Ralph Nieder-Westermann

Ralph Nieder-Westermann is the Democratic candidate for the Wyoming House of Representatives, District 26, in the November 3, 2026 general election, where incumbent Dalton Banks (R) is also on the ballot.[1] He is the executive director of Wyoming LifeLine, according to his Ballotpedia survey responses.[3]

Ralph Nieder-Westermann earned a high school diploma from Warren Central High School and a bachelor's degree from Rutgers University in 1979.[2] He advanced from the August 18, 2026 Democratic primary as a write-in candidate, receiving 29 votes.[2] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he was a founder of Wyoming LifeLine, a suicide and crisis support line now part of the statewide 988 network, and that he helped have Big Horn County designated an SBA HUBZone.[3] He said he moved to Wyoming and Big Horn County in August 2025.[3]

Nieder-Westermann said in the survey that his priorities include school funding paired with accountability and measurable results, recruiting and retaining rural health care professionals and expanding telehealth, and opposing wholesale disposal or privatization of public lands while considering carefully structured land exchanges.[3] He also named public health and protecting the rights of minority communities as areas of personal passion.[3]

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