The Jenny Beth Show

Wyoming Secretary of State Takes on the D.C. Establishment │ Chuck Gray

Episode Summary

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.

Episode Notes

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.

 

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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

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