RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Tim Salazar

Wyoming State Senator, District 26 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Wyoming State Senator, District 26

In office
6 yrs
Since 2020
Bills became law
2
4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.3%
Chamber median 1.4%
With party
91%
On votes splitting the parties
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Appropriations · chair
  • School Finance Recalibration Select · chair
  • Capital Financing and Investments Select
  • Management Council
  • Rules and Procedure
  • Tribal Relations Select

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 4 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SF 88 Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities.
Became law Mar 2026
SJ 7 Right of health care access-separation of powers.
Failed in committee Feb 2026
SF 120 Wyoming PRIME act.
Became law Feb 2025
SF 196 Second Amendment Protection Act amendments.
Vetoed Mar 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Salazar sits in the Wyoming State Senate

Salazar is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianSalazarMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Dan Laursen, Bo Biteman, John Kolb

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

With Salazar’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Salazar’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillSalazarRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 11, 2026SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2.YesYesYesPassed 20–10
Mar 11, 2026SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3.YesNoYesFailed 12–18
Mar 7, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations.YesYesYesPassed 24–5
Mar 6, 2025HB 36: Hathaway scholarship-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 23–8
Mar 6, 2025HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 21–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Salazar was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2024Wyoming State Senate, District 26Won—
2020Wyoming State Senate, District 26Won—
2018Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34Won—
2016Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34Won—

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Salazar

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET