ASBL 51 Jimmy Skovgard, U.S. Senate Candidate, Wyoming

ASBL 51 Jimmy Skovgard, U.S. Senate Candidate, Wyoming

Jimmy Skovgard is a Republican running for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming. He is a fifth generation Wyomingite, husband, father and veteran who served 12 years in the Wyoming Army National Guard and was honorably discharged as a captain. He has also worked in the private sector and run his own business.

His site is www.Skovgard2026.org. Jimmy will, “Sponsor and fight for term limits for the House and Senate, bring Wyoming’s voice — your voice — to Congress using secure, modern tech, and represent you.”

From our conversation:

Jimmy is running a grassroots campaign, since he is “outside any established political organization. If my opponents have all the money, then I just need all the volunteers.”

“For me, it’s about responsibility, integrity, character. When you say [you’re going to do] something, you do it. You don’t lie to your constituency.”

“My business was cleaning up messes in oil fields. Maybe I can start cleaning up messes in Congress.” Term limits are a top priority, to get new blood, new ideas, new excitement working for Wyoming. “Folks are in there forever.” He cites John Barrasso, Wyoming senator for 18 years, who says he stands with Trump. Shouldn’t he stand for Wyoming?

Jimmy’s building a tool to gauge public opinion about political issues and policies, to get public input on “hot button topics. If you can’t gauge what your constituency wants, then how do you represent them?”

Federal overreach is a big concern. If solutions can be created at the county or state levels, they should be. Then states can ask for federal help if they need it. The states are different. “It’s not one size fits all. We’re all a little different.”

And we discussed our small business issues:

The American Small Business League (www.asbl.com) wants to stop big businesses from getting small business contracts. (Small businesses would create millions of jobs with those contracts and the economy would boom.)

Our www.DontCheatWomen.com project wants to end discrimination against women in federal contracting. We want Congress to:

•        Raise from 5% to 15% the amount of federal contract dollars that must go to women-owned small businesses.

Women are half the population. They own 40% of all businesses. They sell what the government buys.

But companies owned by men get over 95% of federal contracts. Men dominate in politics because they earn and save more than women. Men give more to politicians and have more influence with them. And it’s easier for men to run for and win office.

Men hold roughly 75% of seats in the House, the Senate, all State Legislatures, and every president’s cabinet. They hold almost that many governorships and 90% of committee chair and party leadership positions

Women need to participate in politics as equals. They have different wisdom, values and priorities and deserve equal representation.

Raising the number of federal contracts that must go to women-owned small businesses is a great first step.

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