Below is a list of the historic party leaders within the Wyoming Senate.
The Senate is composed of 29 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Ogden Driskill (R) of District 1 is Senate President and Dave Kinskey (R) of District 22 is Senate Vice President. The leaders are senators Larry S. Hicks (R) of District 11 and Chris Rothfuss (D) of District 9. [1]
Legislature | Dates | Democratic leader | President | Republican leader | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
37th | 1963 – 1964 | Rudolph Anselmi (Sweetwater) | Charles Irwin (Converse) | Andrew McMaster (Niobrara) | [2] |
38th | 1965 – 1966 | Elmer Kinnaman (Carbon) | Andrew McMaster (Niobrara) | Earl Christensen (Weston) | [3] |
39th | 1967 – 1968 | Richard Jones (Park) | [4] | ||
40th | 1969 – 1970 | Earl Christensen (Weston) | Peter Madsen (Sheridan) | [5] | |
41st | 1971 – 1972 | Peter Madsen (Sheridan) | Dick Tobin (Natrona) | [6] | |
42th | 1973 – 1974 | J. Myers (Uinta) | Dick Tobin (Natrona) | Donald Jewett (Sublette) | [7] |
43th | 1975 – 1976 | David Hitchcock (Albany) | J. Myers (Uinta) | Neal Stafford (Johnson) | [8] |
44th | 1977 – 1978 | Robert H. Johnson (Sweetwater) | L. Donald Northrup (Park) | [9] | |
45th | 1979 – 1980 | William Rector (Laramie) | Neal Stafford (Johnson) | Donald Cundall (Platte) | [10] |
46th | 1981 – 1982 | Dick Sedar (Natrona) | Donald Cundall (Platte) | Eddie Moore (Converse) | [11] |
47th | 1983 – 1984 | Steve Majhanovich (Sweetwater) | Eddie Moore (Converse) | Gerald Geis | [12] |
48th | 1985 – 1986 | James Norris (Laramie) | Gerald Geis | John Turner (Teton) | [13] |
49th | 1987 – 1988 | Win Hickey (Laramie) | John Turner (Teton) | Russell Zimmer (Goshen) | [14] |
50th | 1989 – 1991 | John Vinich (Fremont) | Russell Zimmer (Goshen) | Diemer True (Natrona) | [15] |
51st | 1991 – 1992 | Frank Prevedel (Sweetwater) | Diemer True (Natrona) | Jerry B. Dixon (Crook/Weston) | [16] |
52nd | 1993 – 1994 | Lisa F. Kinney (9th) | Jerry B. Dixon (1st) | Boyd L. Eddins (16th) | |
53rd | 1995 – 1996 | Jim Applegate (8th) | Boyd L. Eddins (16th) | Bob Grieve (11th) | |
54th | 1997 – 1998 | Guy E. Cameron (7th) | Bob Grieve (11th) | Jim Twiford (2nd) | |
55th | 1999 – 2000 | Mark O. Harris (14th) | Jim Twiford (2nd) | Hank Coe (18th) | |
56th | 2001 – 2002 | Rich Cathcart (6th) | Hank Coe (18th) | April Brimmer-Kunz (4th) | |
57th | 2003 – 2004 | E. Jayne Mockler (8th) | April Brimmer-Kunz (4th) | Grant Larson (22nd) | |
58th | 2005 – 2006 | Rae Lynn Job (12th) | Grant Larson (17th) | John Schiffer (22nd) | |
59th | 2007 – 2008 | Ken Decaria (15th) | John Schiffer (22nd) | John Hines (23rd) | |
60th | 2009 – 2010 | Kathryn Sessions (7th) | John Hines (23rd) | Jim Anderson (2nd) | [17] |
61st | 2011 – 2013 | John Hastert (13th) | Jim Anderson (2nd) | Tony Ross (4th) | [18] |
62nd | 2013 – 2015 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Tony Ross (4th) | Phil Nicholas (10th) | [19] |
63rd | 2015 – 2016 | Phil Nicholas (10th) | Eli Bebout (26th) | [20] | |
64th | 2017 – 2018 | Eli Bebout (26th) | Drew Perkins (29th) | [21] | |
65th | 2019 – 2020 | Drew Perkins (29th) | Dan Dockstader (16th) | [22] | |
66th | 2021 – 2022 | Dan Dockstader (16th) | Ogden Driskill (1st) | [23] | |
67th | 2023 – 2024 | Ogden Driskill (1st) | Larry S. Hicks (11th) | [1] |
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