Peter Long runs again for County Commission

Long vows to bring the ‘working class plight’ to forefront of discussions, decisions.

By Sophia Boyd-Fliegel
Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Sophia covers county politics, housing, and workforce issues. She grew up in Washington, studied in California and has worked in Oregon and Alaska.

Author email
May 4, 2022
May 4, 2022
0

Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
SMS
Email

Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

Peter Long uses the plural pronoun “we” when he talks about his next race for the Teton County Board of County Commissioners.

He’s even signed some of his old campaign emails from himself, his wife, Lauren, and his 3-year-old, Walter.

This page requires Javascript.

Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

kAm“x 2=H2JD C676C E@ >J H:76[ >JD6=7 ,2?5. @FC D@? 3642FD6 x =62C?65 7C@> E96 =2DE 8@\ 2C@F?5 E92E :E’D 2 =@E @7 H@C<[” 96 E@=5 E96 }6HDU2>AjvF:56]k^Am

kAm{@?8 2??@F?465 9:D D64@?5 CF? 7@C E96 4@F?EJ 3@2C5 H:E9 2 D:>:=2C A=2E7@C> E@ 9:D 7:CDE 42>A2:8? :? a_a_]k^Am

Peter Long will run again for county commission after losing in 2020. “I’m not running to represent Republicans, I’m running to represent everybody in our community,” he said.
By Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

kAm{@?8 42>6 :? E9:C5 :? E96 a_a_ 7@FC\A6CD@? C246 7@C E96 EH@ D62ED 96 =@DE E@ :?4F>36?ED }2E2=:2 |24<6C 2?5 vC68 tADE6:?] {@?8 62C?65 `h]ecT @7 E96 G@E6[ H9:49 2>@F?E65 E@ 72==:?8 D9@CE 3J ae_ G@E6D — ;FDE @G6C `T @7 E96 E@E2= G@E6 4@F?E]k^Am

kAm%9:D J62C[ E9C66 D62ED 2C6 @A6?] r@>>:DD:@?6C {FE96C !C@ADE :?E6?5D E@ D66< 2?@E96C 7@FC J62CD H9:=6 r@>>:DD:@?6CD |2C< }6H4@>3 2?5 |2C< q2CC@? E@=5 E96 }6HDU2>AjvF:56 $F?52J E92E E96J H6C6 DE:== H6:89:?8 E96:C @AE:@?D]k^Am

kAms6DA:E6 9:D =2DE =@DD[ {@?8 D2:5 96 H2D 6I4:E65 E@ ECJ 282:?]k^Am

kAm“%H@ J62CD 28@ x ,D2:5. x ;FDE C62==J 766= E92E @FC H@C<:?8 4=2DD :D F?56CC6AC6D6?E65 :? @FC =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E[” 96 D2:5] “x? E9:D 6=64E:@?[ x 766= C62==J 92G6 2? @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ D6E 2 4@FCD6 E@ >2<6 %6E@? r@F?EJ 2 A=246 H96C6 @FC D>2== 3FD:?6DD6D 2?5 H96C6 @FC H@C<6CD 42? DF44665]”k^Am

kAm{@?8[ bg[ :D 2 7@FCE9\86?6C2E:@? %6E@? r@F?EJ ?2E:G6 H9@ DA6?E E:>6 :? (2D9:?8E@?[ s]r] H@C<:?8 7@C =@33J:?8 4@>A2?J[ AF3=:4 A@=:4J E9:?< E2?<[ 2?5 E96 }2E:@?2= $64FC:EJ r@F?4:= 367@C6 DE2CE:?8 9:D @H? AF3=:4 C6=2E:@?D 4@?DF=E:?8 7:C>]k^Am

kAmw6 2?5 9:D H:76[ {@?8 D2:5[ 3@E9 H@C< >F=E:A=6 ;@3D CF??:?8 E96 s:2>@?5 rC@DD #2?49 6G6?ED G6?F6 2?5 %6E@? r23:?D[ D@ 96 F?56CDE2?5D E96 “H@C<:?8 4=2DD A=:89E]”k^Am

kAm“%CJ:?8 E@ 8C2AA=6 H:E9 9@FD:?8 :?D64FC:EJ[ ECJ:?8 E@ 7:?5 49:=5 42C6[ C:D:?8 962=E9 42C6 4@DED[ ,E96D6 2C6. 2== E9:?8D E92E C62==J >2<6 E9:D ;FDE 2 E@F896C 2?5 E@F896C A=246[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm%96 D@4:@64@?@>:4[ 9@FD:?8 :?D64FC:EJ 2?5 962=E942C6 5:DA2C:E:6D 96 H2?E65 E@ :>AC@G6 =2DE 8@ 2C@F?5 H6C6 @?=J “@A6?65 FA” 3J r~'xs[ 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAm%9@D6 D@4:2= :DDF6D D9@F=5 36 C6D@=G65 H:E9 >@C6 AC:G2E6 D64E@C A2CE?6CD9:AD[ {@?8 D2:5]k^Am

