WYOMING — A fourth Wyomingite has announced a campaign for state governor. Current Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder will join Eric Barlow, Joseph Kibler and Brent Bien on the ballot for the gubernatorial election.
In a campaign video released on Monday morning, Degenfelder appears in her signature look of a red blazer with two necklaces: a cross and one bearing the numbers “1776.” The video mentions an endorsement from President Donald Trump through a post on Truth Social.
“I am humbled and inspired to have the support and encouragement of President Trump,” said Degenfelder in a statement. “Coastal elites and liberal activists are coming for our oil, gas and coal jobs. Radical extremists seek to redefine genders, threatening our young women. And the political establishment cares more about undermining President Trump than serving the people who elected them. Not in Wyoming. Not when I’m Governor.”
In Degenfelder’s biography on her campaign website, she promises to fight “every day for conservative principles, parental rights, workforce preparation and restoring patriotism in our classrooms.” Her campaign priorities include improving rural health care access, strengthening fossil-fuel development, supporting law enforcement including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and increasing transparency and accountability in her administration.
Degenfelder is a sixth-generation Wyoming resident from Casper. She earned bachelor’s degrees in economics and political science from the University of Wyoming, and she also holds a master’s degree in economics. After spending nearly a decade working in coal, oil and gas, Degenfelder transitioned to roles in government and regulatory affairs. She now coaches the University of Wyoming women’s rugby team.
“Through six generations Wyoming has provided opportunity for me and my family, while shaping the person I am and the values I hold today,” Degenfelder said via press release. “I was raised in a ranching family, I worked in the oil, gas and coal industries. I coach female athletes at the highest level at the University of Wyoming, and I have fought for our future serving as the elected Superintendent. Wyoming values are my values and my experience, and I will stop at nothing to protect/defend them.”
