Laramie City Council candidates to face voters in June 25 forum

Housing, street repairs, utility rates and downtown business rules were all on the table June 25 as Laramie City Council candidates faced voters at the Albany County Public Library.

The 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. forum was held as a hybrid event at the library at 310 S. 8th St. and was also streamed live for people watching from home. It could be viewed later as well.

The event was part of a nonpartisan forum series put on by the League of Women Voters of Laramie and the Albany County Public Library. The format let voters hear directly from candidates about their motivations for running and where they stand on issues that shape daily life in Laramie, from neighborhood growth to water planning and the condition of city streets.

The Laramie City Council is the city’s policy-making board, not the arm that handles day-to-day administration. It has nine members elected from three wards, with three representatives from each ward, and they serve overlapping four-year terms. The mayor and vice mayor are chosen by the council every two years at the first council meeting in January.

Laramie’s 2026 election cycle will fill four City Council seats, with the winners taking office on the first Tuesday in January 2027. Municipal candidate filing ran from May 14 to May 29, 2026, and voters will next see the race on the August 18 primary ballot before the November 3 general election.

Ward boundaries were amended by Enrolled Ordinance No. 2042 on April 5, 2022, after the 2020 Census to reflect nearly equal proportions across the wards.