Sheridan County GOP Officers 2025-2027
Chairman - James Temple
Vice Chairman - Sharon McCright
State Committeeman - Tod Windsor
Tod became the State Committeeman in August 2017 after serving as Secretary. A graduate of Sheridan High School, Tod returned to Sheridan with his family in 2010 to open a Jimmy John's restaurant after a career in corporate marketing and new product development.
A Precinct Committeeman, Tod serves on the City of Sheridan Planning Commission and the board of the Museum at the Bighorns. He's a former member of the Sheridan Travel & Tourism Board, and has served on the board of a County Airport Authority and a Domestic Violence / Women's Shelter. He is also a Certified NRA Instructor. Tod and his wife, Jan, live in Sheridan.
State Committeewoman - Carla Klopfenstein
Carla moved from Illinois to Colorado to beautiful Sheridan, Wyoming in 2007. She has always been actively involved in local government / politics starting in IL where her grandfather was mayor of their town, her father served as village trustee, and she spent 24 years elected to the Library Board as well as County Board member for one year before moving to Colorado.
She is the past-president of the Republican Women of Sheridan County. Carla also serves on the Dog & Cat Shelter board as secretary and has been a team captain for the YMCA in the Give Your Heart to a Child program for several years. In 2013, she was heavily involved in the Sheridan County Field of Honor, which placed US Flags at Sheridan College and donated over $25,000 to the Wounded Warrior Program. Ms. Klopfenstein is retired from pharmaceutical sales and currently works as a merchandiser in local stores.
Treasurer - Harry Pollak
Harry and his family moved to Sheridan in 2021, wanting to provide a better quality of life for their son, embrace Wyoming values, and live beside the Bighorn Mountains. He retired in 2015 from selling insurance as the CEO providing life, health, and financial services.
Harry has served on numerous boards including a Home Owners Association, Amateur Radio clubs, Science Technology Engineering and Math program, Search and Rescue team, and Parent Teacher Association. He attends Sheridan County School District #2 school board meetings and Sheridan City Council meetings regularly, and Sheridan County Commissioner meetings when possible.
Harry, and his wife, Shelley, have been married for over eighteen years and have three adult children, one child at home, and four grandchildren.
Secretary - Natalie Trampe
Natalie and her husband, Mike, moved to Sheridan shortly after they were married. They have three sons who are all married and working within the community of Sheridan.
Natalie taught English at Sheridan Junior High until she started raising her children. She enjoyed teaching and has remained involved with teaching through homeschooling, Christian School Education, and church. Natalie leads music on Sundays at her church. She also helps with various organizations in Sheridan that are important to her.
Natalie became the Secretary of the Sheridan Republican Party for " just a couple of months until we find someone." The "couple of months" has become several years, and Natalie is still enjoying taking minutes for the Sheridan Republican Party.
