TORRINGTON – Family history for Roseanna Davison has one starting point in Wyoming.
In 1868, the family came to Fremont County by covered wagon. Both her great-great-grandfather and grandfather were sheriffs of Freemont County. Davison, born in Dallas, Texas, in 1969, moved back to Wyoming with her mother and father. Now she’s running for the House seat in District 5.
Davison attended East Wyoming College in Torrington to become a teacher. She graduated EWC and earned her teaching degree at University of Wyoming.
Growing up in Wyoming, one of her most memorable times was going to an uncle’s ranch in Morten for branding.
“I had never been to a branding. I was so impressed with the fellowship. All the people came from the other ranches and farms to help,” Davison said. “When I think of Wyoming I think of that. I call it the cowboy way of life.”
Davison wants to defend that way of life. She has seen this though out her life living in Wyoming.
Davison’s taught 36 years, two in Fort Laramie, then 34 years in Guernsey. She recently retired form Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary School.
Davison has always been involved in politics, serving as a precinct committee person for the Fort Laramie and Lingle areas for six years. Davison is affiliated with the Republican Party because she believes in their ideals of less government, less taxes, personal freedom and private property rights.
“There is a reason for government, I know. It just needs to stay in its boundaries,” she said. “It is not over reaching and over regulating, especially in our part of the country. We like freedom, that is why I have been involved in the Republican party. Because this is the platform we helped to write.”
Davison is very prolife and has helped to write the platform for prolife, this for her is the Wyoming way of life.
Davison has a plan for the future of Wyoming and Goshen County that includes supporting the state energy industry.
“Torrington is within an hour’s drive of so many wonderful historical sites,” she said. “There is Fort Laramie, Register Cliff and the Oregon Trail Ride. When people come through here I don’t think they realize all the rich history.”
Davison’s hopes to bring tourists here looking to see the history of the west. With Platt County starting to ramp up its push for tourism and budgeting for advertising pointing to Highway 85 and Highway 26 for rich western history.
Bringing Wyoming beef to the for front as steroid free becoming a place that people want to come for beef and produce
“Wyoming is a mystery to a lot of people. I think there is a lot of opportunity there. It will also broaden our tax base,” Davison said. “I am excited to represent the State of Wyoming and Goshen County because I love this country.”
