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Michael Bradley Enzi was an American politician who served in the United States Senate from Wyoming as a member of the Republican Party from 1997 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in the United States Senate he served as mayor of Gillette,Wyoming,in the Wyoming House of Representatives from Campbell County,and the Wyoming Senate from the 24th district. He was the longest-serving senator from Wyoming since Francis E. Warren.
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney is an American attorney and politician. She represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023,and served as chair of the House Republican Conference—the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership—from 2019 to 2021. Cheney is known for her vocal opposition to former president Donald Trump. As of March 2023,she is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,Lummis served as the U.S representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017. She served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1993,in the Wyoming Senate from 1993 to 1995,and as the Wyoming State Treasurer from 1999 to 2007.
Eli Daniel Bebout is an American athlete and politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from a multi-member district in Fremont County and the 55th district from 1987 to 2001,and later served in the Wyoming Senate from the 26th district 2007 to 2021,as a member of the Democratic and Republican parties. He was the first person to serve as both Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives and President of the Wyoming Senate
Mark Gordon is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7,2019. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as state treasurer;then-governor Matt Mead appointed him to that position on October 26,2012,to fill the vacancy created by the death of Joseph Meyer.
Joseph Montague "Joe" Barbuto is a former Sweetwater County Treasurer,Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party,and a Democratic former member of the Wyoming State Legislature,representing House District 48 in the 59th through 61st Wyoming Legislatures.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wyoming,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Cynthia Lummis defeated Democrat Merav Ben-David by more than 46 percentage points,becoming the first female U.S. Senator from Wyoming and succeeding fellow Republican Mike Enzi,who did not run for reelection. This was the first open Senate seat since 1996,when Enzi was first elected. The Democratic and Republican party primary elections were held on August 18,2020. This was the first time since 1996 that Democrats won any county for this seat. Enzi died aged 77 on July 26,2021,from injuries in a bicycle accident,less than seven months after his retirement from the Senate.
Michael Yin is an American politician,software engineer,and businessman. A Democrat,he has represented District 16 of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2018. Yin is Wyoming's first Chinese-American legislator.
Richard Tass is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Republican Party,Tass represented the 40th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021.
The 1st Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from October 12 to December 10,1869. This was the first meeting of the territorial legislature following the creation of the Wyoming Territory by the United States Congress.
Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives were elected on November 3,2020,as part of the 2020 Wyoming elections.
The 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8,2022,to elect the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Christopher Knapp is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Jeremy Haroldson is an American politician and Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives,representing the 4th district since January 12,2021.
Pepper L. Ottman is a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives,representing the 34th District since January 12,2021.
Rachel Rodriguez-Williams is an American Republican politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 50th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 4,2021.
Harriet Maxine Hageman is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023. She is a member of the Republican Party.
John Wesley Fitzgerald is an American politician currently serving his first term in the Michigan State House of Representatives for the 83rd District. Fitzgerald won his race on November 8,2022,against Lisa DeKryger. Fitzgerald lives in Wyoming,Michigan with his wife and daughter.
The 2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election will be held on November 5,2024,alongside the 2024 United States elections. Primaries were held on August 20,which candidates could file for between May 16 and May 31.
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