Wyoming

On the record

• Israel

  No public statement found as of October 18, 2026.

• ICESaid

  Asked in a June 2026 WyoFile candidate questionnaire to rate the Trump administration's approach to immigration since 2025, Byrd said the border must be secured and the law enforced, but that policies separating families violate the nation's principles; he called for Congress to pass comprehensive reform and fund immigration courts.

  "While we must secure our borders and enforce the rule of law, policies that separate families and ignore human dignity violate our nation's core principles."

  James Byrd | U.S. Senate | WyoFile 2026 Election Guide, WyoFile, June 2026

• The Trump administrationSaid

  In a September 2026 campaign statement after a 21-ton emergency food delivery to Cheyenne food pantries, Byrd said Wyoming's congressional delegation backs the administration's priorities while Wyoming families struggle with food costs.

  "Our own congressional delegation stands by and backs this administration’s failed priorities while Wyoming pays the price."

  21 TONS OF FOOD IS GONE IN 7 DAYS": JAMES BYRD BLASTS WASHINGTON FOR FUNDING FOREIGN WARS WHILE WYOMING GOES HUNGRY, Candidate's campaign site, September 17, 2026

• Where they want the country to goSaid

  At a July 8, 2026 League of Women Voters candidate forum in Casper, Byrd said the shift of power from Congress to the president is not what the founders wanted, that Congress acquiesces to the executive, and that he would work to restore constitutional limits.

  "What I will do is go back there and put constitutional rules back into place."

  Casper forum separates US Senate candidates on healthcare, executive power, WyoFile, July 8, 2026

• Foreign policySaid

  On October 7, 2026, Byrd criticized remarks President Trump made about the war with Iran at a rally in Grand Island, Nebraska; his campaign's statement quotes Trump as saying Iran could "take out" Los Angeles or San Diego and calling it "a very small price to pay."

  "No American city, no military base, and no American family is expendable"

  James Byrd Condemns Trump’s Rally Remarks on U.S. Cities and Degradative Political Rhetoric, Candidate's campaign site, October 7, 2026

• Health careSaid

  In the June 2026 WyoFile questionnaire, Byrd said Congress should protect rural hospitals, make telehealth reimbursement permanent, and lower costs through price transparency and caps on prescription drug costs.

  "Congress can lower out-of-pocket expenses by pushing for transparent medical pricing, capping soaring prescription drug costs, and protecting consumer-friendly provisions in federal health insurance markets"

  James Byrd | U.S. Senate | WyoFile 2026 Election Guide, WyoFile, June 2026

• EnergySaid

  In the June 2026 WyoFile questionnaire, Byrd said he would back federal permitting reform and programs modeled on the Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund to support new energy technology such as the TerraPower Natrium nuclear project.

  "As a federal lawmaker, I would champion federal permitting reform and scale up initiatives modeled after the state's newly established Wyoming Energy Dominance Fund"

  James Byrd | U.S. Senate | WyoFile 2026 Election Guide, WyoFile, June 2026

• FarmingSaid

  In a May 2026 Cody Enterprise interview, Byrd said tariffs, the war in Iran and a deal to buy beef from Brazil have added to the economic stress on Wyoming farmers and ranchers, and that the federal government should put domestic producers first.

  "Quit screwing with the market so producers have a fair playing field"

  Byrd will champion working-class Wyoming, Cody Enterprise, May 27, 2026