SWEETWATER COUNTY — John Freeman announces his bid for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives, District 60. Representative Freeman was first elected to the House in November 2010. House District 60 encompasses two-thirds of the City of Green River.
John L. Freeman has been active in Sweetwater County for over thirty-five years. He was a member of the Sweetwater County Outdoor Recreation Board, Green River Recreation Board, the first chairman of the Green River Greenbelt Task Force, a Trustee of Western Wyoming Community College and a past President of the Wyoming Association of Community College Trustees. He coached youth soccer for 14 years. Mr. Freeman was employed as US History and Government teacher in Sweetwater School District #1 for 32 years. He taught at Rock Springs Alternative High School and Rock Springs High School. He retired from teaching in June of 2011 to become Western Wyoming Community College’s part-time
High School Transition Coordinator. He currently assists students in Western’s service area to make a smooth transition from high school to college by encouraging prepared students to take college classes while still in high school.
As a member of the Wyoming Legislature, Rep. Freeman has served on the House Education Committee, the Joint School Facilities Committee, the Management Council, The Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee (TRW), the Select Natural Resource Funding Committee and the Select Committee on the Wyoming Value Added Energy and Industrial Plan. In addition to serving on these legislative committees, he was appointed by Governor Mead to serve on the Governor’s School Safety Taskforce and Complete College Wyoming. Rep. Freeman was also selected to serve on the Wyoming Distance Education Task Force.
Representative Freeman believes he is uniquely qualified to return to Cheyenne and advocate for Green River, Sweetwater County, and Wyoming’s interests.
The 2017 Wyoming Legislature will continue to struggle with declining mineral revenues and balancing the budget. Unless economic conditions improve, it is safe to assume the State of Wyoming will face further budget cuts, spending out of the rainy day accounts and possible tax increases.
Despite the recent economic challenges, Wyoming must stay open for business. Current economic decisions need to address today’s conditions and prepare Wyoming for future development. As the current longest serving representative on the House Education and TRW Committees, Freeman would like to return to Cheyenne and be part of vital discussions concerning Wyoming’s education system (Pre K, K-12, community colleges and UW) tourism, Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the state’s cultural resources. Representative Freeman hopes that the voters of House District 60 will return him to the Wyoming Legislature where his experience, insight, and dedication to Wyoming will provide benefits to the state.
John Freeman has lived in Sweetwater County since 1971, while his family has had a presence in Sweetwater County since the 1880’s. He is a graduate of Rock Springs High School, Western Wyoming College, and the University of Wyoming. He is married to Theresa Collins Freeman and they have three grown sons: Michael, Matthew and Sean. Representative Freeman is a Democrat.
