SHERIDAN — Wyoming Republican Central Committeepeople voted to censure Rep. Cyrus Western, R-Big Horn, during their quarterly State Central Committee meeting last weekend in Laramie.
SHERIDAN — Wyoming Republican Central Committee people voted to censure Rep. Cyrus Western, R-Big Horn, during their quarterly State Central Committee meeting over the weekend in Laramie.
The censure stems from his involvement in election code violations ahead of the 2022 primary election. The violations are now under investigation by the Wyoming Attorney General s office.
In March, 4th Judicial Circuit Court Judge Shelley Cundiff approved a plea agreement between the Sheridan County Attorney’s Office and Michigan resident Michael Dupuis Sr. for making false claims of residency to obtain resident Wyoming hunting, fishing and trapping licenses. As part of the agreement, Dupuis pleaded no contest to seven counts. He will pay.Continue reading