J. R. Riggins
Wyoming State Representative, District 59. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
- Bills became law
- 0
- 2 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 38.7%
- Chamber median 1.8%
- With party
- 72%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Minerals, Business and Economic Development
- Revenue
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Riggins sits in the Wyoming House of Representatives
Riggins is closer to the center than 63% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Dalton Banks, Reuben Tarver, Tom Kelly
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Riggins’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans72%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
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: Riggins’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Riggins | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | HB 178: Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 36–21 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SF 1: General government appropriations. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 34–26 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 44–15 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | SF 132: Protecting critical infrastructure and systems from drones. | No | Yes | No | Passed 47–13 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | SF 127: Administrative rules-legislative review. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–13 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Riggins 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 59 | Counting | R+33.4 | R+45.9 | −12.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Who Riggins has run against
- Laurie Longtine (D) · 2026 election
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Riggins
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/25e8e592-1425-4e8d-bcce-97ec84ef66c3
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET