ERIC BARLOW MEMO

As A State Legislator, Barlow Has Supported Environmentalists By Promoting Alternative Energy And Pushing Regulations.

• In The Legislature, Barlow Opposed Efforts To Incentivize Cost Recovery For Utility Companies. (“Two Bills To Address Utility Rate Hikes Pass Through Committee, Third Held For Discussion,” Laramie Boomerang, 2/14/24)
• In The Early 2000s, Barlow Worked With Environmentalist To Expand Regulations Surrounding Bonding. (“Challenges Slow Methane Drilling Projects; Ranchers' Worry Is Pollution Of Water,” San Diego Union Tribune, 12/22/03)
• Barlow Has Criticized Coal-Bed Mining And Bemoaned The Lack Of Regulation. “In Wyoming, BLM officials have said they will take a similar action on a 20-well project near Gillette, said Jill Morrison of the Sheridan-based environmental group Powder River Basin Resource Council. The group, along with Gillette rancher Eric Barlow, challenged the Marathon Oil Co. project.” (“Challenges Slow Methane Drilling Projects; Ranchers' Worry Is Pollution Of Water,” San Diego Union Tribune, 12/22/03)
• Barlow Appears Open To Nuclear Power. “Barlow said Wyoming has opportunities with respect to uranium and nuclear development, but lacks interest in storing spent nuclear fuel permanently.” (Cowboy State Daily, 5/18/26)
• In The Legislature, Barlow Supported Efforts To Implement Anti-Growth Carbon Capture Incentives. (HB 200, Passed (39 - 19), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/28/20, Barlow Voted Yea)
• In The Legislature, Barlow Supported Efforts To Allow The State To Collect An Additional Utility Assessment. (HB 30, Passed (39 - 21), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/1/21, Barlow Voted Yea)
• Barlow Appears Hesitant To Discuss Data Centers, Saying He Needs More Information Before Discussing Thoughts On A Potential Moratorium. Barlow said Wyoming should not allow the projects to harm people with respect to how much they pay for electricity. But he urged curious and cautious optimism, saying, ‘Where would we be if we said we’re going to have a moratorium on coal mines 50 years ago?’” (Cowboy State Daily, 5/18/26)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Supported Tax Hikes And Fee Increases.

• In 2013, Barlow Sponsored Legislation That Would Increase The Gas Tax By 5 Cents And The Diesel Tax By 15 Cents Instead Of Both Increasing By 10 Cents. (“House Rejects Call To Lower Gas-Tax Increase,” Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 1/18/13)
• In 2017, Barlow Voted For A 50-Percent Tax Increase On Cigarettes. (HB 151, Passed (31 - 28), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/1/17, Barlow Voted Yea)
• In 2023, Barlow Sponsored SF 81, A Bill To Stipulate How Energy Companies Pay Local Ad Valorem Taxes On The Minerals They Mine Or Extract. (SF 81, Wyoming Legislature, Filed 1/6/23)
• In 2025, Barlow Co-Sponsored HB 161, A Bill To Establish A Hydrogen Severance Tax. (HB 161, Wyoming Legislature, Filed 1/13/25)
• In 2020, Barlow Voted Yea On HB 134, Which Provides For A Five Percent Tax On Lodging. (HB 134, Passed (45 - 14), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/10/20, Barlow Voted Yea)
• In 2016, Barlow Voted Yea On HB 117, Which Increased The Registration Fee For Pesticides By 20 Percent. (HB 117, Passed (55 - 5), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/23/16, Barlow Voted Yea)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Repeatedly Voted Against School Choice.

• In 2023, Barlow Opposed Legislation That “Sets Up Scholarship Accounts That Parents May Use In Order To Send Their Children To The School Best Suited To Their Needs”. (SF 143, Passed (17 - 14), Wyoming State Senate, 2/2/23, Barlow Voted Nay)
• In 2020, Barlow Voted To Kill School Vouchers. (Gray Amdt To HB 1, Passed (45 - 15), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 3/9/20, Barlow Voted Yea)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Voted With Teachers Union For Public School Teachers.

