Wyoming's 44th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 44th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 44th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Lee Filer R – Cheyenne
Demographics	60%  White 2%  Black 30%  Hispanic 2%  Asian 1%  Native American 3%  Multiracial
Population (2022)	9,661 [1]

Wyoming's 44th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Laramie County. ^[2] It is represented by Republican Representative Lee Filer of Cheyenne. ^{[2] [3]}

In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system. ^[4]

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Note
E. Jayne Mockler	Democratic	1993 – 1997	Elected in 1992. [5] Re-elected in 1994. [6]
Floyd Esquibel	Democratic	1997 – 2009	Elected in 1996. [7] Re-elected in 1998. [8] Re-elected in 2000. [9] Re-elected in 2002. [10] Re-elected in 2004. [11] Re-elected in 2006. [12]
James W. Byrd	Democratic	2009 – 2019	Elected in 2008. [13] Re-elected in 2010. [14] Re-elected in 2012. [15] Re-elected in 2014. [16] Re-elected in 2016. [17]
Sara Burlingame	Democratic	2019 – 2021	Elected in 2018. [18]
John Romero-Martinez	Republican	2021 – 2023	Elected in 2020. [19]
Tamara Trujillo	Republican	2023 – 2025	Elected in 2022. [20]
Lee Filer	Republican	2025 – present	Elected in 2024. [21]

Recent election results

2014

House district 44 general election ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Byrd (incumbent)	1,113	96.44%
	Write-ins		41	3.55%
Total votes			1,154	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			337
	Democratic hold

2016

House district 44 general election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Byrd (incumbent)	1,412	53.74%
	Republican	John Romero-Martinez	1,206	45.90%
	Write-ins		9	0.34%
Total votes			2,627	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			176
	Democratic hold

2018

House district 44 general election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Burlingame	1,058	51.60%
	Republican	Paul E. Johnson	989	48.24%
	Write-ins		3	0.14%
Total votes			2,050	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			49
	Democratic hold

2020

House district 44 general election ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Romero-Martinez	1,552	50.42%
	Democratic	Sara Burlingame	1,504	48.86%
	Write-ins		22	0.71%
Total votes			3,078	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			53
	Republican gain from Democratic

2022

House district 44 general election ^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tamara Trujillo	937	59.94%
	Democratic	Sara Burlingame	616	39.41%
	Write-ins		10	0.63%
Total votes			1,563	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			18
	Republican hold

2024

House district 44 general election ^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Filer	2,265	93.59%
	Write-ins		155	6.40%
Total votes			2,420	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			298
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Laramie County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5] [22]
	Laramie County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[23] [24]
	Laramie County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[25] [26]

References

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22. "Map Archive". The American Redistricting Project. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
23. "HOUSE BILL NO. 0075" (PDF). March 1, 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
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