Wyoming Legislature

Legislative branch of the state government of Wyoming

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Wyoming State Legislature

68th Wyoming Legislature
Type
Type|

Bicameral

Houses| Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership

Senate President

Bo Biteman (R)
since January 14, 2025

House Speaker

Chip Neiman (R)
since January 14, 2025

Structure
Seats| 93 voting members:
31 Senators
62 Representatives

Senate political groups

| Majority (29)

* Republican (29)

Minority (2)

* Democratic (2)

House political groups

| Majority (56)

* Republican (56)

Minority (6)

* Democratic (6)

Authority| Article III, Wyoming Constitution
Salary| $150/day + per diem
Elections

Last Senate election

| November 5, 2024

Last House election

| November 5, 2024

Next Senate election

| November 3, 2026

Next House election

| November 3, 2026
Meeting place
Wyoming State Capitol
Cheyenne
Website
https://wyoleg.gov

The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 62-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 31-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. There are no term limits for either chamber.

The Republican Party holds a supermajority in the current legislature. 56 of the 62 seats in the House and 29 of the 31 seats in the Senate are held by Republicans.

## History

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The Wyoming State Legislature began like other Western states as a territorial legislature, with nearly (though with not all) the parliamentary regulations that guide other fully-fledged state legislatures.

### Women's Suffrage

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During its territorial era, the Wyoming Legislature played a crucial role in the Suffragette Movement in the United States. In 1869, only four years following the American Civil War, and another 35 years before women's suffrage became a highly visible political issue in both the U.S., Britain, and elsewhere, the Wyoming Legislature granted all women above the age of 21 the right to vote. The legislature's move made Wyoming the first territory of the United States where women were explicitly granted the voting franchise. News spread quickly to other neighboring territories and states. In 1870, the Utah Territorial Legislature followed suit and granted the voting franchise to women.

The move by the legislature was motivated by a number of factors, including bringing Eastern women to the territory to increase its population (it has consistently been among the least-populated states in America), to publicize the new territory, to bring more voters into the fold (both for existing political elites and again due to its small population), and by genuine concerns that women should be allowed the vote.

Due to the territory's change of voting laws in 1869, the U.S. Congress was hostile to Wyoming and its legislature. During proceedings to make Wyoming a U.S. state in 1889 and 1890 in writing a new constitution that would continue female suffrage, Congress threatened to withhold statehood unless women's suffrage were abolished.

After the Wyoming Legislature and territorial government sent a telegram back to Washington with the ultimatum that Wyoming would remain a territory rather than become a state without women's suffrage, Congress withdrew its threat, and on July 10, 1890, President Benjamin Harrison signed into law Wyoming becoming the 44th U.S. state.

Wyoming's early entry into female politics continued into the 20th century. In 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first elected female governor of a U.S. state.[1]

## See also

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* Wyoming State Capitol
* Wyoming House of Representatives
* Wyoming Senate
* List of Wyoming state legislatures

## References

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1. ^ "Nellie Tayloe Ross Biography". Encyclopedia Britannica. July 2, 1998. Retrieved March 6, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website
* Project Vote Smart – State Senate of Wyoming

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Members of the Wyoming Senate

68th Legislature (2025)

President
Bo Biteman (R)
Vice President
Tim Salazar (R)
Majority Leader
Tara Nethercott (R)
Minority Leader
Mike Gierau (D)

1. ▌Ogden Driskill (R)
2. ▌Brian Boner (R)
3. ▌Cheri Steinmetz (R)
4. ▌Tara Nethercott (R)
5. ▌Lynn Hutchings (R)
6. ▌Darin Smith (R)
7. ▌Stephan Pappas (R)
8. ▌Jared Olsen (R)
9. ▌Chris Rothfuss (D)
10. ▌Gary Crum (R)
11. ▌Larry Hicks (R)
12. ▌John Kolb (R)
13. ▌Stacy Jones (R)
14. ▌Laura Pearson (R)
15. ▌Wendy Schuler (R)
16. ▌Dan Dockstader (R)
17. ▌Mike Gierau (D)
18. ▌Tim French (R)
19. ▌Dan Laursen (R)
20. ▌Ed Cooper (R)
21. ▌Bo Biteman (R)
22. ▌Barry Crago (R)
23. ▌Eric Barlow (R)
24. ▌Troy McKeown (R)
25. ▌Cale Case (R)
26. ▌Tim Salazar (R)
27. ▌Bill Landen (R)
28. ▌Jim Anderson (R)
29. ▌Bob Ide (R)
30. ▌Charles Scott (R)
31. ▌Evie Brennan (R)

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* ▌Democratic (2)

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Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

68th Legislature (2025)

Speaker of the House
Chip Neiman (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Jeremy Haroldson (R)
Majority Leader
Scott Heiner (R)
Minority Leader
Mike Yin (D)

1. ▌Chip Neiman (R)
2. ▌J.D. Williams (R)
3. ▌Abby Angelos (R)
4. ▌Jeremy Haroldson (R)
5. ▌Scott Smith (R)
6. ▌Tomi Strock (R)
7. ▌Bob Nicholas (R)
8. ▌Steve Johnson (R)
9. ▌Landon Brown (R)
10. ▌John Eklund Jr. (R)
11. ▌Jacob Wasserburger (R)
12. ▌Clarence Styvar (R)
13. ▌Ken Chestek (D)
14. ▌Trey Sherwood (D)
15. ▌Pam Thayer (R)
16. ▌Mike Yin (D)
17. ▌J.T. Larson (R)
18. ▌Scott Heiner (R)
19. ▌Joe Webb (R)
20. ▌Mike Schmid (R)
21. ▌McKay Erickson (R)
22. ▌Andrew Byron (R)
23. ▌Liz Storer (D)
24. ▌Nina Webber (R)
25. ▌Paul Hoeft (R)
26. ▌Dalton Banks (R)
27. ▌Martha Lawley (R)
28. ▌John Winter (R)
29. ▌Ken Pendergraft (R)
30. ▌Tom Kelly (R)
31. ▌John Bear (R)
32. ▌Ken Clouston (R)
33. ▌Ivan Posey (D)
34. ▌Pepper Ottman (R)
35. ▌Tony Locke (R)
36. ▌Art Washut (R)
37. ▌Steve Harshman (R)
38. ▌Jayme Lien (R)
39. ▌Cody Wylie (R)
40. ▌Marilyn Connolly (R)
41. ▌Gary Brown (R)
42. ▌Rob Geringer (R)
43. ▌Ann Lucas (R)
44. ▌Lee Filer (R)
45. ▌Karlee Provenza (D)
46. ▌Ocean Andrew (R)
47. ▌Bob Davis (R)
48. ▌Darin McCann (R)
49. ▌Robert Wharff (R)
50. ▌Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R)
51. ▌Laurie Bratten (R)
52. ▌Reuben Tarver (R)
53. ▌Chris Knapp (R)
54. ▌Lloyd Larsen (R)
55. ▌Joel Guggenmos (R)
56. ▌Elissa Campbell (R)
57. ▌Julie Jarvis (R)
58. ▌Bill Allemand (R)
59. ▌J.R. Riggins (R)
60. ▌Marlene Brady (R)
61. ▌Daniel Singh (R)
62. ▌Kevin Campbell (R)

Majority caucus
▌Republican (56)
Minority caucus
▌Democratic (6)

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