• In 2026, Barlow Voted Yea On SF 81, A Bill Which Would Increase Teacher Pay. (SF 81, Passed 30-1, Wyoming Legislature, 2/23/26, Barlow Voted Yea)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Supported State Authority Over Local Schools.

• In 2013, Barlow Supported Legislation That Shifted Some Powers Of The State Superintendent To The New Director Of The Department Of Education. (SF 104, Passed (39 - 20), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 1/25/13, Barlow Voted Yea)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Rejected Parental Rights And Supported Sexually-Explicit Materials In Libraries.

• In The Legislature, Barlow Rejected Efforts To Resurrect A Bill That Sought To Pull Sexually-Explicit Books From Children’s Sections In Libraries. (Cowboy State Daily, 3/4/26)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Has Supported State-Sponsored Free Healthcare For All.

• In March 2021, Barlow Stated That He Would Support Legislation That Would Expand Medicaid. (“Medicaid Expansion Bill Gains Approval In Wyoming House,” Star Herald, 3/22/21)
• In 2019 And 2021, Barlow Supported Expanding Medicaid Under Policies Written By Obamacare. (HB 244, Failed (23 - 36), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/4/19, Barlow Voted Yea)
• In The Legislature, Barlow Opposed Work Requirements For Medicaid Eligibility. (Cowboy State Daily, 2/25/19)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Supported Protections And Welfare For Illegal Immigrants.

• In 2018, Barlow Voted Against Legislation That Ended Sanctuary Cities. (HB 105, Passed (33 - 26), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/14/18, Barlow Voted Nay)
• In 2016, Barlow Opposed Legislation Which Prohibited Welfare For Illegal Immigrants Aged 14 And Older. (HB 135, Failed (26 - 33), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/12/16, Barlow Voted Nay)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Voted For Pro-Abortion Legislation.

• Barlow Indicated Openness For Exceptions To Abortion, Namely In Situations Where The Mother’s Life Is At Risk. (Cowboy State Daily, 6/10/26)
• In The Legislature, Barlow Pushed An Amendment That Would Water Down A Born-Alive Protections Bill, (“Born-Alive Infant Abortion Bill Wins Final Approval From Legislature,” The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 3/12/20
• In 2015, Barlow Voted Against Advisory Ultrasounds Prior To Abortion. (“Legislative Committee Shoots Down Abortion Ultrasound Bill,” AP State And Local, 2/3/15)
• In 2020, Barlow Voted Against An Amendment Which Prohibited Abortion Funding At The University Of Wyoming. (Gray Amdt To HB 1, Passed (37 - 23), Wyoming House Of Representatives, 2/19/20, Barlow Voted Nay)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Voted To Allow Minors To Receive Sex Change Surgeries And Become Indoctrinating In Schools.

• In 2023, Barlow Voted Against Legislation Which Prohibited Sex Change ‘Treatment’ For Minors. (SF 111, Passed (22 - 9), Wyoming State Senate, 2/2/23, Barlow Voted Nay)
• In 2023, Barlow Voted To Allow Schools To Teach Lessons On Gender Identity And Sexual Orientation To Kids In Grades K-3. (SF 117, Passed (18 - 12), Wyoming State Senate, 1/27/23, Barlow Voted Nay)

As A State Legislator, Barlow Sought To Increase Publicly-Funded Benefits For Himself And Other Lawmakers. “Sen. Eric Barlow, R-Gillette, was one of the presenters to the Senate Rules Committee. He said he was approached by numerous lawmakers who gave up their employment to serve in the Legislature and were losing their benefits during the one- or twomonth session periods. This would help bridge the gap, as well as provide options for legislators without any health insurance.” (“Legislator Per Diem And Health Care Bills Head To Senate Floor,” The Wyoming Tribune Eagle, 1/18/23)