"Our future generations depend on the work we will accomplish in the next years.” - Mike Gierau
My top priorities as your elected representative:
Reproductive health freedom
Affordable and comprehensive healthcare, including expanding access to behavioral healthcare
Global Strategy for State Lands Use and Preservation
Diversifying our economy and tax base, through property tax reform
Reproductive Health Freedom
Half our state had a fundamental right stolen with the Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health. I will fight to ensure the privacy protections and freedoms established under Roe v. Wade are enacted in Wyoming.
Healthcare
I strongly believe Wyoming needs to expand Medicaid, which would provide insurance for 20,000 uninsured Wyoming residents, including our most vulnerable populations: children, senior citizens, and veterans.
Over the past few years in Cheyenne, I have also worked diligently to improve mental health care. I have voted to increase funding for mental health care, especially for at-risk youth, and have worked to secure more state funding for suicide prevention programs. I also voted to increase spending and investigate solutions for opioid addiction through the appointment of The Wyoming Opioid Addiction Task Force.
Insurance rates in Wyoming are currently among the highest in the nation! That is why, as your State Senator, I'm currently working to bring more insurance providers into the state to help lower insurance costs for individuals and families.
I will continue to work to increase access to healthcare including behavioral healthcare.
Public Lands and Conservation
We need a global strategy for state school land parcels. School sections are a promise to Wyoming’s school-age children. These sections must be optimized to generate revenue for Wyoming schools. Understanding the tremendous revenue challenges the state is facing, we must balance school parcel usage while working to keep public lands open and accessible to all. Our public lands are the heart and soul of Teton County and help us maintain our mental and physical wellness. The ability to access our public lands to hunt, hike, fish, bike, or enjoy in a myriad of other ways is a primary reason people come from all over the world to visit Teton County. It is also the reason many of us choose to live here.
We owe it to our children to be responsible stewards. Just ask my son and daughter.
The Economy
I have been working on legislation with my colleagues in Cheyenne to restructure our property tax. One important proposal that I support is capping tax assessment increases at 10% per year. The balance would roll over and not be due until the property is transferred/sold.
It is tremendously important to work toward a diversified business climate. Recognizing that energy will be a critical part, but not the only part, of a sustainable future for Wyoming. This is one of those one step at a time problems- no silver bullets, no 500 page "blueprint report" that will sit on a shelf with the other reports. We have the people, resources, and political will to do this. The time is now.