Wyoming Senate · District 6

Taft Love's Wyoming Senate voting record

Republican

Taft Love was appointed to the seat Darin Smith left and sworn in on September 9, 2025.

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Taft Love (Republican) is a member of the Wyoming Senate for District 6. This page covers the 394 floor roll calls held while Taft Love was in office, from Feb. 9, 2026 to March 11, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 72% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 87% of party-line votes. 53rd percentile in the Wyoming Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0% of roll calls. Taft Love sponsored 3 statewide bills this term; 1 passed. Below are the contested votes where Taft Love split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Taft Love sponsored and contact details.

Votes with the Senate President 72% On 173 contested votes where both voted · 88% on all votes Votes with own party 87% Partisan rank: 13 of 31 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) Didn't vote at roll call 0% 0 of 394 roll calls
Bills passed 1 3 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 23 of 31 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) Bills that became law 1 of 1 passed · 0 vetoed

Where they sit

Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Taft Love's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 2 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Wyoming Senate53rd percentile
More conservative than 53% of the Wyoming Senate.
Most liberalMost conservative
15th most conservative of 31

On the November 3 ballot

Taft Love is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Wyoming Senate District 6)

The scores

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Votes with the Senate President
72%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Taft Love.

On 173 contested votes where both voted88% on all 394 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
87%
Democrats Republicans 15%100%

Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Taft Love.

On 38 party-line votesPartisan rank: 13 of 31 in the Senate (tied with 2 others)12 senators vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Taft Love sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills
Sponsored3
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Vetoed by the Governor0

Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 31 in the Senate (tied with 4 others) · 22 of 29 Republicans (tied with 3 others)

A bill counts for the legislator its record names as its main sponsor. Many Wyoming bills are sponsored by a committee and count for no one.

Bills that passed both chambers

BillResultFinal action
SF 50 (2026 Budget Session)
State engineer-surface and ground water study		 Became law March 6, 2026

Budget projects

These pages don't credit budget items to Wyoming legislators.

Contested votes where they split

49 against the Senate President; 23 against most of their party.

DateBill and motion Their voteSenate PresidentMost of their party
March 11, 2026 SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3
Veto Override		 Nay Yea Nay
March 5, 2026 HB 83: Legislative subpoena-penalty
Motion to Reconsider		 Yea Yea Nay
March 5, 2026 HB 145: Removing triple taxation for resident EV drivers
Third Reading		 Yea Nay Yea
March 4, 2026 HB 157: Protection of parental rights-cause of action
Motion to Suspend the Rules		 Nay Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 10: Sexually explicit materials in libraries-requirements
Motion to Suspend the Rules		 Nay Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 130: Second amendment protection act amendments
Third Reading		 Yea Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 HB 130: Second amendment protection act amendments
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
March 4, 2026 SF 70: Omnibus water bill-construction
Concurrence		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 22: Recall of elected municipal officers
Committee of the Whole		 Yea Nay Nay
March 3, 2026 HB 145: Removing triple taxation for resident EV drivers
Committee of the Whole		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 145: Removing triple taxation for resident EV drivers
Motion to Reconsider		 Yea Nay Yea
March 3, 2026 HB 145: Removing triple taxation for resident EV drivers
Committee of the Whole		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 26, 2026 HB 85: Post-election audit procedures
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 24, 2026 SF 116: Surface water drainage utilities
Third Reading		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 24, 2026 SF 116: Surface water drainage utilities
Motion to Reconsider		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 24, 2026 SJ 5: Convention of states
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 24, 2026 SF 116: Surface water drainage utilities
Third Reading		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 81: K-12 public school finance-2
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 81: K-12 public school finance-2
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 81: K-12 public school finance-2
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 25: Landowner license limits in limited quota hunt areas
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 25: Landowner license limits in limited quota hunt areas
Amendment		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 96: Tobacco sales and taxation
Third Reading		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 23, 2026 SF 35: School district-cell phone and smart watch policies
Third Reading		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Third Reading		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 20, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 17, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 17, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 17, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 17, 2026 SF 1: General government appropriations
Amendment		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 12, 2026 SF 108: Election purity and hand count-2
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 11, 2026 SJ 4: Confirmation of justices and judicial nominations
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Yea
Feb. 11, 2026 SJ 2: Upholding the principles of federalism
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 11, 2026 SF 94: Governmental immunity-road reconstruction and maintenance
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 75: Court automation fees-amendments
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 74: Pesticide warning labels
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 73: Tolling authority-highways
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 42: County zoning authority-amendments
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 40: State lands-designation of community-valued land
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 10, 2026 SF 35: School district-cell phone and smart watch policies
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Yea
Feb. 9, 2026 SJ 3: Residential property tax-constitutional amendment
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 78: Residential real property-taxable value
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 77: Homeowner property tax exemption revisions
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 65: Wyoming business council-repeal
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 62: Legislature-reorganization of department of audit
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 49: Public records act revisions
Introduction of a Bill		 Nay Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 33: Political parties-county central committees
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Yea Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 15: Landowner hunting licenses-limitation
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Nay Nay
Feb. 9, 2026 SF 63: Administrative rules-legislative review
Introduction of a Bill		 Yea Yea Nay

Recent key votes

Taft Love's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.

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  1. March 11, 2026
    Senate
    SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3
    Voted nayAgainst the Senate President Veto Override · Yeas 12, nays 18

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  2. March 11, 2026
    Senate
    SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2
    Voted yea Veto Override · Yeas 20, nays 10

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  3. March 6, 2026
    Senate
    SF 1: General government appropriations
    Voted yea Line-Item Veto Override: veto 7 · Yeas 24, nays 5

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  4. March 6, 2026
    Senate
    SF 1: General government appropriations
    Voted yea Line-Item Veto Override: veto 3 · Yeas 25, nays 4

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

  5. March 6, 2026
    Senate
    SF 1: General government appropriations
    Voted yea Line-Item Veto Override: veto 1 · Yeas 23, nays 6

    What the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.

