Cynthia Cloud

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Cynthia Cloud
27th Auditor of Wyoming
In office
January 3, 2011 January 7, 2019
Governor Matt Mead
Preceded by Rita Meyer
Succeeded by Kristi Racines
Personal details
Born (1969-02-22) February 22, 1969 (age 52)
Political party Republican
Spouse(s)Charles Cloud
Children4
Education University of Alabama,
Tuscaloosa
(BS)

Cynthia I. Cloud (born February 22, 1969) is the former Republican state auditor of Wyoming, United States, the twentieth person to hold the position. She was elected in 2010, when the incumbent Rita Meyer instead ran unsuccessfully for governor of Wyoming against fellow Republican Matt Mead.

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Education

Cloud graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, with a degree in accounting. When she previously resided in Cody, she completed the Park County Leadership Institute.

Personal life

Cynthia and her husband, Charles Morgan Cloud, have four children.

Electoral history

Wyoming Auditor Republican Primary Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCynthia Cloud47,42750.76
RepublicanBruce Brown45,86149.08
RepublicanWrite-ins1510.16
Wyoming Auditor Election, 2010
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCynthia Cloud157,84899.00
Write-insWrite-ins1,5981.00
Wyoming Auditor Election, 2014
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCynthia Cloud (inc.)138,21699.05
Write-insWrite-ins1,3250.95
Political offices
Preceded by
Rita Meyer
Auditor of Wyoming
2011–2019
Succeeded by
Kristi Racines

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