Allen Hogg, a third-generation rancher who has worked the Upper Greybull River country his entire life, has announced his candidacy for the Wyoming House of Representatives, District 28, as a Republican.
Hogg, 66, operates the Hogg Ranch near Meeteetse — land his family has worked since 1918. He grew up in the Basin, earned his degree from Northwest College, and spent a brief couple of years in Hot Spring County, where he worked on a workover rig while providing for his young family. before returning to the ranch full-time. He and his wife Kristine have been married 45 years and have raised three sons, one of whom still works the ranch alongside him. When he’s not managing cattle, you’ll find him hunting elk, deer, and birds across the country he’s known since childhood, or throwing flies into the Greybull River that runs through the family property.
“I’m running because I’ve spent my whole life in this Basin and I’ve watched what happens when Cheyenne stops listening to the people actually living here,” said Hogg. “Our roads, our schools, our local boards — these things matter. My neighbors matter. That’s not politics. That’s just how I was raised.”
Hogg brings more than two decades of public service to the race. As Vice-Chairman of the Park County Fair Board, he steered the fair toward self-sufficiency during severe funding cuts — growing attendance and revenue without putting the entire bill on taxpayers. As Treasurer of the Park County Predator Board, he helped secure state funding for programs protecting both livestock and Wyoming’s wildlife habitat. He is a former President of the Wyoming State Association of County Fairs, a life member of 4-H and FFA, and has worked alongside researchers from across the country to ensure that landowner reality — not just academic theory — shapes wildlife management decisions in House District #28.
“I’m not a politician, but I am someone who understands how government decisions impact people on the ground, “ Hogg said. ”in Wyoming, we value our independence, but we also value the local services that keep our communities running–our roads, our schools, and our libraries. I’m running to make sure those services are protected by practical conservation leadership, not sidelined by ideological distractions.”
Hogg’s platform prioritizes results over political theater. His goals include protecting the longstanding partnerships between ranchers, the public, and public lands. Securing necessary state funding for district infrastructure, and ensuring that local boards– not state-level mandates–maintain control over our schools and libraries.
Wyoming House District 28 is a large, sparsely populated rural district in north-central Wyoming centered in the Bighorn Basin. The district includes all of Hot Springs County and portions of Big Horn County, Park County, and Fremont County. Its primary population center is Thermopolis, the county seat of Hot Springs County, along with nearby East Thermopolis and Kirby. Other incorporated towns within the district include Basin, Greybull, Manderson, Burlington, Meeteetse, and Shoshoni, while smaller unincorporated communities such as Otto, Lucerne, Owl Creek, and Lysite contribute to its rural character. Rural Cody in the Sage Creek area, which lies south of the Greybull Highway, is also included. The district has a population of roughly 8,800 residents spread across more than 5,000 square miles, making it one of the larger House districts in the state.
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