The race for Commissioner

This is the second part of a four-part weekly series to focus on the Laramie County Commissioner race before the August 16 primary election.

A Laramie County native and Cheyenne firefighter is running for the Laramie County Board of Commissioners.

Republican Kevin Tighe spoke with the Pine Bluffs Post this week and said he is running for the board of commissioners to bring a citizen’s perspective to local government.

“I’m running as a citizen, not a politician,” Tighe said.

Tighe, who serves as a full-time firefighter for the Cheyenne Fire Department has never held elected office, but has been...