A Johnson County rancher and businessman Wednesday joined the race to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Barbara Cubin, R-Wyo.

Mark Gordon, 50, announced his candidacy for the Republican U.S. House nomination at his Buffalo home before making stops in Casper and Cheyenne.

"My biggest concern is that the Republican Party is off track, and we need to get it back to where it was before," Gordon said. "I'm talking about smaller government, individual responsibility, limited taxes."