Wyoming State House

Wyoming State House

Summary

The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.

Members of the House serve two 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 Representatives to six terms (twelve years).

The current Speaker of the House is Steve Harshman of District 37 (Casper).

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The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 62 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.

Members of the House serve two year terms without term limits.[2] Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Representatives to six terms (twelve years).[3]

The current Speaker of the House is Albert Sommers.

Composition of the House of Representatives

AffiliationParty
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
RepublicanDemocraticIndLibVacant
59th Legislature43170600
60th Legislature41190600
61st Legislature50100600
62nd Legislature5280600
63rd Legislature5190600
64th Legislature5190600
65th Legislature50910600
66th Legislature51711600
Beginning of the 67th Legislature5750620
Latest voting share92%8%0%

Leadership

PositionNamePartyDistrict
Speaker of the HouseAlbert SommersRep20
Majority LeaderChip NeimanRep1
Speaker pro temporeClark StithRep48
Majority WhipCyrus WesternRep51
Minority LeaderMike YinDem16
Minority WhipKarlee ProvenzaDem45
Minority Caucus ChairmanTrey SherwoodDem14

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Map of current districts, colored by sitting representative's party
  Republican
  Democratic
DistrictRepresentativePartyResidenceCounties RepresentedFirst Elected
1Chip NeimanRepHulettCrook, Weston2020
2Allen SlagleRepNewcastleConverse, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston2022
3Abby AngelosRepGilletteConverse, Campbell2022
4Jeremy HaroldsonRepWheatlandPlatte2020
5Scott SmithRepLingleGoshen, Platte2022
6Tomi StrockRepDouglasConverse2022
7Bob NicholasRepCheyenneLaramie2010
8David ZwonitzerRepCheyenneLaramie2022 (2006*)
9Landon BrownRepCheyenneLaramie2016
10John Eklund Jr.RepCheyenneLaramie2010
11Jared OlsenRepCheyenneLaramie2016
12Clarence StyvarRepCheyenneLaramie2018*
13Ken ChestekDemLaramieAlbany2022
14Trey SherwoodDemLaramieAlbany2020
15Donald BurkhartRepRawlinsCarbon2010
16Mike YinDemJacksonTeton2018
17J.T. LarsonRepRock SpringsSweetwater2022
18Scott HeinerRepGreen RiverSweetwater, Uinta2020
19Jon ConradRepMountain ViewUinta2022
20Albert SommersRepPinedaleSublette2012
21Lane AllredRepAftonLincoln2022
22Andrew ByronRepJacksonLincoln, Sublette, Teton2022
23Liz StorerDemJacksonTeton2022
24Sandy NewsomeRepCodyPark2018
25David NorthrupRepPowellPark2022 (2012)
26Dalton BanksRepCowleyBig Horn, Park2022
27Martha LawleyRepWorlandWashakie2022
28John WinterRepThermopolisBig Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Fremont2018
29Ken PendergraftRepSheridanSheridan2020
30Mark JenningsRepSheridanSheridan2014
31John BearRepGilletteCampbell2020
32Ken CloustonRepGilletteCampbell2022
33Sarah PennRepLanderFremont2022
34Pepper OttmanRepRivertonFremont2020
35Tony LockeRepCasperNatrona2022
36Art WashutRepCasperNatrona2018
37Steve HarshmanRepCasperNatrona2002
38Tom WaltersRepCasperNatrona2012
39Cody WylieRepRock SpringsSweetwater2022
40Barry CragoRepBuffaloJohnson, Sheridan2020
41Bill HendersonRepCheyenneLaramie2016
42Ben HornokRepCheyenneLaramie2022
43Dan ZwonitzerRepCheyenneLaramie2004
44Tamara TrujilloRepCheyenneLaramie2022
45Karlee ProvenzaDemLaramieAlbany2020
46Ocean AndrewRepLaramieAlbany2020
47Bob DavisRepBaggsAlbany, Carbon, Sweetwater2022
48Clark StithRepRock SpringsSweetwater2017*
49Ryan BergerRepEvanstonUinta2022
50Rachel Rodriguez-WilliamsRepCodyPark2020
51Cyrus WesternRepSheridanSheridan2018
52Reuben TarverRepGilletteCampbell2022
53Chris KnappRepGilletteCampbell2020*
54Lloyd LarsenRepLanderFremont2012
55Ember OakleyRepRivertonFremont2020
56Jerry ObermuellerRepCasperNatrona2016
57Jeanette WardRepCasperNatrona2022
58Bill AllemandRepMidwestNatrona2022
59Kevin O'HearnRepMillsNatrona2020*
60Tony NiemiecRepGreen RiverSweetwater2022
61Daniel SinghRepCheyenneLaramie2022
62Forrest ChadwickRepEvansvilleCarbon, Natrona2022
*Member was originally appointed

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See also

References

  1. ^ Rice, Ethan (March 31, 2022). "Wyoming enacts new state legislative districts". Ballotpedia News. Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 14, 2022. The enacted proposal adds one Senate seat and two House seats to the state legislature.
  2. ^ "About the Legislature". State of Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "Wyoming lawmaker pushes for another vote on term limits". The Billings Gazette. May 4, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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