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Your Teton Dems Leadership Hard at Work! Mike Yin, Orion Bellorado, Zane Aukee, Tenley Thompson, Maggie Davis and Maggie Hunt

Absentee aka Early Voting Opens Today

Four weeks until Election 2024! So much energy and enthusiasm for Democratic candidates at the national and local level. We hope the following information will be useful.

You can vote Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5 p.m. in the basement of the Teton County Administration Building at 200 S Willow Street, Jackson, WY 83001. All qualified electors wishing to vote in person may vote at the absentee polling site. This site will not be open for voting on November 5th.
If you are not currently registered to vote, you can do so at the absentee polling place and then cast your ballot as well. (After October 21, you will be required to vote at the same time.) See requirements for voter registration here .
You can register to vote at the polling places on November 5, but there could be a long line.

Democratic Candidates for Jackson Town Council

Teton Dems are proud to support two outstanding candidates for Jackson Town Council: Perri Stern (left) and Kevin Regan (right). A summary of each candidate's positions follows.

Kevin Regan has twenty years of experience as an environmental and intellectual-property attorney with organizations like Protect Our Water Jackson Hole, Earthjustice, and the U.S.Department of Justice. His priorities are:

Protecting clean water and the environment: Our entire community needs water that issafe for drinking, recreation, and ecosystem health. We can achieve greater balance byupdating our Land Development Regulations and coordinating with the county on long-term wastewater treatment solutions.
Creating transportation solutions: Let’s explore common sense ways to improve our transportation system, such as permanent and workable service to the airport.
Balancing economic and housing solutions: We need more truly affordable housing forour local workforce and families, which begins with seeing the 90 Virginian LaneDevelopment to the finish line with a range of housing options for different community needs.

Read more about Kevin on his website: ReganForJackson

Perri Stern has been a community organizer for six years and has successfully mobilized a broad cross-section of residents to stay involved around important neighborhood, town and county issues over time. Her priorities are:

Addressing the unchecked growth that is having a significant impact on all aspects of our lives. It seems like every week we learn of yet another historic structure, block, or landscape that is slated for demolition or “re-development”. The impact of this unchecked growth has put an untenable stress and strain on our community.

Reversing the increasing gap between our revenue and expenses. We must get our financial house in order. We cannot continue to dip into our town’s reserves as if they were a bottomless candy jar. I am not a fan of raising property taxes, and believe we need to look seriously at ways to increase revenue and reduce duplication and expenses. At the same time, we must ensure that we are able to fund the quality and quantity of services that our community needs and expects.

Affordable living is a long-standing issue for our community. It is also directly related to unchecked growth. We need to increase our inventory of affordable options (of all types) for individuals and families (of all sorts) who are the backbone of our community, who want to make this place their home for the long term, and without whom our town would cease to function. We also need to show a much stronger commitment to reusing, repurposing and enhancing existing structures.

Read more about Perri on her website: Perri for Council

Signs Still Available!

A limited number of Harris-Walz signs are still available! Email [email protected] to order yours. We are asking for a suggested donation of $20/sign to support election efforts. Donate here!

Do Something

Write Postcards

Contact Annette Osnos if you would like to attend or host a postcard writing session, or if you just want information on how to do so on your own.

Make Phone Calls

Phone Banking with the Harris-Walz Team

State Races Matter

Here in Teton County, we have no contested statewide races. However, the enormous gains made by the extremist Freedom Caucus allied candidates in the primary, must not be repeated in the general. These candidates are our best chance to stem the tide. Please give what you can - every donation helps!

Albany County
Trey Sherwood - HD 14
Karlee Provenza - HD 45
Ken Chestek - HD 13

Laramie County
Sara Burlingame - HD 11
Marguerite Herman - SD8
Jen Solis - HD 41

Fremont County
Ivan Posey - HD 33

Teton County Candidate Forums

Teton County Board of Commissioners, SPET presentation
WED, OCT 9
6:00-7:30 p.m.

Teton County School District Board
THUR, OCT 10
6:00-7:30 p.m.

Presented by Teton County Library, the League of Women Voters, Jackson Hole News & Guide, KHOL 89.1, Buckrail, and WyoFile. For more information, click here. Live Spanish translation is available. The forums will be videotaped, with recordings available after the events.