Trump Endorses “MAGA Megan” Degenfelder in Wyoming Governor Race

Trump gives his complete and total endorsement to Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction Megan Degenfelder, a Republican running for governor in the 2026 election.

First Published: August 4, 2026, 10:18 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump endorsed Megan Degenfelder, the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction, in her campaign to become the next governor of the state he carried three times.

The endorsement lands Trump behind a Republican who has held statewide office since January 2, 2023, and who entered the governor’s race in January 2026 according to ballotpedia.org. Trump has nicknamed her “MAGA Megan” and framed her candidacy around energy, taxes and border security.

“Megan Degenfelder has my Complete and Total Endorsement — She is a fantastic person, and will never let you down,” Trump said in the post.

The backing matters because Wyoming ranks among Trump’s strongest states, where a Republican gubernatorial primary often decides the seat outright. His margins ranked at or near the top of any state in each of his three campaigns.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: ““MAGA” Megan Degenfelder is running to be the next Governor of the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024. Megan is fantastic, and strongly supported by many of our Greatest Warriors, including future Senator Harriet Hageman! A Sixth Generation Wyomingite, and Wyoming’s very popular Superintendent of Public Instruction, Megan has dedicated her life to serving her Community. As your next Governor, Megan will work tirelessly to Champion Wyoming Values, Promote our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Advance MADE IN THE U.S.A., Unleash American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Support our Brave Military, Veterans, and Law Enforcement, Safeguard our Elections, and Protect our always under siege Second Amendment. Megan Degenfelder has my Complete and Total Endorsement — She is a fantastic person, and will never let you down!” on August 4, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET.

This is Trump’s 12th message released today, and the last post was 34 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 96 of his 461 posts over the last 30 days classified as Elections posts.

Degenfelder, a sixth-generation Wyomingite born in Casper, earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from the University of Wyoming according to ballotpedia.org. She worked as a lobbyist for coal producer Cloud Peak Energy before entering politics. She won the 2022 Republican nomination for superintendent with 40% of the vote, defeating acting incumbent Brian Schroeder, then beat Democratic nominee Sergio Maldonado in the general election according to ballotpedia.org.

The endorsement lifts Degenfelder in a state where Republican registration dominates and no Democrat has won the governorship since 2006. It pits her platform against rivals in a crowded primary that will likely determine the successor to term-limited Governor Mark Gordon. Voters focused on energy jobs, ranching and taxes stand to gain a candidate promising deregulation, while opponents inside the Republican field lose ground when Trump picks a favorite.

Degenfelder aligned herself with the MAGA movement throughout her career and backed the effort to shrink the Department of Education. She joined Governor Gordon and State Attorney General Bridget Hill in 2024 to challenge Title IX rules on transgender athletes. Her campaign drew endorsements from Speaker pro tempore Jeremy Haroldson and State House Majority Leader Scott Heiner in March 2026.

For the average American reader, a Wyoming governor’s race carries national weight because the state supplies a large share of the nation’s coal and federal mineral revenue. Its energy policy influences electricity and fuel costs elsewhere. A pro-drilling governor could shape how quickly federal land in Wyoming opens to new leases.

Trump endorsements in Wyoming primaries have moved races before. His backing of Harriet Hageman helped her defeat Representative Liz Cheney in the 2022 Republican House primary by roughly 37 percentage points, according to ballotpedia.org.

The next decision rests with Wyoming’s Republican primary voters, who will settle the nomination in the August 2026 primary election. A certified date for the vote determines when the field narrows toward the November general election.

Wyoming has been Republican terrain for generations, and this endorsement is not the first time a president’s favor reshaped its politics. The state sent its first woman to a governor’s office in 1925 when Nellie Tayloe Ross took the seat after her husband’s death, becoming the first female governor in the United States according to britannica.com. Wyoming had already granted women the vote in 1869 as a territory, earning the nickname the Equality State according to britannica.com. Ross later served as the first woman to direct the United States Mint, a role she held for two decades.