Tim Salazar
Wyoming State Senator, District 26 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- 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
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Salazar sits in the Wyoming State Senate
Salazar is closer to the center than 24% of the chamber's Republicans.
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.
| Date | Bill | Salazar | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 20–10 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3. | Yes | No | Yes | Failed 12–18 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SF 1: General government appropriations. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 24–5 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 36: Hathaway scholarship-amendments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 23–8 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wyoming State Senate, District 26 | Won | — |
| 2020 | Wyoming State Senate, District 26 | Won | — |
| 2018 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — |
| 2016 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 | Won | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Salazar has held
- Wyoming State Senate, District 26 · since 2020
- Wyoming House of Representatives, District 34 · 2016–2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Salazar
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4f702d02-54ad-4143-837a-09be9a03ee6e
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET