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Park County resident Tim Lasseter, 57, is running for Park County Clerk with the hope of running a frugal and transparent office.
As precinct committeeman for the Park County Republican Party, …
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Park County resident Tim Lasseter, 57, is running for Park County Clerk with the hope of running a frugal and transparent office.
As precinct committeeman for the Park County Republican Party, Lasseter was helping to find Republican candidates for the position, but he began to consider running himself after several options fell through.
He decided roughly two weeks before the filing deadline he was going to run for county clerk, after praying on it and talking to his wife of 35 years and a couple of “trusted confidants.”
“It was getting closer and closer to the day, and I decided it’s to the point where it’s time to quit asking people to run for this position and it’s time to step up and run for it,” said Lasseter.
He said he believes the position is a partisan one and he will be running as a conservative Republican. Lasseter says that he supports the platform as a member of the convention and local caucus that helped create it.
“I’m a conservative Republican,” he said. “I know what that means. It’s county clerk. You’re not running for a non-partisan seat — you run as a Republican or a Democrat. Is it one of those things that could be a nonpartisan seat? Maybe, but it’s not.”
Lasseter said that if he’s elected, he has no plans to “clean house” because he believes everyone currently working in the clerk’s office is doing a good job.
He also said he would be available to talk with members of the public and would be critical of overspending in the county budget. A strong proponent of in-person voting, Lasseter also would work to maintain the integrity of the elections.
Lasseter, who worked for Tyson Foods in human resources, employee retention and as a warehouse manager for one of the largest warehouses in the region, moved to Cody from Missouri after retiring. He is now married with two grown children and two grandchildren.
He said he believes his experience in management — which involved handling personnel matters, keeping a large amount of records for Tyson Foods and earning a variety of certificates and degrees — qualifies him for the position.
