Chuck Gray is the Secretary of State of Wyoming and a candidate for Wyoming's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. A six-year Wyoming state legislator turned statewide executive official, Gray serves as Secretary of State — a role that carries the duties of Lieutenant Governor. He was the lead sponsor of Wyoming's voter ID law (passed 2021) and led the fight to make Wyoming the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship for voter registration in all races (passed 2025 over a gubernatorial veto). He testified before the U.S. House Administration Committee in February 2026 on federal election integrity legislation and is currently leading in early polling in the Republican primary for Wyoming's only congressional seat.
Key Topics Covered:
- Why Gray entered the race after Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her U.S. Senate campaign
- Wyoming's coal, oil and gas, and soda ash industries under assault from Obama-era regulations
- Judge Chutkan's court order blocking oil and gas permitting in central and northeast Wyoming
- China's synthetic soda ash dumping as a trade violation hurting Wyoming producers
- The SAVE America Act stalled in the Senate and why it must be passed
- The four-year voter ID fight and how the county clerks, governor, and AARP fought it
- Governor Mark Gordon's veto of proof of citizenship on April 12, 2024 — the same day as Trump's SAVE Act press conference
- Wyoming's NVRA exemption and how it enabled ironclad proof-of-citizenship in all races
- Tea Party Patriots Action's September 2025 SAVE America Act press conference at the U.S. Capitol
- The Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA Act) led by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil
- Banning ranked choice voting and Zuck Bucks in Wyoming
- Banning congressional stock trading
- The nine-month crusade to rescind a Spanish company's woke wind lease for hydrogen and synthetic jet fuel
- Governor Gordon challenging Gray to a fight — twice — at state board meetings caught on video
- The SAVE database citizenship crosscheck on affordable housing public benefits
- Why every state should align its public benefits programs with the Trump administration's SAVE database
- Wyoming's closed primary fight: ending the 20 percent Democrat crossover problem
- Day one priorities in Congress: SAVE America Act, coal market access, building the wall
- What is at stake nationally in the 2026 congressional primaries
Timestamped Topic Breakdown:
00:14 — Introduction
00:17 — Guest intro: Chuck Gray, Wyoming Secretary of State and congressional candidate
01:06 — Why Chuck is running for Congress
02:39 — What made him step into the race when Congresswoman Hageman announced her Senate campaign
04:17 — Wyoming's unique industries and their importance
04:44 — Coal industry decline under Obama; Judge Chutkan blocking oil and gas permitting
07:20 — How radical left policies have damaged Wyoming families
08:33 — Defining "America First": soda ash, China trade violations, country-of-origin labeling
10:35 — Election integrity record; SAVE America Act stalled in the Senate
11:19 — Voter ID fight: four-year battle, passed 2021
12:38 — Proof of citizenship: Governor Gordon's veto on April 12, 2024
13:44 — Wyoming becomes first state with proof of citizenship in all races
14:43 — Tea Party Patriots tour and September 2025 SAVE America Act press conference
15:37 — House Administration Committee testimony; Make Elections Great Again Act
15:59 — Banning ranked choice voting and Zuck Bucks in Wyoming
17:24 — Shoutout to Congressman Bryan Steil
18:11 — Banning congressional stock trading
18:53 — Track record of keeping campaign promises
19:17 — Record of not backing down; woke wind lease fight begins
20:14 — Woke wind project: hydrogen, synthetic jet fuel, Denver International Airport
21:21 — Nine-month crusade; governor asks Chuck to "step outside"
23:59 — Is the SAVE database crosscheck happening in other states?
24:25 — Every state needs to align with the Trump administration on the SAVE database
25:06 — How Chuck came up with the SAVE database crosscheck idea
27:56 — What Wyoming voters think about woke wind
29:03 — The primary race: crowded field, polling lead
29:19 — Closed primaries: how Wyoming ended 20 percent Democrat crossover
31:43 — Other voter concerns: border, Biden inflation, infrastructure, federal lands, women's sports
35:16 — What sets Gray apart from other candidates
36:32 — Day one priorities: SAVE America Act, coal market access, build the wall
40:35 — What is at stake for the whole country
42:59 — Final case to undecided Wyoming voters
43:48 — Jenny Beth's closing call to action
Links:
jennybethshow.com
teapartypatriots.org
passthesaveamericaact.com
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