Wyoming Senate
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Members of the Senate serve four-year terms without term limits. Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Senators to three terms (twelve years).
Like other upper houses of state and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Wyoming Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions, boards, or justices to the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Composition of the Senate
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| End of 67th Legislature | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 29 | 2 | 31Template:Efn | 0 |
| Beginning of 68th Legislature | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 29 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
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Leadership
Wyoming, along with Arizona, Maine, and Oregon, is one of the four U.S. states to have abolished the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, a position which for most upper houses of state legislatures and indeed for the U.S. Congress (with the Vice President) is at least the nominal head of the legislative body. Instead, a separate position of Senate President is in place, removed from the Wyoming executive branch.
The current Senate President is Republican Bo Biteman of District 21 (Ranchester).
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate | Bo Biteman | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | 21 |
| Senate Vice President | Tim Salazar | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | 26 |
| Majority Leader | Tara Nethercott | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | 4 |
| Minority Leader | Mike Gierau | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | 17 |
| Minority Whip | Chris Rothfuss | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | 9 |
Members of the Wyoming Senate
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Republican
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| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Counties Represented | Nested House districts[1] | First elected | Next election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ogden Driskill | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Devils Tower | Campbell, Crook, Weston | HD 1, HD 52 | 2010 | 2026 |
| 2 | Brian Boner | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Douglas | Converse, Platte | HD 6, HD 62 | 2015* | 2028 |
| 3 | Cheri Steinmetz | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Lingle | Goshen, Niobrara, Weston | HD 2, HD 5 | 2018 | 2026 |
| 4 | Tara Nethercott | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | Laramie | HD 7, HD 8 | 2016 | 2028 |
| 5 | Lynn Hutchings | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | Laramie | HD 12, HD 42 | 2018 | 2026 |
| 6 | Darin Smith | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Laramie | HD 4, HD 10 | 2024 | 2028 | |
| 7 | Stephan Pappas | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | Laramie | HD 9, HD 41 | 2014 | 2026 |
| 8 | Jared Olsen | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | Laramie | HD 11, HD 44 | 2024 | 2028 |
| 9 | Chris Rothfuss | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Laramie | Albany | HD 13, HD 45 | 2010 | 2026 |
| 10 | Gary Crum | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Laramie | Albany | HD 14, HD 46 | 2024 | 2028 |
| 11 | Larry S. Hicks | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Baggs | Albany, Carbon | HD 13, HD 45 | 2010 | 2026 |
| 12 | John Kolb | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Rock Springs | Fremont, Sweetwater | HD 17, HD 48 | 2020 | 2028 |
| 13 | Stacy Jones | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Rock Springs | Sweetwater | HD 39, HD 60 | 2022 | 2026 |
| 14 | Laura Taliaferro Pearson | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Kemmerer | Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta | HD 18, HD 20 | 2024 | 2028 |
| 15 | Wendy Davis Schuler | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Evanston | Uinta | HD 19, HD 49 | 2018 | 2026 |
| 16 | Dan Dockstader | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Afton | Lincoln, Sublette, Teton | HD 21, HD 22 | 2008 | 2028 |
| 17 | Mike Gierau | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Jackson Hole | Teton | HD 16, HD 23 | 2018 | 2026 |
| 18 | Tim French | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Powell | Park | HD 24, HD 50 | 2020 | 2028 |
| 19 | Dan Laursen | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Powell | Big Horn, Park | HD 25, HD 26 | 2014 | 2026 |
| 20 | Ed Cooper | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Ten Sleep | Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie | HD 27, HD 28 | 2020 | 2028 |
| 21 | Bo Biteman | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Ranchester | Sheridan | HD 29, HD 30, HD 40, HD 51Template:Efn | 2018 | 2026 |
| 22 | Barry Crago | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Buffalo | Sheridan, Johnson | 2024 | 2028 | |
| 23 | Eric Barlow | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Gillette | Campbell | HD 3, HD 31 | 2022 | 2026 |
| 24 | Troy McKeown | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Gillette | Campbell | HD 32, HD 53 | 2020 | 2028 |
| 25 | Cale Case | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Lander | Fremont | HD 33, HD 54 | 1998 | 2026 |
| 26 | Tim Salazar | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Riverton | Fremont | HD 34, HD 55 | 2020 | 2028 |
| 27 | Bill Landen | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | Natrona | HD 35, HD 36 | 2007* | 2026 |
| 28 | James Lee Anderson | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | Natrona | HD 56, HD 57 | 2012 | 2028 |
| 29 | Bob Ide | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | Natrona | HD 37, HD 59 | 2022 | 2026 |
| 30 | Charles Scott | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | Natrona | HD 38, HD 58 | 1982 | 2028 |
