Page 2 August 9 and 12, 2016 Sublette Examiner and Pinedale Rounup Vote in Sublette County

Learn about your primary candidates

By Joy Ufford, jufford@subletteexaminer.com

SUBLETTE COUNTY Sublette County voters are encouraged

to learn as much as they can about
Republican and Democratic primary candidates from county to
Congress.
Primary elections take place on
Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. for both Republican and Democrat parties and include one vitally
important race Wyomings sole U.S.
Representative, which has eight Republican and two Democratic candidates.
U.S., Wyoming seats
The top three contenders for incumbent U.S. Rep. Cynthia Lummis
seat as shown in recent surveys include two experienced legislators
from western Wyoming Wyoming
Sen. Leland Christiansen and
Wyoming Rep. Tim Stubson and
Liz Cheney.
The recent GOP and Democratic
candidate debates held Aug. 2 at
Casper College and can be watched at
http://www.wyomingpbs.org/debates.php.
Wyoming Senate District 14s seat
also is open with Sen. Stan Coopers
pending retirement and Republicans
Fred Baldwin and Don Lamborn will
face off Aug. 16 to be the GOP candi-

date against sole Democratic candidate Charlotte Seday.

In another local contest, Wyoming
House District #20 incumbent Rep.
Albert Sommers of Pinedale is unchallenged in the GOP primary, as is
Democrat Jeanne Brown, so both will
be battling through to the Nov. 8 general election.
These candidates are crisscrossing
the state in the next couple weeks to
get their messages out to voters. Debates, forums and other Q&A reports
can inform and help voters make educated decisions that match their own
beliefs and principles.
Commissioner candidates
The Sublette County commissioner
race is very crowded with 11 hopefuls, vying for one seat of the current
three open plus the two new seats
created by the countys (second) 3 to
5 special election last year.
The Sublette County Chamber of
Commerce government affairs committee posted its local Aug. 4 and 11
forums on YouTube for those who
want to view the candidates questionand-answer forum. Voters are encouraged to note topics on which they
would like more information from a
candidate before the primaries.
The Sublette County Republican

Partys primary commissioner candidates from which GOP voters will

choose three for the Nov. 6 general
election are (in alphabetical order):
David Burnett, Tami Crosson,
Richard Griffin, Kara Losik, Tom
Noble, Mack Rawhouser, Kristin M.
Roork and Douglas Vickrey.
The Democratic candidates from
whom registered voters choose on

Aug. 16 are Kendra Cross, Tim Lingle and Courtney J. Skinner.

The Sublette County Clerks Office
provides absentee ballots and voter
registration for those Wyoming residents and U.S. citizens 18 and older.
Voting in person takes place on
Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 7 a.m. to 7
p.m. at usual polling locations
throughout the county.

Vote

David Burnett, M.D.

Republican Candidate

for Sublette County Commissioner

I believe that as a county we must establish
priorities for spending in preparation for
impending decreased revenues.
A challenge will be to maintain services
according to those priorities.
Problem solving is a collective process. A
strong leadership team will be critical to the
challenges of establishing a vision for the
future of our county.

BIOGRAPHY
Wyoming Family Practice Physician since 1987
Sublette County Family Practice Physician since 1989
Owner/Operator of private practice setting in Sublette County
for 20 years.
Married to Mary Burnett
4 children (3 Big Piney H.S. Graduates) and 9 grandchildren
PUBLIC SERVICE
Board member of Sublette County School District #9 for
24 years
Chairman of Sublette County School Board District #9 for
7 years
Marbleton/Big Piney Airport Board for 9 years
EDUCATION
B.A. Biology, Louisiana State University
B.S. Environmental Technology, University of Southern
Mississippi
M.D. University of Mississippi, School of Medicine

Vote David Burnett Proven Leadership

Paid for by the candidate.

Tuesday, August 16
7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
At the usual polling locations
thoughout the county.