Cale Case was born on June 2,1958 and is an American economist, businessman, and politician from Wyoming.
17 Facts About Cale Case
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Cale Case was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1994 through 1998.
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Cale Case has been a member of the Wyoming Senate since 1999.
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Cale Case has been a longtime chairman of the Senate Corporations, Elections, and Political Subdivisions Committee.
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Cale Case endorsed Ron Paul in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries.
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In 2013, Cale Case spoke in opposition to two nominees to the Wyoming Public Service Commission selected by Governor Matt Mead, and the two appointments were rejected by the Senate, a rare step.
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Cale Case said that the nominees were unqualified and called for the governor to consider more economist nominees to the commission.
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Cale Case voted against legislation approved by the Wyoming Senate which would have forbidden the state from recognizing same-sex marriages legally made in other states or countries.
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Cale Case has been a longtime leading proponent of higher taxes on wind energy.
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In 2012, Cale Case supported a resolution urging Congress to grant federal funding to remediate uranium contamination at the Riverton Uranium Mill Tailings, an abandoned uranium mill at the Wind River Indian Reservation.
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Cale Case noted that the tribes lacked the resources to clean up the site without federal aid.
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In 2019, Case supported legislation to end net metering in Wyoming, which allowed small-scale solar power users to sell their surplus electricity to the utility company, saving money.
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Cale Case described net metering as a "subsidy" that put a strain on the utility and on customers who did not use solar power.
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In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming, Cale Case opposed the federal mandates requiring certain employers with more than 100 employees to require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or be tested regularly.
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However, Cale Case opposed the calling of a special session of the state legislature to pass anti-vaccine mandate legislation.
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Cale Case unsuccessfully launched a campaign for Congress in the 2004 election, challenging US Representative Barbara Cubin in the Republican primary.
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In 2007, Case was one of 31 candidates to fill the US Senate vacancy created by the death of Craig L Thomas; the Wyoming Republican Party Central Committee did not select Case as a finalist, choosing John Barrasso, Cynthia Lummis, and Tom Sansonetti instead.