| 31 | Evie Brennan | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | Laramie | HD 43, HD 61 | 2022 | 2026 |
- *Senator was originally appointed
Current committees and members
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Judiciary
Appropriations
Revenue
Education
Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources
Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources |
Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions
Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs
Minerals, Business & Economic Development
Labor, Health & Social Services
Journal
Rules & Procedure
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History
Women in the Senate
| Senator | Party | Residence | Senate Term | Notes | |
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| Dora McGrath | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Thermopolis | 1931–1933 | First woman in the Wyoming Senate[2][3] |
| Willa Wales Corbitt | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Riverton | 1965-1969 | |
| Edness Kimball Wilkins | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Casper | 1967-1973 | First woman to serve as Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives[4] |
| June Boyle | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Laramie | 1973–1985 | |
| Catherine Parks | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Gillette | 1979–1985 | |
| Win Hickey | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Cheyenne | 1981–1991 | |
| Lisa F. Kinney | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Laramie | 1985–1995 | |
| Della Herbst | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Sheridan | 1987–1993 | |
| Harriet Elizabeth Byrd | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Cheyenne | 1989–1993 | First African-American to serve in the State Legislature[5][6] |
| Susan C. Anderson | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Casper | 1993–1995 | |
| April Brimmer-Kunz | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 1993–2005 | First female President of the Senate |
| Barbara Cubin | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | 1993–1995 | Resigned to become U.S. Representative |
| Cynthia Lummis | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 1993–1995 | Later served as State Treasurer, U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senator |
| Mary MacGuire | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Casper | 1993–1995 | Son Joe MacGuire currently serves in the Wyoming House of Representatives |
| Irene Devin | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Laramie | 1997–2005 | |
| Rae Lynn Job | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Rock Springs | 1997–2009 | |
| E. Jayne Mockler | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Cheyenne | 1997–2009 | |
| Kathryn Sessions | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Cheyenne | 1999–2011 | |
| Jana H. Gunter | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Cheyenne | 2004–2005 | |
| Patricia Aullman | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Thayne | 2005–2009 | |
| Saundra Meyer | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Evanston | 2009–2011 | |
| Leslie Nutting | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 2011–2015 | |
| Bernadine Craft | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Rock Springs | 2013–2017 | |
| Liisa Anselmi-Dalton | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Democratic | Rock Springs | 2017–2021 | |
| Affie Ellis | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 2017–2025 | Member of the Navajo Nation, first Native American to serve in the Wyoming Senate.[7] |
| Tara Nethercott | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 2017–present | |
| Wendy Davis Schuler | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Evanston | 2019–present | |
| Lynn Hutchings | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 2019–present | |
| Cheri Steinmetz | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Lingle | 2019–present | |
| Evie Brennan | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Cheyenne | 2023–present | |
| Stacy Jones | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Rock Springs | 2023–present | |
| Laura Taliaferro Pearson | style="background:Template:Party color"| | Republican | Kemmerer | 2025–present | |
Past composition of the Senate
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Recent composition
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| 57th Legislature (2003-2004) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 20 | 10 | 30 | 0 |
| 58th Legislature (2005-2006) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 59th Legislature (2007-2008) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 60th Legislature (2009-2010) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 23 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| 61st Legislature (2011-2012) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| 62nd Legislature (2013-2014) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| 63rd Legislature (2015-2016) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 26 | 4 | 30 | 0 |
| 64th Legislature (2017-2018) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 27 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| 65th Legislature (2019-2020) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 27 | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| 66th Legislature (2021-2022) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 28 | 2 | 30 | 0 |
| 67th Legislature (2023-2024) | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| 29 | 2 | 31Template:Efn | 0 |
Historical composition
Wyoming Territorial Council, 1869–1890[8]
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See also
- Wyoming State Capitol
- Wyoming State Legislature
- Wyoming House of Representatives
- List of Wyoming state legislatures
Notes
References
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External links
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