Wyoming voters choose a successor to Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Nov 3, with Trump-backed Rep. Harriet Hageman running against Democrat James Byrd. Lummis, a prominent crypto ally in the Senate, leaves in January 2027 while the CLARITY Act remains stalled.
Wyoming voters pick a successor to Sen. Cynthia Lummis today, and Rep. Harriet Hageman, backed by President Donald Trump, is favored to take the seat. Lummis built her career as one of crypto's most visible allies on Capitol Hill.
Trump backs Hageman on election eve
Trump threw his weight behind Hageman again on the eve of the U.S. midterm elections. He first endorsed her in December 2025, and she went on to win the August Republican primary with 62.7% of the vote against four challengers.
That result sets up today's race against Byrd, a former state representative. Lummis said in December 2025 that she would not seek re-election, and her term ends in January 2027.
Hageman's record on crypto bills
As Wyoming's only member of the U.S. House, Hageman voted yes on the CLARITY Act in July 2025. The market structure bill would split crypto oversight between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
It passed the House 294-134. The same day, she backed the GENIUS Act, a stablecoin bill that cleared the chamber 308-122 and later became law.
She also voted for the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, which would bar the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). That bill passed 219-210.
The CLARITY Act stalls in the Senate
The bill has not survived the upper chamber. A September cloture vote fell 49-50, 11 votes short of the 60 needed, and no Democrats voted to proceed. Polymarket then cut the odds of the bill becoming law this year from 29.5% to 6.5%.
The industry has tried to change the Senate's math. Fairshake, its main super PAC, reported more than $193 million in cash on hand in January 2026.
Bettors on Kalshi and Polymarket favor Democrats to sweep both chambers. A Republican win in Wyoming could therefore land in a Senate run by the party that blocked the CLARITY Act.
Source: Bitcoin News
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