Party leaders of the Wyoming Senate

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Below is a list of the historic party leaders within the Wyoming Senate.

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Existing floor leaders

The Senate is composed of 29 Republicans and 2 Democrats.

Currently, Ogden Driskill (R) of District 1 is Senate President and Dave Kinskey (R) of District 22 is Senate Vice President. The party floor leaders are senators Larry S. Hicks (R) of District 11 and Chris Rothfuss (D) of District 9. [1]

For the upcoming 68th session, Bo Biteman (R) of District 21 will be Senate President and Tim Salazar (R) of District 26 Vice President; the party floor leaders will be Tara Nethercott (R) of District 4 and Mike Gierau (D) of District 17. [2]

List of party leaders (1963–present)

Legislature DatesDemocratic leaderPresidentRepublican leaderRef.
37th1963 – 1964Rudolph Anselmi
(Sweetwater)		Charles Irwin
(Converse)		Andrew McMaster
(Niobrara)		 [3]
38th1965 – 1966Elmer Kinnaman
(Carbon)		Andrew McMaster
(Niobrara)		 Earl Christensen
(Weston)		 [4]
39th1967 – 1968 Richard Jones
(Park)		 [5]
40th1969 – 1970 Earl Christensen
(Weston)		Peter Madsen
(Sheridan)		 [6]
41st1971 – 1972Peter Madsen
(Sheridan)		Dick Tobin
(Natrona)		 [7]
42th1973 – 1974 J. Myers
(Uinta)		 Dick Tobin
(Natrona)		 Donald Jewett
(Sublette)		 [8]
43th1975 – 1976 David Hitchcock
(Albany)		 J. Myers
(Uinta)		 Neal Stafford
(Johnson)		 [9]
44th1977 – 1978 Robert H. Johnson
(Sweetwater)		 L. Donald Northrup
(Park)		 [10]
45th1979 – 1980 William Rector
(Laramie)		 Neal Stafford
(Johnson)		 Donald Cundall
(Platte)		 [11]
46th1981 – 1982 Dick Sedar
(Natrona)		 Donald Cundall
(Platte)		 Eddie Moore
(Converse)		 [12]
47th1983 – 1984 Steve Majhanovich
(Sweetwater)		 Eddie Moore
(Converse)		 Gerald Geis [13]
48th1985 – 1986 James Norris
(Laramie)		 Gerald Geis John Turner
(Teton)		 [14]
49th1987 – 1988 Win Hickey
(Laramie)		 John Turner
(Teton)		 Russell Zimmer
(Goshen)		 [15]
50th1989 – 1991 John Vinich
(Fremont)		 Russell Zimmer
(Goshen)		 Diemer True
(Natrona)		 [16]
51st1991 – 1992 Frank Prevedel
(Sweetwater)		 Diemer True
(Natrona)		 Jerry B. Dixon
(Crook/Weston)		 [17]
52nd1993 – 1994 Lisa F. Kinney
(9th)		 Jerry B. Dixon
(1st)		 Boyd L. Eddins
(16th)
53rd1995 – 1996 Jim Applegate
(8th)		 Boyd L. Eddins
(16th)		 Bob Grieve
(11th)
54th1997 – 1998 Guy E. Cameron
(7th)		 Bob Grieve
(11th)		 Jim Twiford
(2nd)
55th1999 – 2000 Mark O. Harris
(14th)		 Jim Twiford
(2nd)		 Hank Coe
(18th)
56th2001 – 2002 Rich Cathcart
(6th)		 Hank Coe
(18th)		 April Brimmer-Kunz
(4th)
57th2003 – 2004 E. Jayne Mockler
(8th)		 April Brimmer-Kunz
(4th)		 Grant Larson
(22nd)
58th2005 – 2006 Rae Lynn Job
(12th)		 Grant Larson
(17th)		 John Schiffer
(22nd)
59th2007 – 2008 Ken Decaria
(15th)		 John Schiffer
(22nd)		 John Hines
(23rd)
60th2009 – 2010 Kathryn Sessions
(7th)		 John Hines
(23rd)		 Jim Anderson
(2nd)		 [18]
61st2011 – 2013 John Hastert
(13th)		 Jim Anderson
(2nd)		 Tony Ross
(4th)		 [19]
62nd2013 – 2015 Chris Rothfuss
(9th)		 Tony Ross
(4th)		 Phil Nicholas
(10th)		 [20]
63rd2015 – 2016 Phil Nicholas
(10th)		 Eli Bebout
(26th)		 [21]
64th2017 – 2018 Eli Bebout
(26th)		 Drew Perkins
(29th)		 [22]
65th2019 – 2020 Drew Perkins
(29th)		 Dan Dockstader
(16th)		 [23]
66th2021 – 2022 Dan Dockstader
(16th)		 Ogden Driskill
(1st)		 [24]
67th2023 – 2024 Ogden Driskill
(1st)		 Larry S. Hicks
(11th)		 [1]
68th2025 – 2026
(elect)		 Mike Gierau
(17th)		 Bo Biteman
(21st)		 Tara Nethercott
(4th)		 [2]

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