Wyoming House of Representatives

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://legisweb.state.wy.us

The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. The House is comprised of 60 members elected from across the state, each representing about 9,000 constituents. Representatives serve 2-year terms without limits and are led by a Speaker of the House. Meeting at the state capitol in Cheyenne, representatives formulate new legislation and work closely with the Wyoming Senate to send bills to the Governor's desk to be signed into state law. House bills are reviewed and recommended by a variety of standing committees covering issues as broad as agriculture, wildlife resources, and military affairs. The House meets in general sessions during odd-numbered years.

Officers:
House Speaker and Chairman Management Committee: Roy G. Cohee
President and Vice Chairman Management Committee: John C. Schiffer
Budget and Fiscal Manager, Legislative Service Office: Stephen Sommers

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Wyoming House of Representatives
Wyoming State Legislature
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
New session started	January 11, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Edward Buchanan, (R) since January 11, 2011
Speaker pro Tempore	Keith Gingery, (R) since January 11, 2011
Majority Leader	Thomas Lubnau II, (R) since January 11, 2011
Minority Leader	W. Patrick Goggles, (D) since January 13, 2009
Structure
Members	60
Political groups	Republican Party (50) Democratic Party (10)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article 3, Wyoming Constitution
Salary	$150/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (60 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (60 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne, Wyoming
Website
Wyoming State Legislature

The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount 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 Edward A. Buchanan of District 4 (Torrington).

Contents 1 Composition of the House of Representatives 1.1 Leadership 1.2 Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives 2 See also 3 External links

Composition of the House of Representatives

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of the 59th Legislature	43	17	60	0
End of the 60th Legislature	41	19	60	0
Beginning of the 61st Legislature	50	10	60	0
Latest voting share	83.3%	16.7%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Edward A. Buchanan	Rep	4
Majority Leader	Thomas Lubnau II	Rep	31
Speaker pro tempore	Keith Gingery	Rep	23
Majority Whip	Matt Teeters	Rep	5
Minority Leader	W. Patrick Goggles	Dem	33
Minority Whip	Mary Throne	Dem	11
Minority Caucus Chairman	Joseph Barbuto	Dem	48

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties Represented
1	Mark Semlek	Rep	Moorcroft	Crook, Weston
2	Hans Hunt	Rep	Newcastle	Converse, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston
3	Frank Peasley	Rep	Douglas	Converse, Platte
4	Edward Buchanan	Rep	Torrington	Goshen
5	Matt Teeters	Rep	Lingle	Goshen, Platte
6	Richard Cannady	Rep	Glenrock	Converse
7	Brian Pederson	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
8	Bob Nicholas	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
9	Dave Zwonitzer	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
10	John Eklund	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
11	Mary Throne	Dem	Cheyenne	Laramie
12	Amy Edmonds	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
13	Cathy Connolly	Dem	Laramie	Albany
14	Kermit Brown	Rep	Laramie	Albany
15	Donald Burkhart	Rep	Rawlins	Carbon
16	Ruth Ann Petroff	Rep	Jackson	Teton
17	Bernadine Craft	Dem	Rock Springs	Sweetwater
18	Allen Jaggi	Rep	Lyman	Sweetwater, Uinta
19	Owen Peterson	Rep	Mountain View	Uinta
20	Kathy Davison	Rep	Kemmerer	Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater
21	Robert McKim	Rep	Afton	Lincoln
22	James Roscoe	Dem	Wilson	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton
23	Keith Gingery	Rep	Jackson	Fremont, Teton
24	Sam Krone	Rep	Cody	Park
25	Dave Bonner	Rep	Powell	Park
26	Elaine Harvey	Rep	Lovell	Big Horn, Park
27	Mike Greear	Rep	Worland	Washakie
28	Lorraine Quarberg	Rep	Thermopolis	Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park
29	John Patton	Rep	Sheridan	Sheridan
30	Jonathan Botten	Rep	Sheridan	Sheridan
31	Thomas Lubnau II	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
32	Norine Kasperik	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
33	W. Patrick Goggles	Dem	Ethete	Fremont
34	Rita Campbell	Rep	Shoshoni	Fremont
35	Kendell Kroeker	Rep	Evansville	Natrona
36	Gerald Gay	Rep	Casper	Natrona
37	Steve Harshman	Rep	Casper	Natrona
38	Bob Brechtel	Rep	Casper	Natrona
39	Stan Blake	Dem	Green River	Sweetwater
40	Mike Madden	Rep	Buffalo	Johnson, Sheridan
41	Ken Esquibel	Dem	Cheyenne	Laramie
42	Pete Illoway	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
43	Dan Zwonitzer	Rep	Cheyenne	Laramie
44	James W. Byrd	Dem	Cheyenne	Laramie
45	Matthias Greene	Rep	Laramie	Albany
46	Glenn Moniz	Rep	Laramie	Albany
47	William "Jeb" Steward	Rep	Encampment	Albany, Carbon
48	Joseph Barbuto	Dem	Rock Springs	Fremont, Sweetwater
49	Clarence Vranish	Rep	Evanston	Uinta
50	Pat Childers	Rep	Cody	Park
51	Rosie Berger	Rep	Big Horn	Sheridan
52	Sue Wallis	Rep	Recluse	Campbell
53	Greg Blikre	Rep	Gillette	Campbell
54	Del McOmie	Rep	Lander	Fremont
55	David Miller	Rep	Riverton	Fremont
56	Tim Stubson	Rep	Casper	Natrona
57	Thomas Lockhart	Rep	Casper	Natrona
58	Lisa Shepperson	Rep	Casper	Natrona
59	Bunky Loucks	Rep	Casper	Natrona
60	John Freeman	Dem	Green River	Sweetwater

