Crook County is a county in the northeastern corner of the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population was 7,181,making it the third-least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat and largest city is Sundance. The county is located at the northwestern extreme of the Black Hills,which are its defining geographical feature.
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 31 Senators in the Senate,representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming,each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming,as well as the county seat of Laramie County,with 65,132 residents,per the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne metropolitan statistical area which encompasses all of Laramie County and had 100,512 residents as of the 2020 census. Local residents named the town for the Cheyenne Native American people in 1867 when it was founded in the Dakota Territory. Along with Oklahoma City,Oklahoma and Topeka,Kansas,Cheyenne is one of three state capitals with an indigenous name in a state with an indigenous name.
Dan Zwonitzer is a Republican Party member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 43,which comprises south-central Laramie County and includes southeastern portion of the capital city of Cheyenne,Wyoming.
John M. Hastert is a former Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate,he represented the 13th district from 2007 to 2019. The 13th is located in Sweetwater County and includes Green River,Purple Sage,Clearview Acres and portions of Rock Springs. He served as the Senate Minority Caucus Chairman from 2013 until his promotion to Senate Minority Whip in 2017.
Harriet Elizabeth Byrd was an American politician and educator from Wyoming who was the first African-American elected to the Wyoming Legislature.
Edward Allen Buchanan is an American politician,attorney,and military veteran,who served as the Wyoming Secretary of State from 2018 to 2022. Prior to being Secretary of State,Buchanan was a member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
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.
Cannabis is strictly illegal in Wyoming. The state has some of the strictest cannabis laws in the United States. Cannabis itself is not allowed for medical purposes,but a 2015 law allows limited use of non-psychoactive Cannabidiol. An effort was made to place two initiatives on the 2022 ballot,one to legalize medical cannabis,and the other to decriminalize personal use.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 8,2016,to elect the U.S. representative from Wyoming's at-large congressional district,who would represent the state of Wyoming in the 115th United States Congress. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Cynthia Lummis decided to retire instead of seeking a fifth term. Liz Cheney was elected to the seat to succeed Lummis.
The 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican governor Matt Mead was term-limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Republican nominee Mark Gordon defeated Democratic nominee Mary Throne by nearly 40 percentage points.
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.
Wyoming's state elections were held on November 8,2016.
Chuck Gray is an American politician and the secretary of state of Wyoming,having won the 2022 election unopposed. Gray was previously a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing the 57th District.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on November 6,2018. All of Wyoming's executive offices were up for election,as well as a United States Senate seat and Wyoming's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on August 21,2018.
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.
Marshall A. Burt is an American politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,Burt previously was a Libertarian while he represented the 39th district from 2021 to 2023. Burt was the first third-party candidate elected to the Wyoming Legislature in over 100 years.
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.
