Jim Blackburn
Bio | Jim Blackburn is a Republican politician who is a member of the National Rifle Association and Farm Bureau. Blackburn has served as a state representative since 2015. |
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 | Blackburn raised $4,050 for his 2020 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=50052728 |
Voting Rights | Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to require a form of ID when voting. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0075 |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Blackburn opposes LGBT rights. Blackburn voted against a bill that would protect LGBT people from employment discrimination. Source: https://oilcity.news/wyoming/legislature/2019/02/04/gop-big-donor-lobby-against-lgbtq-employment-protections/ |
| Taxes | Nuance | Blackburn supports some taxes. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to tax wind energy revenue. That bill would also repeal a tax exemption on energy production. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0108 |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to tax wind energy revenue. That bill would also repeal a tax exemption on energy production. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0108 |
| Abortion | Nuance | Blackburn supports abortion in some cases. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill that would reqire physicians performing non-emergency abortions to inform the patient of any possible complications and offer to show an ultrasound. Physicians also have to offer to have the patient hear the fetus' heartbeat. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2017/HB0182 |
| Gun Control | Against | Blackburn opposes gun control. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to repeal gun-free zones. He also co-sponsored a bill that would invalidate federal firearm restrictions in Wyoming. Sources: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0180 and https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0124 |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to repeal gun-free zones. He also co-sponsored a bill that would invalidate federal firearm restrictions in Wyoming. Sources: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2020/HB0180 and https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2021/HB0124 |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Blackburn supports the death penalty. Blackburn voted against repealing the death penalty. Source: https://www.aclu-wy.org/sites/default/files/field_documents/death_penalty_votes_2019.pdf |
| 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 | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Blackburn opposes the use of clean energy. Blackburn co-sponsored a bill that would regulate the usage and production of clean energy in Wyoming. Source: https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics/2017-01-20/resource-council-watching-bill-that-would-constrain-renewables-in-wyoming |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| 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 | Blackburn co-sponsored a bill that prohibits sanctuary cities. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2018/HB0105 |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Blackburn co-sponsored a bill to make it illegal to possess THC or marijuana in its plant form. Source: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislation/2017/HB0197 |