ABOUT

The Teton County GOP spent some quality time brainstorming our mission statement, vision statement, and values. We believe they encompass what we do as a Party, what our goal is as a Party, and how those translate to the community of Teton County. Each of these elements derive from our three main Party pillars, listed below:

  1. Fiscal Responsibility & Private Sector Solutions

  2. Conservation & Responsible Stewardship

  3. Respect & Compassion for Individual Freedoms

Feel free to take a gander at our 2022 Teton County Republican Party bylaws, platforms, and resolutions, as well!

Mission

The Teton County Republican Party (GOP) is comprised of a diverse membership that strives to promote the quality of life for all people in Teton County through education, advocacy, and service.

Vision

To elect Republican leaders to wisely serve the people of Teton County within the values of the Republican Party.

Values

Quality of Life; Economic Vibrancy; Fiscal Responsibility & Transparency; Respect, Protect, and Promote Knowledge of our U.S. Constitutional Rights; Respect for Teton County Heritage; Conservation & Responsible Stewardship of our Land and Natural Resources

Further defined values.

Quality of Life

  • Recognize that families are the backbone of any community.

  • Each person in Teton County is an integral part of the community.

  • Support excellence in education.

  • Promote advocacy and service on school and charitable boards; promote community outreach and involvement with our legislature; practice individual engagement.

  • We value the importance of recreation to our residents for balanced, enriched, and healthy lives.

  • Access to quality health care is a goal. We believe that government may support, but not dictate health care.

  • Legislation related to health care must be scientific and evidence based.


Economic Vibrancy

  • Respect private property rights.

  • Promote minimal, sensible regulation and taxation.

  • Government should promote, not impede, the private sector.


Fiscal Responsibility & Transparency

  • We believe that government at all levels must live within its means.

  • Open and honest transparency must be practiced in all political parties and in local government.

  • Monitor and promote responsible budgeting and taxation restraints.

  • Promote public access to government information.

  • Ensure that members of our Party are fully aware that we the people are the government.


Respect, Protect, and Promote Knowledge of our U.S. Constitutional Rights

  • Provide and encourage civic education for our Republican membership, the community at large, and in our schools for future generations.

  • Be active and maintain oversight of our local government to ensure U.S. Constitutional Rights are maintained in our county and our state.

  • Promotion of individual responsibility.


Respect for Teton County Heritage

  • Support entrepreneurship.

  • Promote and protect our agricultural heritage.

  • Promote and encourage ranching, dude ranching, rodeo, farming, etc.

  • Promote and encourage recreational pursuits such as hunting, fishing, and winter & summer outdoor sports.

  • Spread the knowledge of the history of Teton County, Wyoming.


Conservation & Responsible Stewardship of our Land and Natural Resources

  • Affirm that Teton County’s western heritage, natural beauty, wildlife, and natural resources are the foundation of our economy.

  • Strive for the right balance between commerce and conservation.

  • Strive to achieve responsible growth.

  • Transportation planning should balance safety for people, wildlife, and resources.