Wyoming Senate

Wyoming State Senate
Wyoming State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 7, 2013
Leadership
President of the Senate	Tony Ross, (R) Since January 7, 2013
Vice President of the Senate	Eli Bebout, (R) Since January 7, 2013
Majority Leader	Phil Nicholas, (R) Since January 7, 2013
Minority Leader	Chris Rothfuss, (D) Since January 7, 2013
Structure
Seats	30
Political groups	Republican Party (26) Democratic Party (4)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article 3, Wyoming Constitution
Salary	$150/day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 6, 2012 (15 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (15 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Wyoming State Capitol Cheyenne, Wyoming
Website
Wyoming State Legislature

The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituents across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.

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

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of 59th Legislature	23	7	30	0

End of 60th Legislature	23	7	30	0

End of 61st Legislature	26	4	30	0
Beginning of 62nd Legislature	26	4	30	0
Latest voting share	86.7%	13.3%

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 the 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 Tony Ross of District 4 (Cheyenne).

Position	Name	Party
President of the Senate	Tony Ross	Republican
Majority Leader	Phil Nicholas	Republican
Senate Vice President	Eli Bebout	Republican
Minority Leader	Chris Rothfuss	Democratic
Minority Whip	Bernadine Craft	Democratic

Members of the Wyoming Senate

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Counties Represented
1	Ogden Driskill	Republican	Devils Tower	Converse, Crook, Goshen, Niobrara, Weston
2	Jim Anderson	Republican	Glenrock	Converse, Platte
3	Curt Meier	Republican	LaGrange	Goshen, Platte
4	Tony Ross	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie
5	Fred Emerich	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie
6	Wayne H. Johnson	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie
7	Leslie Nutting	Republican	Cheyenne	Laramie
8	Floyd Esquibel	Democratic	Cheyenne	Laramie
9	Chris Rothfuss	Democratic	Laramie	Albany
10	Phil Nicholas	Republican	Laramie	Albany
11	Larry S. Hicks	Republican	Baggs	Albany, Carbon
12	Bernadine Craft	Democratic	Rock Springs	Fremont, Sweetwater
13	John Hastert	Democratic	Green River	Sweetwater
14	Stan Cooper	Republican	Kemmerer	Lincoln, Sublette, Sweetwater, Uinta
15	Paul Barnard	Republican	Evanston	Uinta
16	Dan Dockstader	Republican	Afton	Lincoln, Sublette, Teton
17	Leland Christensen	Republican	Alta	Fremont, Teton
18	Henry H. R. "Hank" Coe	Republican	Cody	Park
19	R. Ray Peterson	Republican	Cowley	Big Horn, Park
20	Gerald Geis	Republican	Worland	Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park, Washakie
21	Bruce Burns	Republican	Sheridan	Sheridan
22	John Schiffer	Republican	Kaycee	Sheridan, Johnson
23	John Hines	Republican	Gillette	Campbell
24	Michael Von Flatern	Republican	Gillette	Campbell
25	Cale Case	Republican	Lander	Fremont
26	Eli Bebout	Republican	Riverton	Fremont
27	Bill Landen	Republican	Casper	Natrona
28	Jim L.D. Anderson	Republican	Casper	Natrona
29	Drew Perkins	Republican	Casper	Natrona
30	Charles Scott	Republican	Casper	Natrona

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Members of the Wyoming State Senate

61st Legislature (2011)
President of the Senate: Jim Anderson (R)
President pro Tempore: Phil Nicholas (R)
Majority Leader: Tony Ross (R)
Minority Leader: John Hastert (D)

Ogden Driskill (R)
Jim Anderson (R)
Curt Meier (R)
Tony Ross (R)
Mike Hunnicutt (R)
Fred Emerich (R)
Leslie Nutting (R)
Floyd Esquibel (D)

Chris Rothfuss (D)
Phil Nicholas (R)
Larry S. Hicks (R)
Marty Martin (D)
John Hastert (D)
Stan Cooper (R)
Paul Barnard (R)
Dan Dockstader (R)

Leland Christensen (R)
Hank Coe (R)
R. Ray Peterson (R)
Gerald Geis (R)
Bruce Burns (R)
John Schiffer (R)
John Hines (R)
Michael Von Flatern (R)

Cale Case (R)
Eli Bebout (R)
Bill Landen (R)
Kit Jennings (R)
Drew Perkins (R)
Charles Scott (R)

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Coordinates: 41°08′25″N 104°49′13″W / 41.14028°N 104.82028°W / 41.14028; -104.82028

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