Laramie City Council Ward 2 · Nov 3, 2026
Brandon Newman
Candidate for City Council Ward 2 (incumbent)
Brandon Newman, the incumbent, is running for Laramie City Council Ward 2 in the Nov 3, 2026 election, against Jayne Pearce.
Early voting begins · Tue, Oct 6, 2026
TomorrowWyoTech business instructor and auto technician serving his first term on the Laramie City Council. He first ran for council in 2022.
Jayne Pearce did not file in the spring; she was nominated for the November ballot as a write-in candidate in the August primary after Brandon Newman's only filed opponent dropped out. The Laramie Reporter · Sep 18, 2026
The City Council members page lists Brandon Newman and Erin O'Doherty as the Ward 2 and Ward 3 members whose terms expire in January 2027. City of Laramie
Where Brandon Newman stands: positions on the record
Stormwater fee2 sourced positions
Made the motion for the ordinance repealing the Surface Water Drainage chapter, Municipal Code Chapter 13.80, and voted yes on second reading (failed 2-6, August 2025).
Council voteLaramie City Council minutes, August 19, 2025 · Aug 19, 2025
Voted yes on first reading of the ordinance repealing the Surface Water Drainage chapter, Municipal Code Chapter 13.80 (passed 6-0, March 2026; Fried, Lockhart and Cumbie absent).
Council voteLaramie City Council minutes, March 3, 2026 · Mar 3, 2026
Housing2 sourced positions
Voted yes on Resolution 2026-34, recommending approval of the West Side Urban Renewal Plan and Project (passed 9-0, May 2026).
Council voteLaramie City Council minutes, May 6, 2026 · May 6, 2026
Said infrastructure has to come first and that businesses follow.
“We need the infrastructure first. When we do that, businesses come.”
Own statementThe Laramie Reporter · Sep 18, 2026
Contractor licensing1 sourced position
Voted no on Ordinance No. 2114, which clarified general contractor licensing years of experience and the appeals process, on third reading (passed 6-2, November 2025).
Council voteLaramie City Council minutes, November 18, 2025 · Nov 18, 2025
Rental housing1 sourced position
Said he wants to finish the landlord reward program started last year.
“I really want to get the landlord plan finished up, so we can start to implement that”
Own statementThe Laramie Reporter · Sep 18, 2026
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