As a freshman member of the House Labor and Health Committee and Freedom Caucus follower, Rep. Guggenmos declared that “the federal government has zero authority to mandate anything.” 

It is unclear which nation’s constitution he respects, but it does not appear to be the  United States’.

Forcing women to collect tissue from miscarriages

Rep. Guggenmos was a vocal supporter of the weirdest bill of the 2025 legislative session, which would have forced women to collect the tissue from any miscarriage induced by a pharmaceutical drug, put it in a plastic bag and deliver it back to their doctor. (HB-159). 

Despite Rep. Guggenmos’s support, along with a majority of the Freedom Caucus-led House Labor Health Committee, the fetal tissue collection bill died without being heard by the full House.

When it came to healthcare access, Rep. Guggenmos voted against funding to increase maternity care, even though Fremont County is effectively a “maternity care desert” (HB-1-2015).

He also voted against funding for increase mental healthcare despite high rates of substance abuse and suicide in his district (HB-1-2016).

Harm to teachers and students

When it came to education Rep. Guggenmos voted for a bill that would have thrown school teachers and librarians in jail with felonies for distributing so-called “obscene” materials, including sex education books (HB-194). Luckily, the bill was too extreme even for the Freedom Caucus-controlled legislature. 

Rep. Guggenmos also voted for a bill that would have eliminated professional standards for teachers, other than a high school diploma and the ability to pass a criminal background check (HB-100). This would decrease the quality of education in Fremont County and open the door for fly-by-night charter schools to hire completely untrained educators. Fortunately, the House also rejected that bill.

Rep. Guggenmos voted to create a universal private school “voucher” program that takes money from public schools and diverts it to private or Internet schools (HB-199).  The voucher program clearly violates the Wyoming Constitution, which prohibits handing out public money to individuals or private institutions.

Finally, Rep. Guggenmos voted against a bill to ensure hungry kids in Fremont County could access school lunch over the summer, when they do not have the cafeteria to count on for a healthy meal (HB-341). This modest program would nevertheless have helped many local families in need.

Making rural voting harder

Even though Rep. Guggenmos’ district has many rural residents who live outside town, he voted to ban ballot drop boxes at the local county clerk’s office, which many working people in rural Fremont County use to vote (HB-131).

Rep. Guggenmos also snubbed blue-collar workers in Fremont County when he voted in favor of decreasing unemployment benefits for folks who do many of the hard, seasonal jobs that keep the local economy going (SF-175).  

Thankfully, the Legislature also rejected these two extreme, unhelpful bills despite Rep. Guggenmos’ support.