CHEYENNE—Wyoming lawmakers spend the majority of their time in the state capitol during legislative sessions seated at their desks on the floor of their respective chambers.
So it’s no wonder that, among the stacks of paperwork and coffee cups, more personal items collect on those desks too. Bowls of candy. Framed photos of loved ones. A bust of Benjamin Franklin. A sasquatch figurine.
“I got the Franklin bust when I visited the Library of Congress for the first time, he is one of my favorite authors,” Rep. Daniel Singh, R-Cheyenne, told WyoFile.
His other statuette — Bigfoot — represents someone whom Singh said he likes to think of as a proud Wyoming resident.
“He may have even been spotted along the banks of the mighty Dry Creek, which flows through House District 61,” Singh said.
Other representatives, Singh said, have their own desk mascots, including otters, cows and pigs. A few desks to the right of Singh’s several flower arrangements from constituents back home have accumulated on the desks of Laramie Democratic Reps. Karlee Provenza and Trey Sherwood.
“We call it our ‘garden district’ and ‘wall’ of flowers,” Sherwood told WyoFile.
“We feel very loved,” she said.
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