65th Wyoming State Legislature

65th Wyoming State Legislature
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Overview
Legislative body	Wyoming Legislature
Jurisdiction	Wyoming, United States
Meeting place	Wyoming State Capitol
Term	2019–2021
Wyoming Senate
Members	30 Senators
Senate President	Drew Perkins (R)
Majority Leader	Dan Dockstader (R)
Minority Leader	Chris Rothfuss (D)
Party control	Republican
Wyoming House of Representatives
Members	60 Representatives
Speaker of the House	Steve Harshman (R)
Majority Leader	Eric Barlow (R)
Minority Leader	Cathy Connolly (D)
Party control	Republican

The 65th Wyoming State Legislature was a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature, starting on January 10, 2019.

The Republican Party holds a supermajority in the legislature, which began meeting in 2013; 50 of the 60 seats in the House and 27 of the 30 seats in the Senate are held by Republicans.

Senate

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of 59th Legislature	23	7	30	0
End of 60th Legislature	23	7	30	0
End of 61st Legislature	26	4	30	0
End of 62nd Legislature	26	4	30	0
End of 63rd Legislature	26	4	30	0
End of 64th Legislature	27	3	30	0
Beginning of 65th Legislature	27	3	30	0
Latest voting share	90%	10%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Drew Perkins	Republican
Majority Leader	Dan Dockstader	Republican
Senate Vice President	Ogden Driskill	Republican
Minority Leader	Chris Rothfuss	Democratic
Minority Whip	Liisa Anselmi-Dalton	Democratic

Members of the Wyoming Senate

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties represented	Next election
1	Ogden Driskill	Republican	Devils Tower	Converse, Crook, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston	2022
2	Brian Boner	Republican	Douglas	Converse, Platte	2020
3	Cheri Steinmetz	Republican	Lingle	Goshen, Platte	2022
4	Tara Nethercott	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie	2020
5	Lynn Hutchings	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie	2022
6	Anthony Bouchard	Republican	Carpenter	Laramie	2020
7	Stephan Pappas	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie	2022
8	Affie Ellis	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie	2020
9	Chris Rothfuss	Democratic	Laramie	Albany	2022
10	Glenn Moniz	Republican	Laramie	Albany	2020
11	Larry S. Hicks	Republican	Baggs	Albany, Carbon	2022
12	Liisa Anselmi-Dalton	Democratic	Rock Springs	Fremont, Sweetwater	2020
13	Tom James	Republican	Rock Springs	Sweetwater	2022
14	Fred Baldwin	Republican	Kemmerer	Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta	2020
15	Wendy Davis Schuler	Republican	Evanston	Uinta	2022
16	Dan Dockstader	Republican	Afton	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton	2020
17	Mike Gierau	Democratic	Jackson Hole	Fremont, Teton	2022
18	Hank Coe	Republican	Cody	Park	2020
19	R. J. Kost	Republican	Powell	Big Horn, Park	2022
20	Wyatt Agar	Republican	Thermopolis	Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie	2020
21	Bo Biteman	Republican	Ranchester	Sheridan	2022
22	Dave Kinskey	Republican	Sheridan	Sheridan, Johnson	2020
23	Jeff Wasserburger	Republican	Gillette	Campbell	2022
24	Michael Von Flatern	Republican	Gillette	Campbell	2020
25	Cale Case	Republican	Lander	Fremont	2022
26	Eli Bebout	Republican	Riverton	Fremont	2020
27	Bill Landen	Republican	Casper	Natrona	2022
28	James Lee Anderson	Republican	Casper	Natrona	2020
29	Drew Perkins	Republican	Casper	Natrona	2022
30	Charles Scott	Republican	Casper	Natrona	2020

House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Republican	Independent	Democratic		Vacant
End of the 59th Legislature	43	0	17	60	0
End of the 60th Legislature	41	0	19	60	0
End of the 61st Legislature	50	0	10	60	0
End of the 62nd Legislature	52	0	8	60	0
End of the 63rd Legislature	51	0	9	60	0
December 23, 2016 [1]	50			60	1
January 4, 2017 [2]	51			60	0
Beginning of the 64th Legislature	51	0	9	60	0
May 15, 2017 [3]	50			60	1
June 5, 2017 [4]	51			60	0
September 14, 2017 [5]	50			60	1
October 13, 2017 [6]	51			60	0
Beginning of the 65th Legislature	50	1	9	60	0
Latest voting share	83%	2%	15%

