Chris Knapp | |
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Member of the WyomingHouseofRepresentatives from the 53rd district | |
Assumed office December 4, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Roy Edwards |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Christopher Knapp is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Knapp is a business owner. [1] Knapp served as a Campbell County commissioner from 2001 to 2012. In 2014,Knapp unsuccessfully ran in the Republican for the Wyoming House of Representatives seat representing the 53rd district,losing to Roy Edwards. [2] [1] On November 2,2020,the day before the a general election in which Edwards ran unopposed,he died in office from complications related to COVID-19. [3] On November 23,2020,Knapp was unanimously appointed by the Campbell County commissioners to fill the vacancy left by Edwards' death. [2] [1] [4] He was sworn into this position on December 4,2020. [5] [6]