Wyoming’s at-large congresswoman, Republican Rep. Harriet Hageman, brushed aside a question this month on whether she plans to run for governor in 2026 but did not say no. During an Oct. 19 interview on the Cowboy State Politics podcast, host David Iverson asked Hageman, “Harriet, are you going to run for governor?”
“I am flattered at the number of people who have talked to me about this, and it’s something that requires an awful lot of thought,” Hageman said. “Right now what we need to focus on is, we need to focus on getting Donald Trump elected in November.”
The freshman lawmaker who replaced disgraced three-term Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022 went on to emphasize the kind of governor Wyoming will need if Vice President Kamala Harris clinches the Oval Office next week.
“If Kamala Harris for some odd, strange, complete out-of-left field [reason] were to be elected as president, we’re going to have to have a governor that can fight tooth and nail even more than we have ever done throughout the history of this state,” Hageman said. “On the other hand, if we are fortunate and Donald Trump is elected, he’s going to need an ally.”
If Kamala Harris wins, “we’re going to have to have a governor that can fight tooth and nail even more than we have ever done in the history of this state.”
If Donald Trump wins, “he’s going to need an ally.”
“Right now,” she said, “my focus is on representing everyone in
