Albert Sommers
Bio | Albert Sommers received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wyoming. Sommers has served as a state representative since 2013 and is currently the Wyoming House Majority Floor Leader. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of Wyoming |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Wyoming |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Sommers raised $4,955 for his 2020 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=12746124 |
Voting Rights | Sommers co-sponsored a bill that requires people to show a form of identification when voting. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0075 |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Nuance | Sommers supports universal healthcare so long as there is funding for it. Sommers voted in favor of a fill to expand Medicaid to 20,000 people in Wyoming who are low-income. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2021/3-25-2021.pdf |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Nuance | Sommers votes both for and against bills that criminalize abortion. Sommers voted against one of the largest abortion bills of 2017, HB 182 because he felt that it was punishing the woman for seeking an abortion. Source: http://albertsommers.com/docs/2017/2-3-2017.pdf |
| Gun Control | Nuance | Sommers opposes gun control in some situations. Sommers voted against a bill to repeal gun-free zones in schools. He is a self-described "gun enthusiast" but he believes that the school districts should be responsible for dictating gun-free zones in their buidlings. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2021/4-3-2021.pdf |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Sommers voted against a bill to repeal gun-free zones in schools. He is a self-described "gun enthusiast" but he believes that the school districts should be responsible for dictating gun-free zones in their buidlings. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2021/4-3-2021.pdf |
| Government Interference | Against | Sommers believes "the best government is that which governs least." Source: http://albertsommers.com/docs/I%20am%20a%20Republican%20Because.pdf |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | For | Sommers supports free markets. According to his campaign site, Sommers favors free enterprise. Source: http://albertsommers.com/docs/I%20am%20a%20Republican%20Because.pdf |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | Sommers believes the government should limit spending. Source: http://albertsommers.com/docs/I%20am%20a%20Republican%20Because.pdf |
| Charter Schools | Nuance | Sommers voted in favor of a bill that supports charter schools, yet he is concerned about the effects of charter schools on public education. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2021/4-3-2021.pdf |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Sommers opposes clean energy. Sommers has co-sponsored legislation that supports the coal industry. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0207 |
| Religious Freedom | For | Sommers supports religious freedom. Sommer voted against the Religious Freedom Restoration Act out of concerns that it is similar to Jim Crow laws. The Constitution already protects religious freedom and that bill was unnecessary. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2021/4-3-2021.pdf |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Sommers opposes sanctuary cities. Source: https://albertsommers.com/docs/2018/2-14-2018.pdf |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |