EPISODE · Apr 15, 2026 · 45 MIN
Wyoming Secretary of State Takes on the D.C. Establishment │ Chuck Gray
from The Jenny Beth Show · host Jenny Beth Martin, Chuck Gray
Chuck Gray is the Secretary of State of Wyoming and a candidate for Wyoming's at-large seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. A six-year Wyoming state legislator turned statewide executive official, Gray serves as Secretary of State — a role that carries the duties of Lieutenant Governor. He was the lead sponsor of Wyoming's voter ID law (passed 2021) and led the fight to make Wyoming the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship for voter registration in all races (passed 2025 over a gubernatorial veto). He testified before the U.S. House Administration Committee in February 2026 on federal election integrity legislation and is currently leading in early polling in the Republican primary for Wyoming's only congressional seat. Key Topics Covered: Why Gray entered the race after Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her U.S. Senate campaign Wyoming's coal, oil and gas, and soda ash industries under assault from Obama-era regulations Judge Chutkan's court order blocking oil and gas permitting in central and northeast Wyoming China's synthetic soda ash dumping as a trade violation hurting Wyoming producers The SAVE America Act stalled in the Senate and why it must be passed The four-year voter ID fight and how the county clerks, governor, and AARP fought it Governor Mark Gordon's veto of proof of citizenship on April 12, 2024 — the same day as Trump's SAVE Act press conference Wyoming's NVRA exemption and how it enabled ironclad proof-of-citizenship in all races Tea Party Patriots Action's September 2025 SAVE America Act press conference at the U.S. Capitol The Make Elections Great Again Act (MEGA Act) led by House Administration Committee Chairman Bryan Steil Banning ranked choice voting and Zuck Bucks in Wyoming Banning congressional stock trading The nine-month crusade to rescind a Spanish company's woke wind lease for hydrogen and synthetic jet fuel Governor Gordon challenging Gray to a fight — twice — at state board meetings caught on video The SAVE database citizenship crosscheck on affordable housing public benefits Why every state should align its public benefits programs with the Trump administration's SAVE database Wyoming's closed primary fight: ending the 20 percent Democrat crossover problem Day one priorities in Congress: SAVE America Act, coal market access, building the wall What is at stake nationally in the 2026 congressional primaries Timestamped Topic Breakdown: 00:14 — Introduction 00:17 — Guest intro: Chuck Gray, Wyoming Secretary of State and congressional candidate 01:06 — Why Chuck is running for Congress 02:39 — What made him step into the race when Congresswoman Hageman announced her Senate campaign 04:17 — Wyoming's unique industries and their importance 04:44 — Coal industry decline under Obama; Judge Chutkan blocking oil and gas permitting 07:20 — How radical left policies have damaged Wyoming families 08:33 — Defining "America First": soda ash, China trade violations, country-of-origin labeling 10:35 — Election integrity record; SAVE America Act stalled in the Senate 11:19 — Voter ID fight: four-year battle, passed 2021 12:38 — Proof of citizenship: Governor Gordon's veto on April 12, 2024 13:44 — Wyoming becomes first state with proof of citizenship in all races 14:43 — Tea Party Patriots tour and September 2025 SAVE America Act press conference 15:37 — House Administration Committee testimony; Make Elections Great Again Act 15:59 — Banning ranked choice voting and Zuck Bucks in Wyoming 17:24 — Shoutout to Congressman Bryan Steil 18:11 — Banning congressional stock trading 18:53 — Track record of keeping campaign promises 19:17 — Record of not backing down; woke wind lease fight begins 20:14 — Woke wind project: hydrogen, synthetic jet fuel, Denver International Airport 21:21 — Nine-month crusade; governor asks Chuck to "step outside" 23:59 — Is the SAVE database crosscheck happening in other states? 24:25 — Every state needs to align with the Trump administration on the SAVE database 25:06 — How Chuck came up with the SAVE database crosscheck idea 27:56 — What Wyoming voters think about woke wind 29:03 — The primary race: crowded field, polling lead 29:19 — Closed primaries: how Wyoming ended 20 percent Democrat crossover 31:43 — Other voter concerns: border, Biden inflation, infrastructure, federal lands, women's sports 35:16 — What sets Gray apart from other candidates 36:32 — Day one priorities: SAVE America Act, coal market access, build the wall 40:35 — What is at stake for the whole country 42:59 — Final case to undecided Wyoming voters 43:48 — Jenny Beth's closing call to action Links: jennybethshow.com teapartypatriots.org passthesaveamericaact.com Call the Senate: 202-224-3121
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Proof of citizenship to vote. Voter ID. Closed primaries. A nine-month crusade to kill a woke wind project backed by foreign money. Wyoming Secretary of State Chuck Gray has done it all — and now he's running for Congress. This episode of The Jenny Beth Show gives you the full record of the America First candidate leading the polls in Wyoming's open House race. Jenny Beth Martin sits down with Gray to cover every front of his fight: the four-year battle to pass voter ID in Wyoming, the governor's veto on the very same day as President Trump's Mar-a-Lago SAVE America Act press conference, and how Wyoming became the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship to register to vote in all races. Gray explains how that fight translates directly to federal legislation — and why the SAVE America Act, stalled in the Senate, must be President Trump's number one priority in the next Congress. Also on the table: banning ranked choice voting and Zuck Bucks, the Make Elections Great Again Act, the SAVE database citizenship crosscheck on public benefits, his plan to open coal export markets blocked by West Coast states, building the border wall, banning congressional stock trading, and the crowded Wyoming primary where 20 percent of the electorate was once Democrats crossing over. This is what it looks like when a conservative actually walks the walk — not just talks about it. Chuck Gray has the receipts. Learn more at jennybethshow.com and teapartypatriots.org. Demand the Senate pass the SAVE America Act at passthesaveamericaact.com or call 202-224-3121.
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