RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Dalton Banks

Wyoming State Representative, District 26 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Wyoming State Representative, District 26

In office
3 yrs
Since 2022
Bills became law
1
6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
11.3%
Chamber median 1.8%
With party
89%
On votes splitting the parties
Elections
3
2022–2026
Won
2
generals, primaries and specials

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources · chair
  • Water Select

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 1 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HB 61 State land lease preference amendments.
Became law Feb 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Banks sits in the Wyoming House of Representatives

Banks is closer to the center than 60% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianBanksMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: J.R. Riggins, Reuben Tarver, Tom Kelly

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

With Banks’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans89%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

DateBillBanksRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 11, 2026HB 178: Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations.YesYesNoPassed 36–21
Mar 7, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations.YesYesNoPassed 34–26
Mar 7, 2025HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 44–15
Mar 7, 2025SF 132: Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones.YesYesNoPassed 47–13
Mar 6, 2025SF 127: Administrative rules-legislative review.YesYesNoPassed 48–13

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Banks 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.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Wyoming House of Representatives, District 26CountingR+63.5R+73.5−10.0
2024Wyoming House of Representatives, District 26Won—R+73.5—
2022Wyoming House of Representatives, District 26Won—R+70.6—

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Seats Banks has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Banks has run against

  • Democratic (D) · 2026 election

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

How we know Banks

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET