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Gay GOP Hopeful Reid Rasner Sues Party Over Defamation

7/10/2026

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Reid Rasner, an openly gay Republican House hopeful, sued fellow party members for defamation.
He settled a case with an Iowa man who called him a pedophile while suing a former Wyoming GOP senator.
Log Cabin Republicans president Ross Hemminger praised the lawsuit as a stand against discriminatory rhetoric.
The Wyoming Family Alliance said organizers excluded Rasner from its candidate forum because they feared he was overly litigious.

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Reid Rasner, an openly gay Republican House hopeful, sued fellow party members for defamation.
He settled a case with an Iowa man who called him a pedophile while suing a former Wyoming GOP senator.
Log Cabin Republicans president Ross Hemminger praised the lawsuit as a stand against discriminatory rhetoric.
The Wyoming Family Alliance said organizers excluded Rasner from its candidate forum because they feared he was overly litigious.