Every roll call

How Taft Love voted on each of the 394 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySenate PresidentYeas–nays
March 11, 2026SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3
Veto Override		NayNayYea12–18
March 11, 2026SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2
Veto Override		YeaYeaYea20–10
March 6, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations
Line-Item Veto Override		YeaYeaYea24–5
March 6, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations
Line-Item Veto Override		YeaYeaYea25–4
March 6, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations
Line-Item Veto Override		YeaYeaYea23–6
March 5, 2026SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3
Concurrence		YeaYeaYea26–5
March 5, 2026HB 178: Public unions-transparency and dues withdrawal limitations
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea21–10
March 5, 2026HB 145: Removing triple taxation for resident EV drivers
Third Reading		YeaYeaNay18–13
March 5, 2026HB 92: Registered sex offenders prohibited from public office
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea18–13
March 5, 2026HB 96: Carrying of concealed weapons-age requirement
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea29–2
March 5, 2026HB 83: Legislative subpoena-penalty
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea15–16
March 5, 2026HB 43: Anti-money laundering
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
March 4, 2026HB 130: Second amendment protection act amendments
Third Reading		YeaNayYea13–18
March 4, 2026HB 126: Human heartbeat act
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
March 4, 2026HB 122: Wyoming rural health transformation program
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
March 4, 2026SF 70: Omnibus water bill-construction
Concurrence		YeaYeaNay21–10
March 3, 2026HB 3: Wyoming pregnancy centers-autonomy and rights
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
March 3, 2026HB 69: Department of health-land transfers
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea20–10
March 2, 2026SF 28: Elections-voting machine and voting system tests
Concurrence		NayNayNay6–25
Feb. 27, 2026HB 111: State funded capital construction
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 26, 2026HB 85: Post-election audit procedures
Third Reading		NayNayYea9–21
Feb. 26, 2026HB 105: K-12 school facilities appropriations-2
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea25–4
Feb. 24, 2026SF 116: Surface water drainage utilities
Third Reading		YeaNayNay12–19
Feb. 24, 2026SF 121: Wyoming Pharmacy Act amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
Feb. 24, 2026SJ 6: Shared parenting day
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
Feb. 24, 2026SJ 5: Convention of states
Third Reading		NayYeaYea19–12
Feb. 24, 2026SF 117: Zoning protest petition-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 24, 2026SF 116: Surface water drainage utilities
Third Reading		YeaYeaNay17–14
Feb. 24, 2026SF 109: Cowboy state agricultural trust fund
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea25–6
Feb. 24, 2026SF 104: Higher education-research funding
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea24–7
Feb. 24, 2026SF 72: Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 24, 2026SF 21: Wyoming stable token-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 23, 2026SF 25: Landowner license limits in limited quota hunt areas
Third Reading		NayYeaYea23–7
Feb. 23, 2026SJ 9: Keeping public lands protected and decisions local
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
Feb. 23, 2026SF 96: Tobacco sales and taxation
Third Reading		NayNayYea13–18
Feb. 23, 2026SF 95: Driver's and motor vehicle services-third party providers
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 23, 2026SF 87: Felony interference with a police officer-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea28–3
Feb. 23, 2026SF 55: Special purpose depository institution-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 23, 2026SF 54: State banks and SPDI conversions
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–4
Feb. 23, 2026SF 35: School district-cell phone and smart watch policies
Third Reading		YeaYeaNay25–6
Feb. 23, 2026SF 22: Unincorporated nonprofit associations-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea25–6
Feb. 20, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations
Third Reading		YeaYeaNay20–10
Feb. 20, 2026SF 88: Sex offenders-residence near child care facilities
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea25–6
Feb. 20, 2026SF 126: Wyoming-Ireland Trade Commission
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea24–7
Feb. 20, 2026SF 124: Economic development-rodeo museum
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea24–7
Feb. 20, 2026SF 43: Conservation district supervisor contracting
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–3
Feb. 19, 2026SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–5
Feb. 18, 2026SF 82: Duties of registered agents-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea23–8
Feb. 18, 2026SF 70: Omnibus water bill-construction
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–4
Feb. 18, 2026SF 52: 2026 large project funding
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea27–3
Feb. 18, 2026SF 47: Increase of Hathaway scholarship awards
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–4
Feb. 18, 2026SF 13: Wyoming national guard member referral-amendments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea22–8
Feb. 18, 2026SF 12: Wyoming national guard reenlistment bonus program
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea26–4
Feb. 17, 2026SF 6: Eligibility for Medicaid-criteria
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea28–3
Feb. 16, 2026SF 8: Absconding for criminal purposes-criminal offense
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea17–13
Feb. 12, 2026SF 24: Lottery tickets-acceptance of debit card payments
Third Reading		YeaYeaYea22–9

Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
wyoleg.gov
Email
taft.love@wyoleg.gov
Capitol office
State Capitol 200 W. 24th St., Cheyenne, WY 82002
District office
1463 Earhart Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82009

Committees

  • Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources
  • Health Insurance Affordability Task Force
  • School Facilities Select

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Wyoming Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.

Source: the Wyoming Legislature's roll-call records and the House and Senate Journals, Jan. 17, 2025 to March 11, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections