Phil Nicholas | |
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President of the Wyoming Senate | |
In office January 13, 2015 –January 10, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Tony Ross |
Succeeded by | Eli Bebout |
Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 10th district | |
In office January 2005 –January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Irene Devin |
Succeeded by | Glenn Moniz |
Member of the WyomingHouseofRepresentatives from the 14th district | |
In office 1997–2004 | |
Preceded by | Irene Devin |
Succeeded by | Kermit Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | Lander,Wyoming,U.S. | March 16,1955
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | Oregon State University University of Wyoming |
Philip Nicholas (born March 16,1955) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate for the 10th district,encompassing Albany County. [1] [2] [3]
Nicholas was born in Lander in Fremont County in central Wyoming. [1] [2] He graduated from Oregon State University in Corvallis,Oregon,with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law. [1] [2] [3] He works as an attorney for the law firm Nicholas &Tangeman,LLC in Laramie. [1] [2] [3] [4]
He served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1997 to 2004 where he represented the 14th district. [5] [1] [2] [3] [6] Since 2005,he has served as a member of the Wyoming Senate. [1] [2] [3] [4] From 2011-2012 he was the Senate Vice President. [7] From 2013-2014,he served as the Senate Majority Floor Leader. [7] From 2015-2016,Senator Nicholas was President of the Senate. [7] Nicholas did not run for re-election to the State Senate in 2016. [8]
He is a member of the Laramie Rotary Club,Co-Chairman of the Laramie Beautification Committee,and an Ex-Officio Member of the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance (formerly the Laramie Economic Development Corporation). [7]
He is married with four children. [1] [2] He is a Roman Catholic. [1] [2]
His younger brother,Bob Nicholas,is a member of the Wyoming House from District 8 in Cheyenne.