John Freeman | |
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| Member of the WyomingHouseofRepresentatives from the 60th district | |
| In office January 11, 2011 –January 4, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Thompson |
| Succeeded by | Mark Baker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 10,1954 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Western Wyoming Community College University of Wyoming |
John L. Freeman (born September 10,1954) is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Democratic Party,Freeman represented the 60th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021.
John L. Freeman was born on September 10,1954. [1] In 1972,he graduated from Rock Springs High School. In 1975,he graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with an associates of arts degree and graduated from University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1978. [2] He married Theresa Collins,with whom he had three children. [3]
In 2010,Freeman won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 60th district without opposition and defeated Republican nominee Ted York in the general election to succeed Bill Thompson. [4] [5] He won reelection in 2012,2014,2016,and 2018. [6] [7] [8] [9] Freeman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020. [10]
In 2010,Freeman was selected to serve on the education committee in the Wyoming House of Representatives. [11] Freeman has served as chairman of the Wyoming House of Representatives Minority Caucus since 2017. [2] During the 2020 presidential election Freeman endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination. [12]
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Freeman | 737 | 99.73% | |
| Write-in | 2 | 0.27% | ||
| Total votes | 739 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 131 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Freeman | 1,636 | 60.39% | |
| Republican | Ted York | 1,070 | 39.50% | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.11% | ||
| Total votes | 2,709 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 91 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 566 | 98.95% | |
| Write-in | 6 | 1.05% | ||
| Total votes | 572 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 45 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 3,199 | 97.44% | |
| Write-in | 84 | 2.56% | ||
| Total votes | 3,283 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 826 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 614 | 99.51% | |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.49% | ||
| Total votes | 617 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 66 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 1,518 | 55.26% | |
| Republican | Bill Hooley | 1,229 | 44.74% | |
| Total votes | 2,747 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 72 | |||
| Overvote | 4 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 647 | 99.23% | |
| Write-in | 5 | 0.77% | ||
| Total votes | 652 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 45 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 3,088 | 96.38% | |
| Write-in | 116 | 3.62% | ||
| Total votes | 3,204 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 938 | |||
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 550 | 99.82% | |
| Write-in | 1 | 0.18% | ||
| Total votes | 551 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 50 | |||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | John Freeman (incumbent) | 2,208 | 95.50% | |
| Write-in | 104 | 4.50% | ||
| Total votes | 2,312 | 100.00% | ||
| Undervote | 777 | |||