Wyoming got a lot of attention last year as the very red little state fell only four votes shy of repealing the death penalty. While the news caught the media off-guard, it didn’t surprise those familiar with the state’s politics. Wyoming is a state that takes fiscal responsibility and individual liberty seriously, and the death penalty obviously fails to line up with those values. In response, CCATDP hired a state coordinator last year who will be working to organize supporters in the state and educate conservatives on the ways capital punishment fails residents, victims, and families. In January, we also launched our official chapter of Wyoming Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. This robust coalition of murder victims’ family members, faith leaders, former members of the judicial system, and other conservative activists will be seeking to elevate the need for repeal in the state. Will Wyoming become the most conservative state to repeal the death penalty yet? The odds are definitely in their favor.

Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is pleased to announce its latest addition, Kylie Taylor. Taylor has been hired as the Wyoming State Coordinator for CCATDP and will be overseeing death penalty repeal efforts in the Equality State for the organization. Wyoming fell only four votes shy of repealing the death penalty in 2019. The bill was sponsored and championed by Republican state house member Jared Olsen and enjoyed significant conservative support. Taylor joins CCATDP from the Wyoming Department of Education where she worked as an education program specialist. Prior to that, Taylor worked as a lobbyist at Holland & Hart, LLP.

Statement from Hannah Cox, National Manager Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty “With only nine Democrats in the Wyoming House of Representatives, this vote was driven by Republicans who value life, who want to be fiscally responsible, and who believe in limiting the scope of government. This active leadership of conservative state legislators wanting to end the death penalty reflects the trend we are seeing across the country. Wyoming is the latest signal that the death penalty is on its way out and that conservatives are leading the way.” For more information contactJon Crane at 203-982-4575 or email joncrane@criticalpr.com. About Us Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a nationwide group of conservatives questioning whether capital punishment is consistent with conservative principles and values due to the system’s inefficiency, inequity, and inaccuracy. Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty is a project of Equal Justice USA, a national, non-partisan, grassroots organization working to transform the justice system by promoting responses to violence that break cycles of trauma. To learn more, go to www.conservativesconcerned.org