Charles Scott | |
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Member of the Wyoming Senate | |
Assumed office January 3, 1983 | |
Constituency | Natrona County (1983-1992) 30th district (1993-present) |
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
In office January 1,1979 –January 3,1983 | |
Personal details | |
Born | USMC Base,near Klamath Falls,Oregon | August 19,1945
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Casper,Wyoming |
Occupation | Rancher |
Charles K. Scott (born August 19,1945) is a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate. [1] Serving since 1983,Scott initially represented Natrona County in the state senate. [2] After the state legislature switched from a county-based apportionment system to a district based apportionment system,in 1992,Scott was elected to represent the 30th senate district. [3] [4] Previously he was in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1982. From 1993-1994 he was vice president of the Senate. He won reelection to continue serving in the Wyoming State Senate on November 5,2024. [5]
In 1967,he received his B.A. from Harvard College [5] and his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1969. [6]
In 2012,Scott sponsored a resolution,SJR 3,meant to provide "health-care freedom" upon its amendment to the state constitution. [5] Scott won reelection in 2016 over Democratic opponent Robert Ford 5,831-1,521 (79.3% - 20.7%). [7] In February 2022,Scott was a strong proponent for a budget amendment to eliminate the University of Wyoming Gender Studies program,stating that it was,"extremely biased,ideologically driven that I can’t see any academically legitimacy to". [8]