Role: Governor of Wyoming (since January 2019)
Category: State Governors / Republican Governors

Background

Born: April 22, 1956, New York, New York
Education: Phillips Exeter Academy; Harvard University (B.A., History)
Career: Ranching and agriculture in Wyoming
Political career:

• Wyoming State Treasurer (2007–2019)
• Governor of Wyoming (January 2019–present)

Elections: Elected 2018; re-elected 2022.

Trump Alignment

Gordon is a consistent Trump ally who has aligned Wyoming fully with the Trump agenda. In March 2026, the Trump administration publicly supported Gordon’s veto of a Senate bill, underscoring the coordination between state and federal Republican governance.

Trump administration veto support (March 2026): The Governor’s office announced: “Trump Administration Supports Governor Gordon’s Veto of Anti-Law Enforcement Bill” — the administration publicly endorsed his use of the veto pen against legislation they characterized as anti-law enforcement.

Immigration Enforcement

National Guard to ICE (August 2025): Gordon deployed the Wyoming National Guard to support ICE in Trump’s mass deportation effort — one of a reported approximately 20 Republican governors to take this action.

Redistricting

Wyoming has a single at-large congressional district; redistricting is not applicable.

For Trump Supporters: Questions Worth Considering

Gordon deployed the Wyoming National Guard to support ICE deportation operations in August 2025 — one of approximately 20 Republican governors to do so. Wyoming gave Trump his second-largest margin of victory of any state. In March 2026, the Trump administration publicly endorsed Gordon’s veto of a state Senate bill, announcing “Trump Administration Supports Governor Gordon’s Veto of Anti-Law Enforcement Bill” — the executive branch publicly coordinating with a state governor’s veto decision.

Here’s a question worth sitting with: Wyoming is one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, and Gordon reflects that alignment closely. The Trump administration publicly endorsed his veto of state legislation. A sitting president publicly endorsing a state governor’s veto of state legislation is unusual — it represents the federal executive branch expressing a preference on a state legislative dispute. If you believe that state legislatures should exercise independent judgment on state matters — including the right to pass laws that a Republican governor vetoes — what do you make of the federal executive branch publicly coordinating with the governor’s veto decision?

A second question: Wyoming deployed its National Guard to support ICE deportation operations. Wyoming does not share a land border with Mexico, and its immigrant population is relatively small. The deployment is a political alignment decision — a governor showing solidarity with the Trump administration’s enforcement priorities rather than addressing a direct in-state necessity. National Guard deployments for law enforcement support carry costs: money, personnel time, and potential liability. If you believe state resources should be deployed to address actual in-state needs — what criteria would you use to evaluate whether Wyoming’s National Guard deployment was a genuine operational necessity or a political statement?

Sources

• Wyoming Governor (Trump veto support): https://governor.wyo.gov/news-releases/trump-administration-supports-governor-gordon-s-veto-of-anti-law-enforcement-bill
• Oil City News (National Guard): https://oilcity.news/government/state/2025/08/06/gordon-to-deploy-wyoming-national-guard-to-support-ice-in-trumps-mass-deportation-effort/