See also

• Wyoming State Capitol
• Wyoming State Legislature
• Wyoming State Senate

External links

• Wyoming House of Representatives
• Project Vote Smart - State House of Wyoming

v d e Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives 61st Legislature (2011) Speaker of the House: Edward Buchanan (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Keith Gingery (R) Majority Leader: Thomas Lubnau II (R) Minority Leader: Patrick Goggles (D)        Mark Semlek (R)    Hans Hunt (R)    Frank Peasley (R)    Edward Buchanan (R)    Matt Teeters (R)    Richard Cannady (R)    Bryan Pederson (R)    Bob Nicholas (R)    David Zwonitzer (R)    John Eklund, Jr. (R)    Mary Throne (D)    Amy Edmonds (R)    Cathy Connolly (D)    Kermit Brown (R)    Donald Burkhart (R)    Ruth Ann Petroff (D)    Bernadine Craft (D)    Allen Jaggi (R)    Owen Petersen (R)    Kathy Davison (R)    Robert McKim (R)    Jim Roscoe (D)    Keith Gingery (R)    Sam Krone (R)    Dave Bonner (R)    Elaine Harvey (R)    Mike Greear (R)    Lorraine Quarberg (R)    John Patton (R)    Jon Botten (R)    Thomas Lubnau II (R)    Norine Kasperik (R)    Patrick Goggles (D)    Rita Campbell (R)    Kendell Kroeker (R)    Gerald Gay (R)    Steve Harshman (R)    Bob Brechtel (R)    Stan Blake (D)    Mike Madden (R)    Ken Esquibel (D)    Peter Illoway (R)    Dan Zwonitzer (R)    James W. Byrd (D)    Matt Greene (R)    Glenn Moniz (R)    William Steward (R)    Joseph Barbuto (D)    Clarence Vranish (R)    Charles Childers (R)    Rosie Berger (R)    Sue Wallis (R)    Gregg Blikre (R)    Del McOmie (R)    David Miller (R)    Tim Stubson (R)    Thomas Lockhart (R)    Lisa Shepperson (R)    Carl Loucks (R)    John Freeman (D)    Republican (50)    Democratic (10) Wyoming State Legislature Wyoming House of Representatives Wyoming State Senate

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