Wyoming State Senator - District #3 Election: Cheri Steinmetz

NLJ: Please tell us why you want to hold this office, and what you intend to accomplish if elected. Please be specific about your goals and objectives, so our readers can measure your progress over the course of the term. Also tell us what qualifications and characteristics you possess that will help ensure that your stated goals can be achieved. (The same question was posed to all candidates for the General Election.)
 
Cheri Steinmetz
I am running for Wyoming State Senate to better serve my constituents. It is important to me that I use my time and experience where it will have the most effect. I was elected in 2014 to the State House as the representative for Goshen County in House District 5. Currently I serve as vice-chairman of the Travel Recreation and Wildlife Committee, as a member of the Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Committee and as treasurer for the House Republican Caucus.
I am a fourth generation Wyoming native. My husband Corey and I live north of Lingle and have been fortunate to live in Goshen County for most of our lives. We intentionally raised our family and built our businesses here in Wyoming among family, friends and neighbors. We have a deep appreciation for our independent rural way of life, our small close-knit communities and the blessing of stewarding the water and land.
Moving into the Senate comes with increased responsibility. While a House member usually serves on two committees, a senator usually serves on four committees. This is due to the fact there are 60 House members and 30 senators. I hope to fill the positions traditionally held by the senator serving in SD3 on the Agriculture and Select Water Committees. 
For more information visit STEINMETZforSENATE3.com.
We are continually making decisions at the state level that will affect our daily lives and set a course for future generations. As we embrace the future, we must honor the foundations on which our faith, freedom and prosperity rest. Wyoming must remain a family friendly state. State law should not harm traditional family values, virtue or freedom of conscience as we govern our society and educate our children. Wyoming should foster a business friendly environment where family owned and operated small business, farms and ranches, as well as our legacy industries of coal, oil, and gas, can thrive and flourish without intrusive government interference. 
It is critical that our small communities and hardship counties have a strong advocate, especially in this time of budgetary uncertainty. We must prioritize our spending. Wyoming is facing major challenges from substance abuse to budget deficits and everything in between, we must rise to the occasion and meet our challenges head on. We must elect strong leaders with the courage and vision to lead us into the future.  Leaders who understand that true wealth comes from strength of character, individual responsibility and the value of things that cannot be bought or sold. The rarest commodities that truly stabilize an economy are not sold on the stock market, they are honesty, integrity, hard work, generosity, love of God, family, community and country. Government is instituted for the people, to secure their rights, provide for their defense and to protect their prosperity. In these turbulent times, we must remind ourselves of our common history and the noble goals which unite a nation, these are the things that lead to sustained success and prosperity.