Secretary of State of Wyoming

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Secretary of State of Wyoming
Incumbent
Chuck Gray
since January 2, 2023
TypeSecretary of State
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Wyoming
Formation1890
First holderAmos W. Barber
Website Official website

The secretary of state of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming and the secretary of state accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy. [1] The secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming and the state's official record-keeper. When the governor is traveling out-of-state, the secretary of state serves as acting governor (Wyoming has no lieutenant governor). Karen Wheeler served as acting secretary of state following the vacancy of Ed Murray, [2] until the appointment of Edward Buchanan in March, 2018, who himself resigned September 17, 2022.

Contents

The secretary of state's office is divided into five divisions: [3]

Officeholders

Amos W. Barber became the first Wyoming secretary of state on November 8, 1890. Prior officeholders were known as Wyoming secretaries of the territory. [4]

Wyoming secretaries of the territory

#ImageNameTermParty
1 Edward Merwin Lee 1869–1870Republican
2 Herman Glafcke 1870–1873Republican
3 JasonBBrown.jpg Jason B. Brown 1873–1875Democratic
4 George W. French 1875–1879Republican
5 Albertis Worth Spates 1879–1880Republican
6 Elliot Morgan.jpg Elliot S.N. Morgan 1880–1887Republican
7 Samuel D. Shannon.png Samuel D. Shannon 1887–1889Democratic
8 JohnWMeldrumYNP.JPG John W. Meldrum 1889–1890Republican

Wyoming secretaries of state

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1 AmosWBarber.jpg Amos W. Barber 1890–1895Republican
2 Charles W. Burdick 1895–1899Republican
3 F Chatterton.jpg Fenimore Chatterton 1899–1907Republican
4 William Schnitger 1907–1911Republican
5 Frank Lee Houx.jpg Frank L. Houx 1911–1919Democratic
6 William E. Chaplin 1919–1923Republican
7 Frank Lucas 1923–1927Republican
8 Alonzo M. Clark 1927–1935Republican
9 Lester Hunt.jpg Lester C. Hunt 1935–1943Democratic
10 Mart T. Christensen 1943–1944Republican
11 William M. Jack 1944–1947Democratic
12 Arthur G. Crane 1947–1951Republican
13 C.J. "Doc" Rogers 1951–1955Republican
14 Everett T. Copenhaver 1955–1959Republican
15 Governor Jack R. Gage.jpg Jack R. Gage 1959–1963Democratic
16 Thyra Thomson 1963–1987Republican
17 Kathy Karpan OSMRE.jpg Kathy Karpan 1987–1995Democratic
18 Diana J. Ohman 1995–1999Republican
19 Joseph Meyer 1999–2007Republican
20 Max Maxfield 2007–2015Republican
21 Secretary of State Ed Murray (cropped).jpg Ed Murray 2015–2018Republican
Acting Karen Wheeler 2018Republican
22 Edward Buchanan (cropped).jpg Edward Buchanan 2018–2022Republican
Acting Karl Allred 2022–2023Republican
23 Chuck Gray 2023–presentRepublican

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References

  1. "Constitution of the State of Wyoming" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  2. Funk, Joel. "Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Murray resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. Duties of Wyoming Officials Archived 2008-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Wyoming Secretaries of State roster" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.