Donald Henry Rumsfeld was an American politician,government official and businessman who served as secretary of defense from 1975 to 1977 under President Gerald Ford,and again from 2001 to 2006 under President George W. Bush. He was both the youngest and the oldest secretary of defense. Additionally,Rumsfeld was a four-term U.S. Congressman from Illinois (1963–1969),director of the Office of Economic Opportunity (1969–1970),counselor to the president (1969–1973),the U.S. Representative to NATO (1973–1974),and the White House Chief of Staff (1974–1975). Between his terms as secretary of defense,he served as the CEO and chairman of several companies.
Casper is a city in and the county seat of Natrona County,Wyoming,United States. Casper is the second-most populous city in the state after Cheyenne,with the population at 59,038 as of the 2020 census. Casper is nicknamed "The Oil City" and has a long history of oil boomtown and cowboy culture,dating back to the development of the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field.
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney is an American attorney and politician. She represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023,and served as chair of the House Republican Conference—the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership—from 2019 to 2021. Cheney is known for her vocal opposition to former president Donald Trump. As of March 2023,she is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
The 2000 Republican National Convention convened at the First Union Center in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,from July 31 to August 3,2000. The 2,066 delegates assembled at the convention nominated Texas Governor George W. Bush for president and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney for vice president.
KTWO-TV is a television station in Casper,Wyoming,United States,affiliated with ABC. It is owned by Vision Alaska LLC,which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC,owner of Fox affiliate KFNB,for the provision of certain services. Coastal also operates CBS affiliate KGWC-TV under a separate SSA with owner Big Horn Television LLC. The three stations share studios on Skyview Drive in Casper;KTWO-TV's transmitter is located atop Casper Mountain.
KCWY-DT is a television station in Casper,Wyoming,United States,affiliated with NBC and The CW Plus. Owned by Marquee Broadcasting,the station has studios on Progress Circle in Mills,Wyoming,and its transmitter is located atop Casper Mountain.
KLWY is a television station in Cheyenne,Wyoming,United States,affiliated with the Fox and MeTV networks. The station is owned by Coastal Television,and maintains a transmitter southwest of Cheyenne along I-25.
Richard Bruce Cheney is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under President George W. Bush. He has been called the most powerful vice president in American history. Cheney previously served as White House Chief of Staff for President Gerald Ford,the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 1979 to 1989,and as the 17th United States secretary of defense in the administration of President George H. W. Bush. He is the oldest living former U.S. vice president,following the death of Walter Mondale in 2021.
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.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate for the State of Wyoming. Incumbent Republican senator Mike Enzi won re-election to a fourth term in office. Enzi held Democratic nominee Charlie Hardy to just 17.4 percent of the vote –the lowest percentage of the vote for any major party nominee in Wyoming U.S. Senate electoral history out of the 39 races conducted during the direct election era.
KKTQ-LD is a low-power television station in Cheyenne,Wyoming,United States,affiliated with ABC. The station is owned by Vision Alaska LLC,which operates Fox affiliate KLWY under a shared services agreement (SSA) with the Coastal Television Broadcasting Company. KKTQ-LD's transmitter is located on Happy Jack Road west of the city.
Peter Kooi Simpson Sr. is an American historian and politician. He is a member of the Simpson political family of Wyoming. From 1981 to 1984,he was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Sheridan,where at the time he was employed in administration by the community college,Sheridan College.
Allan Lawrence Maraynes is an American documentary filmmaker,investigative journalist,television producer,and writer. He is best known for his award-winning work on CBS's 60 Minutes,ABC's 20/20,and Dateline NBC.
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.
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.
Anthony Bouchard is an American politician serving as a member of the Wyoming Senate from the 6th district since 2017,as a member of the Republican Party. Bouchard was previously a candidate in the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming.
Peter Thomas Gosar is an American politician. Gosar was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Wyoming in 2014 but lost to Republican Matt Mead. Gosar also served as chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party and as chair of the Wyoming Board of Education.
KFNB is a television station in Casper,Wyoming,United States,affiliated with the Fox network. It is owned by Coastal Television Broadcasting Company LLC,which provides certain services to ABC affiliate KTWO-TV and CBS affiliate KGWC-TV under separate shared services agreements (SSAs). The stations share studios on Skyview Drive in Casper,while KFNB's transmitter is located atop Casper Mountain south of the city. Satellite stations at Rawlins and Riverton,and a translator in Douglas extend KFNB's signal. Most of its programming is also rebroadcast on KLWY in Cheyenne,which airs separate station identifications and commercials.
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.
