Jess E. Ketcham
Challenger Jess E. Ketcham is running for County Commissioner in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The election was held on September 20, 2025.
My name is Jess E. Ketcham and I am want to be your Laramie County Commissioner. I am married to my wife Kelly, we are about to celebrate our 22nd wedding anniversary. We have two teenage boys who are 6th generation Laramie County residents.
I grew up in Cheyenne and after graduating from East High School I attended Laramie County Community College. After 2 years at LCCC I transferred to the University of Wyoming. I graduating from UW with a degree in Agriculture Business. My Great-Great Grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Ketcham, was a trailblazer which led him to pioneer in the great territory of Wyoming. In 1867, The Ketcham family had the honor of having the 1st deeded homestead in Laramie County with the ranch still being held within our family. My Wyoming roots run deep, on my Mother’s side of the family my Great-Grandfather, Jess Boner (whom I am named after), pioneered in Converse County (currently Niobrara County) in 1903.
I am currently employed by the State of Wyoming as the State Budget Administrator for the State Budget Departments where I am required to schedule, monitor and deliver the entirety of the state of Wyoming's budget. I am also in my third term as a Laramie County Community College Trustee where I am currently serving as Chairman of the Board as I have previously in 2019-2021. I also have been a Cheyenne Frontier Days volunteer for the Parades Committee for 26 years and have been a Lead Assistant Chairman for the last 12 years. I was inducted into the CFD HEELS organization in 2025.
During the COVID crisis I was Chairman of the LCCC Board of Trustees and had to make hard decisions about how to move LCCC forward. Through that process LCCC is in a better position to be successful, now and in the future. Something that sets me apart is that I was a part of building the 2030 LCCC Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is the guide that will direct LCCC to achieve the goals we deemed most important for the vitality of the college. The current County Commissioners have taken my lead from the last campaign and have requested an RFP for a Strategic Plan to be done in Laramie County. I believe that we need a clear plan when it comes to the future of our county. This is one of many areas that has given me the ability to implement and develop a mission statement for the county to facilitate planning for the future of Laramie County--capital projects, budgeting and established infrastructure. If elected I will be able to use my expertise to guide the pathway of the Strategic Plan forward. My experience with budgets, the legislative process, along with my true Wyoming values, afford me the knowledge to help keep Laramie County moving forward.
I grew up in Cheyenne and after graduating from East High School I attended Laramie County Community College. After 2 years at LCCC I transferred to the University of Wyoming. I graduating from UW with a degree in Agriculture Business. My Great-Great Grandfather, Benjamin Franklin Ketcham, was a trailblazer which led him to pioneer in the great territory of Wyoming. In 1867, The Ketcham family had the honor of having the 1st deeded homestead in Laramie County with the ranch still being held within our family. My Wyoming roots run deep, on my Mother’s side of the family my Great-Grandfather, Jess Boner (whom I am named after), pioneered in Converse County (currently Niobrara County) in 1903.
I am currently employed by the State of Wyoming as the State Budget Administrator for the State Budget Departments where I am required to schedule, monitor and deliver the entirety of the state of Wyoming's budget. I am also in my third term as a Laramie County Community College Trustee where I am currently serving as Chairman of the Board as I have previously in 2019-2021. I also have been a Cheyenne Frontier Days volunteer for the Parades Committee for 26 years and have been a Lead Assistant Chairman for the last 12 years. I was inducted into the CFD HEELS organization in 2025.
During the COVID crisis I was Chairman of the LCCC Board of Trustees and had to make hard decisions about how to move LCCC forward. Through that process LCCC is in a better position to be successful, now and in the future. Something that sets me apart is that I was a part of building the 2030 LCCC Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is the guide that will direct LCCC to achieve the goals we deemed most important for the vitality of the college. The current County Commissioners have taken my lead from the last campaign and have requested an RFP for a Strategic Plan to be done in Laramie County. I believe that we need a clear plan when it comes to the future of our county. This is one of many areas that has given me the ability to implement and develop a mission statement for the county to facilitate planning for the future of Laramie County--capital projects, budgeting and established infrastructure. If elected I will be able to use my expertise to guide the pathway of the Strategic Plan forward. My experience with budgets, the legislative process, along with my true Wyoming values, afford me the knowledge to help keep Laramie County moving forward.
