Rep. Christopher Knapp is a Freedom Caucus leader and chairman of the House Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee and the Management Audit Committee.

Backs Election Laws Making Voting More Difficult

Despite chairing the committee that works on election issues, Rep. Knapp supported a bill to make voting harder for rural Campbell County residents by banning ballot drop boxes that are overseen and secured by local county clerks (HB-131).

Rep. Knapp also voted to remove Medicare cards as valid forms of voter ID, making it harder for seniors to cast ballots (HB-206). He did the same thing to younger voters by removing student IDs as a valid form on voter ID (HB-160).

In the budget, Rep. Knapp voted against funding to improve maternal healthcare access by paying OB-GYN providers higher Medicaid reimbursement rates (HB-1-2015). 

Rep. Knapp also opposed funding for better mental health access by raising Medicaid reimbursement rates for behavioral health professionals, despite the fact that Wyoming has long had one of the highest suicide rates in the nation (HB-1-2016).

Supports Unconstitutional School 'Vouchers’

On education issues, Rep. Knapp voted to create a universal private school “voucher” program that takes money from public schools and diverts it to families to use for 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.

Rep. Knapp voted against a bill to ensure hungry kids in Campbell County could access school lunch over the summer, when they do not have the school cafeteria to go to for a healthy meal (HB-341). This modest program would have helped many local families that struggle to make ends meet.

Anti-Worker Bills Harm Hardworking Families

Rep. Knapp supported a bill that would have harmed Wyoming workers by cutting unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 20 weeks. Many blue-collar jobs are seasonal, so this bill would have hurt hardworking families who keep the economy going. (SF-175).

Finally, Rep. Knapp voted for a bill that will hurt many communities throughout the state by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars in property tax revenue. These funds are used by counties, cities, special districts and schools to provide  services like law enforcement, fire protection, road repairs, hospital districts, and park maintenance (HB-169)