Britney Tennant

Britney Tennant is the Democratic candidate for Wyoming House of Representatives District 11 in the November 3, 2026 general election, running against Republican Dan McIntosh and Libertarian Ryan Shollenberger.[1][2] A nonprofit executive, she says in a Ballotpedia survey that she founded Black Dog Animal Rescue in 2008 and is CEO of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter.[1][3]

Britney Tennant graduated from Cheyenne Central High School, earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming in 2004 and a graduate degree from Regis University in 2017.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she described herself as a fifth-generation Wyomingite raised by a single mother who was one of Cheyenne's first female police officers.[3] She said she founded Black Dog Animal Rescue in 2008, has served as CEO of the Cheyenne Animal Shelter for five years, chairs the Wyoming State Board of Veterinary Medicine, and is a former chair of the Wyoming Nonprofit Network.[3]

Tennant advanced from the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary for District 11.[1] In the survey, she said her priorities include affordable housing and keeping young people in Wyoming, closing the gender pay gap, protecting access to health care, affordable child care, and fully funding public schools without diverting tax dollars to vouchers or charter schools.[3] She also said she is passionate about a community-focused tax system, civil rights, local control and conservation.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.