Leadership

See also: Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Steve Harshman	Rep	37
Majority Leader	Eric Barlow	Rep	3
Speaker pro tempore	Albert Sommers	Rep	20
Majority Whip	Tyler Lindholm	Rep	1
Minority Leader	Cathy Connolly	Dem	13
Minority Whip	Charles Pelkey	Dem	45
Minority Caucus Chairman	John Freeman	Dem	60

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties represented
1	Tyler Lindholm	Rep	Sundance	Crook, Weston
2	Hans Hunt	Rep	Newcastle	Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston
3	Eric Barlow	Rep	Gillette	Converse, Campbell
4	Dan Kirkbride	Rep	Chugwater	Platte
5	Shelly Duncan	Rep	Lingle	Goshen, Platte
6	Aaron Clausen	Rep	Douglas	Converse
7	Sue Wilson	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
8	Bob Nicholas	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
9	Landon Brown	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
10	John Eklund, Jr.	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
11	Jared Olsen	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
12	Clarence Styvar	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
13	Cathy Connolly	Dem	Laramie	Albany
14	Dan Furphy	Rep	Laramie	Albany
15	Donald Burkhart	Rep	Rawlins	Carbon
16	Mike Yin	Dem	Jackson	Teton
17	JoAnn Dayton-Selman	Dem	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
18	Thomas Crank	Rep	Kemmerer	Sweetwater, Uinta
19	Danny Eyre	Rep	Lyman	Uinta
20	Albert Sommers	Rep	Pinedale	Sublette
21	Evan Simpson	Rep	Afton	Lincoln
22	Jim Roscoe	Ind	Wilson	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton
23	Andy Schwartz	Dem	Jackson	Fremont, Teton
24	Sandy Newsome	Rep	Cody	Park
25	Dan Laursen	Rep	Powell	Park
26	Jamie Flitner	Rep	Greybull	Big Horn, Park
27	Mike Greear	Rep	Worland	Washakie
28	John Winter	Rep	Thermopolis	Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Fremont
29	Mark Kinner	Rep	Sheridan	Sheridan
30	Mark Jennings	Rep	Sheridan	Sheridan
31	Scott Clem	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
32	Timothy Hallinan	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
33	Andi Clifford	Dem	Riverton	Fremont
34	Tim Salazar	Rep	Dubois	Fremont
35	Joe MacGuire	Rep	Casper	Natrona
36	Art Washut	Rep	Casper	Natrona
37	Steve Harshman	Rep	Casper	Natrona
38	Tom Walters	Rep	Casper	Natrona
39	Stan Blake	Dem	Green River	Sweetwater
40	Richard Tass	Rep	Buffalo	Johnson, Sheridan
41	Bill Henderson	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
42	Jim Blackburn	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
43	Dan Zwonitzer	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
44	Sara Burlingame	Dem	Cheyenne	Laramie
45	Charles Pelkey	Dem	Laramie	Albany
46	Bill Haley	Rep	Centennial	Albany
47	Jerry Paxton	Rep	Encampment	Albany, Carbon, Sweetwater
48	Clark Stith	Rep	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
49	Garry Piiparinen	Rep	Evanston	Uinta
50	David Northrup	Rep	Powell	Park
51	Cyrus Western	Rep	Sheridan	Sheridan
52	William Pownall	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
53	Roy Edwards	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
54	Lloyd Larsen	Rep	Lander	Fremont
55	David Miller	Rep	Riverton	Fremont
56	Jerry Obermueller	Rep	Casper	Natrona
57	Chuck Gray	Rep	Casper	Natrona
58	Pat Sweeney	Rep	Casper	Natrona
59	Bunky Loucks	Rep	Casper	Natrona
60	John Freeman	Dem	Green River	Sweetwater

References

1. Republican Kendell Kroeker (District 35) resigned before the start of the next legislative session.
2. Joe MacGuire appointed to fill the seat of Republican Kendell Kroeker (District 35).
3. Mark Baker (District 48) resigned after moving out of the district.
4. Clark Stith appointed to fill the seat of Republican Mark Baker (District 48).
5. Robert McKim (District 21) resigned due to health reasons.
6. Evan Simpson appointed to fill the seat of Republican Robert McKim (District 21).