Greene opens U.S. House campaign in Rock Springs

A longtime Rock Springs resident has become the first democrat to start campaigning for Wyoming's lone U.S. House of Representatives seat.

Ryan Greene kicked off his campaign at an event Saturday evening at the Freight Station in Rock Springs.

"It's the best news I've heard in a long time," Frank Prevedel, one of Greene's supporters told an audience of more than 250 people. "We need somebody who knows this state."

Greene is originally from Rock Springs and works for Greene's Energy Services, a business originally started by his father. Greene said many of the state's problems, including its...