There is a growing sense across Wyoming — and across the nation — that something isn’t just off, it’s deeply out of alignment with the values we say we stand for. When you look closely at the decisions being made in Washington, and even right here in Wyoming, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:

We are watching leaders — on both sides — forget what they were sent to do.

The bad isn’t just bad because it frustrates us. It’s bad because it pulls our country, our communities, and our future in the wrong direction.

And as a candidate for Governor in 2026, I believe we must call this out clearly, honestly, and without apology — not to divide, but to wake people up to the reality that we must Be Something Different.

Washington Is Doing It Again — Spending, Growing, and Forgetting the People

America is facing a moment of historic financial irresponsibility. Despite promises of fiscal sanity, Washington is spending like money has no meaning — and acting as though debt has no consequences.

We are watching:

• Trillions added to the deficit with no path toward balance
• Runaway spending packages that satisfy special interests, not citizens
• New social programs portrayed as “economic growth,” but functionally expanding government control
• Funding foreign wars while American families struggle to pay for groceries, utilities, and property taxes

This isn’t conservatism.
It’s not limited government.
It’s not constitutional stewardship.

It is a political class that has grown comfortable spending money that does not belong to them — while the people who earned it tighten their belts and cut back to survive.

When government grows this fast, freedom shrinks just as quickly.

Bureaucracy Is Exploding — and It’s Not Just in D.C.

Another troubling trend is the explosive growth of bureaucracy — not only at the federal level, but right here in Wyoming. More rules, more regulations, more agencies, more complications, and more layers between the people and the solutions they need.

This is not conservatism. This is not small government. This is not freedom.

This is exactly why I speak so strongly about dismantling unnecessary bureaucracy and rebuilding government around the people — not around itself.

Wyoming’s government is not immune to the same drift we see in Washington:

• Endless rulemaking
• Bills that expand departments rather than shrink them
• Increasing reliance on federal dollars
• Growing administrative burdens on families and businesses

This isn’t what conservative leadership looks like.
It’s what happens when leaders forget that their job is to lighten the load, not add to it.

Washington’s Priorities Are Upside Down

While families are choosing between gas and groceries, Washington is:

• Sending billions overseas
• Growing federal payrolls and agencies
• Funding new bureaucratic programs
• Debating distractions while the economy teeters

This is not what the people asked for.
This is not what the people voted for.
This is certainly not what the people need.

We were promised responsible leadership.
Instead, Washington doubled down on the very behavior voters rejected.

America is being asked to accept a level of government intrusion, taxation, and financial recklessness that contradicts the foundational principles our nation was built on.

Wyoming Isn’t Immune — And That’s a Problem

It would be easy to point only at Washington, but Wyoming must also acknowledge its own issues.

We are seeing:

• unnecessary agency expansion
• creeping administrative overreach
• spending increases with no long-term strategy
• political distractions that ignore the real struggles of working families

Every time our own state expands government instead of reducing it, we drift further from the values we claim to hold.

Wyoming doesn’t need bigger government.
Wyoming needs better priorities.

This is one of the biggest reasons I left the political parties and chose to run unaffiliated: I refuse to be part of a system that rewards expanding government while pretending to shrink it.

This Is Why 2026 Is the Year Wyoming Must Be Something Different

We cannot keep doing the same things and hope for new outcomes.
We cannot elect the same kinds of leaders and expect new results.
We cannot shrink government while expanding it on paper.

Politics has drifted away from principle.
Government has drifted away from accountability.
Leadership has drifted away from the people.

But Wyoming doesn’t have to follow that path.

We can choose:

• leaders who listen
• leadership rooted in conviction
• government that serves people, not itself
• budgets built on discipline, not wishful thinking
• solutions instead of speeches

We can choose to Be Something Different — because the people deserve better, and the future demands it.

A Final Word for Wyoming Families

I won’t pretend these problems are small. They’re not. But they’re not impossible either.
They require honesty, courage, and a willingness to walk away from the habits of politics-as-usual.

I’m running for Governor because I believe Wyoming can lead the nation by showing what responsible, people-first leadership looks like.

🖊️ Write-In Joseph Kibler for Governor in 2026.
Because when principles drift, someone must stand firm.
And when leadership fails, someone must stand up.

Let’s Be Something Different — for Wyoming, and for the generations who follow us.