kAm“%@@ @7E6?[ H6 C6G6CE E@ E9:D >:?5D6E :? @FC =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E E92E =@42= 8@G6C?>6?E :D E96 2?DH6C E@ 2== E96D6 3:8 :DDF6D F?:=2E6C2==J[” 96 D2:5]k^Am

kAmw6 FD65 w23:E2E wF>2?:EJ E2<:?8 @G6C %96 vC@G6 9@FD:?8 56G6=@A>6?E 2D 2? 6I2>A=6 7@C 9@H 96’5 =:<6 E@ D66 AF3=:4\AC:G2E6 A2CE?6CD9:AD H@C<]k^Am

kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qmp?5 EH@ J62CD @FE 7C@> E96 =2DE 6=64E:@?[ 96 D2:5[ “H6’C6 DE:== 92G:?8 E96 D2>6 4@?G6CD2E:@?D 23@FE ?@CE96C? $@FE9 !2C<]k^DA2?mk^Am

kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm“pE D@>6 A@:?E[ H6 DE2CE E@ A=2? E96D6 E9:?8D E@ 562E9]”k^DA2?mk^Am

kAm(96? 2D<65 H96C6 23@FE 32=2?4:?8 4@?D6CG2E:@? 2?5 8C@HE9[ 96 5:5?’E 5C2H 2 7:C> =:?6[ 3FE D2:5 96 E9@F89E E96 AC@G6C3:2= “D42=6 :D E:AA65” E@H2C5 “=@D:?8 4@>>F?:EJ[” 2?5 96 H@F=5 “=62? :?E@” 9@FD:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D E@ 96=A]k^Am

kAm{@?8 2=D@ D2:5 96 H2?ED E@ D66 AC@A6CEJ E2I6D 4@>6 5@H? H:E9 96=A 7C@> E96 4@F?EJ]k^Am

kAmkDA2? 4=2DDlQAC:?E0EC:>Qm%96 C646?E J62CD @7 5@F3=6\5:8:E A6C46?E :?4C62D6D E@ AC@A6CEJ E2I6D 2?5 6DE:>2E6D 92G6 9:E A6@A=6 @? 7:I65 :?4@>6D >@DE[ 96 D2:5]k^DA2?mk^Am

kAmqFE <?@H:?8 E92E E96 4@F?EJ 42? @?=J :>A24E =@H6C AC@A6CEJ E2I6D 2C@F?5 `bT 7C@> H96C6 E96J 2C6 ?@H H:E9@FE :?G@=G6>6?E 7C@> E96 DE2E6[ {@?8 D2:5 96 E9@F89E 4@>>:DD:@?6CD 2?5 E@H? 4@F?4:=@CD D9@F=5 >2<6 2 923:E @7 EC2G6=:?8 E@ r96J6??6 E@ >66E H:E9 DE2E6 =2H>2<6CD]k^Am

kAm“%@@ @7E6?[ %6E@? r@F?EJ :D EC62E65 2D E96 F8=J DE6A49:=5[” 96 D2:5[ “,=6E’D. 8@ 5@H? 2?5 >66E H:E9 E96 =68:D=2EFC6 2?5 >2<6 ,@FC. 42D6 ]]] H6’== ?6G6C 86E E96C6 :7 H6 5@?’E =@@< 2E @AE:@?D E@ >2<6 492?86D]”k^Am

Contact Sophia Boyd-Fliegel at county@jhnewsandguide.com or 307-732-7063.

Facebook
Twitter
WhatsApp
SMS
Email
Print
Save

Sophia Boyd-Fliegel

Sophia covers county politics, housing, and workforce issues. She grew up in Washington, studied in California and has worked in Oregon and Alaska.

Author email

Report

Watch this discussion. Stop watching this discussion.

Watch this discussion

Get an email notification whenever someone contributes to the discussion

Notifications from this discussion will be disabled.

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Please note: Online comments may also run in our print publications.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Please turn off your CAPS LOCK.
No personal attacks. Discuss issues & opinions rather than denigrating someone with an opposing view.
No political attacks. Refrain from using negative slang when identifying political parties.
Be truthful. Don’t knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the “Report” link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with us. We’d love to hear eyewitness accounts or history behind an article.
Use your real name: Anonymous commenting is not allowed.
.
The News&Guide welcomes comments from our paid subscribers. Tell us what you think. Thanks for engaging in the conversation!