Editor:

A candidate's past history and performance have to be guidelines that will likely reflect their future actions. In the race for Wyoming's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives there are four candidates. Cynthia Lummis is the only one who has been elected to a legislative office and has any law making experience.

She has successfully learned the complexities of the legislative process. In fact, she was the youngest female ever elected to the Legislature, where she served in both the House and Senate for a total of 14 years. She then was elected twice to statewide office as state treasurer, where she grew Wyoming's fixed income investment portfolio from $3.5 billion to $8.5 billion.

None of her opponents, Republican or Democrat, have ever been elected to the state Legislature or any statewide office.

Mark Gordon, Republican, never elected to any public office, contributed $2,000 to John Kerry's presidential campaign in 2004, $2,500 to National Democratic committee in 2004 and $7,100 to the Sierra Club beginning in 1982. In the 2006 U.S. House race he contributed $1,000 to democrat Gary Trauner.

Bill Winney, Republican, never elected to any public office, is qualified to command a nuclear submarine.

Gary Trauner, Democrat, the only public office ever elected was to the Teton County School Board.

Cynthia Lummis is a fourth generation Wyoming rancher with deep roots in the Wyoming agricultural community. If past history of service to the state has any bearing on who we should elect to the Wyoming seat in Congress, you have to choose Cynthia Lummis. She is far more qualified than any of her opponents. This is no time for an amateur!

ELMER PARSON, Casper