PRECINCT CAPTAINS
Feel the spark to get involved?
Become a Republican Precinct Captain.
Precinct captains include precinct committeemen and committeewomen from all 18 Teton County precincts. Under Wyoming law, Republican voters from each precinct may elect at least one man and one woman to serve as their precinct representatives. Essentially, precinct captains are the closest elected officials to the voters.
If you’re interested, we welcome you to step forward and serve your local Party and your community.
Take a look at the list of our current precinct captains and openings.
What do precinct captains do?
Attend Central Committee Meetings and County Conventions
Generally, there are multiple Central Committee meetings and two County Conventions during the 2-year term commitment that precinct captains are expected to attend and participate in. As representatives, precinct captains make up the voting body at these meetings & conventions.
Elect Local Republican Party Leadership
As a voting body in the Teton County Republican Party Central Committee, precinct captains elect the Teton County Republican Party Executive Board (Officers) who serve on the Wyoming State Republican Party Central Committee, develop the Party Platform, and elect Wyoming State Republican Party Officers.
Elect Republican Delegates to State Convention
Every four years, the precinct captains vote at a County Convention for delegates to the State Convention. These delegates can be from any precinct, but must be registered Republican voters. During the State Convention, these county delegates will elect state delegates who will attend the RNC Convention.
So what’s the big picture?
Let’s review - precincts are the districts that make up the county, counties are the districts that make up the state, and the states make up the country. Therefore, precinct captains represent their perspective precincts at County Conventions and elect the county officers (Teton County Republican Party Executive Board), the county officers represent their county at State Conventions and elect state officers, and the state officers represent our state at National Republican Conventions where they elect national officers.
It’s a beautifully American system - and it all starts with you.
Run to be a Republican Precinct Captain today!
Download the application and email it to info@tetongop.com and elections@tetoncountywy.gov.
You can also find more information here.