John Bear
Wyoming State Representative, District 31 since 2020. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
Wyoming State Representative, District 31Businessperson
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 1
- 14 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.8%
- With party
- 99%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Elections
- 4
- 2020–2026
- Won
- 3
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · chair
- Capital Financing and Investments Select · vice chair
- Management Council
- Rules and Procedure
- School Finance Recalibration 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 Bear sits in the Wyoming House of Representatives
Bear is closer to the center than 16% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tony Locke, Paul Hoeft, Ann Lucas
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Bear’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%
- 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: Bear’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bear | 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. | Yes | 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 Bear 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 District 31 | Lost | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | R+76.8 | — |
| 2022 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | R+80.3 | — |
| 2020 | Wyoming House of Representatives, District 31 | Won | — | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bear has held
- Wyoming House of Representatives, District 31 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Bear
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/931a9e71-33a6-4e65-be91-703ad612447e
- Wikidata Q106920113
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET