Interstate], Wyoming Public Radio (March 19, 2021).

In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming, Case opposed the federal mandates requiring certain employers with more than 100 employees to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested regularly. However, Case opposed the calling of a special session of the state legislature to pass anti-vaccine mandate legislation.Ellen Fike, [https://www.wyomingnews.com/coronavirus/state-senator-thinks-special-session-on-vaccine-mandate-is-a-bad-idea/article_79b96e6a-10ef-5d8c-973c-c5a35c2ea770.html State senator thinks special session on vaccine mandate is a bad idea], Cowboy State Daily (October 21, 2021). During the session, Case opposed legislation that would ban insurance companies and private businesses from denying services to customers who are not vaccinated against COVID-19, citing the rights of private enterprise.Mead Gruver, [https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-wyoming-0326f234f9030c389149d8b6f946a2c1 Wyoming ban on vaccine rules for customers clears hurdle], Associated Press (October 27, 2021).

Case unsuccessfully launched a campaign for Congress in the 2004 election, challenging U.S. Representative Barbara Cubin (elected from Wyoming's at-large congressional district) in the Republican primary.David Miller, [https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/cq/2004/08/18/news-1297314.html Cubin Easily Survives Primary Challenge in Wyoming], CQ (August 18, 2004). Case criticized Cubin over missed votes and contended that she was too aligned with "pork-barrel politics."Nicole Duran, [https://www.rollcall.com/2004/06/25/cubin-missing-crisis/Cubin Missing Crisis: Absences in 107th Congress Fuel Challengers], Roll Call (June 25, 2004). In the August 2004 Republican primary, Case came in third place: Cubin took 54%, Cheyenne attorney Bruce Asay 26%, and Case 15%.

In 2007, Case was one of 31 candidates to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the death of Craig L. Thomas;David M. Drucker, [https://www.rollcall.com/2007/06/14/lynne-cheney-does-not-apply-for-wyoming-senate-vacancy/ Lynne Cheney Does Not Apply for Wyoming Senate Vacancy], Roll Call (June 14, 2007). the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee did not select Case as a finalist, choosing John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, and Tom Sansonetti instead.David M. Drucker, [Wyoming GOP Chooses Possible Senate Picks], Roll Call (June 19, 2007).

Case lives in Lander in Fremont County.[https://apnews.com/article/wy-state-wire-business-a89bc8c440b646cce868da3c073c690d Wyoming lawmakers look again at higher wind energy tax], Associated Press (August 25, 2020).

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