2021-2022 DIRECTORY SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE The Wyoming Trucking Association and the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming are providing this Legislative Directory as an aid to legislators, government officials, lobbyists, the news media and Wyoming citizens whose duties during the legislative session require fast, dependable communications. We trust this directory will be a useful guide in providing necessary information and will enable you to get in touch more quickly and easily with those whom you have occasion to contact. A digital version of this directory is available at www.wytruck.org and www.agcwyo.org. Wyoming Trucking Association, Inc. Sheila D. Foertsch Managing Director P.O. Box 1175 Casper, WY 82602 (307)234-1579 E-mail: [email protected] Associated General Contractors of Wyoming Katie Legerski Executive Director P.O. Box 965 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0965 (307) 632-0573 (307) 631-9602 cell E-mail: [email protected] We would like to thank the following Wyoming Trucking Association members for their financial contribution toward the publication and distribution of this Legislative Directory. SPONSORS: Admiral Transport Corp. Black Hills Trucking, Inc. John Bunning Transfer Co. Diamond L Trucking Dixon Bros., Inc. Eitel Trucking Co. Mike Hutton MLT Trucking Mountain Cement Co. Ryan Bros. Trucking Sinclair Trucking Co. Wert's Welding & Tank Service CONTENTS Legislative Contact and Bill Status Information ............................................. ii Addresses of Wyoming Officials ................... 1 Wyoming Congressional Delegation ............. 2-3 State Elected Officials .................................... 3-5 Senate Senate Biographies .................................6-13 Leadership of the Senate .........................14 Senate Telephones ...................................15 Seating Arrangements .............................16-17 Standing Committees ..............................18-19 Staff of the Senate ...................................20-21 House House Biographies ..................................22-36 Leadership of the House .........................37 Seating Arrangements .............................38-39 House Telephones ...................................40 Standing Committees ..............................41-43 Staff of the House ...................................44 General Information Legislative Service Office Staff ..............45 Governor's Administrative Staff ............. 46 i LEGISLATIVE CONTACT AND BILL STATUS INFORMATION The information below explains services provided by the Wyoming Legislature to ensure your participation in the legislative process. Contacting Legislators Email: Legislators can be contacted by email using their [email protected]. Contact information is also listed at www.wyoleg.gov Senate Receptionist: 307.777.7711 (messages for Senators during the Session) House Receptionist: 307.777.7852 (messages for Representa- tives during the Session) Written Mail: Wyoming Senate or Wyoming House 200 W. 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82002 Telephone Hotline & Online Hotline Telephone Hotline: 866.996.8683 or 777.8683 (in Cheyenne). Use to recommend a vote for/against pending legislation or to obtain the status of a bill in process. Available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days the Legislature is in session. Online Hotline: During the legislative session, you can recommend support, opposition or leave a comment on legis- lation using the Online Hotline: www.wyoleg.gov Hearing Impaired Service Call 1.800.877.9965, the toll-free Wyoming Relay Service for bill information. Information on the Legislature’s Website: www.wyoleg.gov Additional information available on the Legislature’s Website: •Statutes •Session Laws •Current & Historical Legislation •Bill Journal Digest •Legislative Rules & Procedures •Session & Interim Calendars •Legislator Biographies •Legislator Contact Information •Interim & Standing Committee Information: •Membership •Meeting Agendas •Meeting Minutes •Meeting Materials •Budget & Fiscal Information •Program Evaluation Reports •School Finance Information •Administrative Rule Reviews ii WYOMING CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION U.S. SENATOR 307 Dirksen Senate Office Building John Barrasso (R) Washington, DC 20510 (202)224-6441 2120 Capitol Avenue, #2013 Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307)772-2451 U.S. SENATOR Dirksen Senate Office Building Cynthia Lummis (R) Suite SD G12 http://lummis.senate.gov Washington, DC 20510 (202)224-2356 2120 Capitol Avenue, #2007 Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307)772-2451 U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 416 Cannon House Office Building Liz Cheney (R) Washington, DC 20515 (202)225-2311 2120 Capitol Avenue, #8005 Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307)772-2595 STATE ELECTED OFFICIALS GOVERNOR Capitol Building Mark Gordon (R) 200 West 24th Street Cheyenne, WY 82001 (307)777-7437 SECRETARY OF STATE Herschler Building East Edward Buchanan (R) Suites 100 & 101 [email protected] 122 West 25th St. Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307)777-7378 STATE AUDITOR Herschler Building, 4th Floor East Kristi Racines (R) 122 West 25th Street [email protected] Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307)777-7882 STATE TREASURER Herschler Building East Curt Meier (R) 122 West 25th Street, Suite E-300 Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307)777-7408 SUPERINTENDENT OF 122 West 25th St., Suite E200 PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Cheyenne, WY 82002 Jillian Balow (R) (307)777-7675 https://edu.wyoming.gov 1 WYOMING’S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION Senator John Barrasso was sworn into the United States Senate in 2007, having represented the people of Natrona County in the Wyoming State Senate from 2003-2007. In November 2018, Barrasso was reelected to the U.S. Senate with more than sixty-seven percent of the vote. He is the third-ranking member of the Senate Republican leadership as Chairman of the Senate Republican Cnference. He serves on committees that directly SENATOR impact Wyoming's economy, energy interests, public lands, national parks and trade. In addi- JOHN BARRASSO tion to other committee assignments, Barrasso is the lead Republican on the Senate Energy and National Resources Committee. Senator Barrasso is known by many as Wyoming's Doctor. During his 24 years as an orthopedic surgeon, Barrasso served as President of the Wyoming Medical Society and was named Wyoming Physician of the Year. Barrasso has three children - Peter, Emma and Hadley. He and his wife, Bobbi, live in Casper. A fourth generation Wyoming native, Cynthia Lummis was sworn into the United States Senate in January 2021. From 2008 to 2016, she served as Wyoming’s lone Congressman in Washington, D.C. where she elevated western issues on the national stage, championed Wyoming’s mineral and energy resources, and fought to rein in spending and reduce the federal deficit. Prior to serving in Congress, she spent eight years as Wyoming State Treasurer and SENATOR-ELECT 14 years as a member of the Wyoming State CYNTHIA LUMMIS House and Senate. She also helped operate her family’s cattle ranches in Laramie County. Cynthia is a three-time graduate of the University of Wyoming. She and her late-husband, Al Wiederspahn, have one daughter, Annaliese Wiederspahn, son-in-law, Will Cole, and a grandson, affectionally called ‘Gus.’ 2 Liz Cheney serves as Wyoming’s lone member of Congress in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2016, on a platform of restor- ing America’s strength and power in the world, and pursuing conservative solutions to create jobs, cut taxes and regulation, and expand America’s energy, mining and agriculture industries. Cheney serves on the House Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee and Rules Committee. In November 2018, Cheney was elected by her col- leagues to House leadership as the Chair of the House Republican Conference, the third-ranking REPRESENTATIVE Republican in the House of Representatives. LIZ CHENEY Prior to her election to Congress, Liz served at the State Department as a Deputy Assistant Secretary of State and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East. She also practiced law at White & Case and at the International Finance Corporation. A specialist in national security and foreign policy, she was also a Fox News analyst, and the co-author, along with Vice President Cheney, of Exceptional: Why The World Needs a Powerful America. She is a member of the International Board of Advisors at the University of Wyoming. Liz and her husband Phil Perry have five children and live in Wilson, Wyoming. WYOMING’S ELECTED OFFICIALS Mark Gordon was elected Wyoming's 33rd Governor, on Nov. 6, 2018. He was sworn into office on January 7, 2019. Growing up on the family ranch in Johnson County, Governor Gordon learned the values of hard work and integrity and the importance of work- ing together. As Governor, he brings those values to the table in pursuing his commitment that Wyoming continues to be a place where its citizens can pursue their dreams while retaining its unique char- acter. He is a strong believer in Wyoming's ability to chart its own course and a staunch defender of its GOVERNOR interests to do so. Governor Gordon is working on MARK GORDON efforts to set Wyoming on a sustainable fiscal path and making government more accessible, produc- tive and efficient. As part of those efforts, Gordon seeks to refocus government to better assist local communities with the tools and resources needed to thrive and set their own direction. He is also dedicated to ensuring that citizens have access to quality education, including safer schools, advanced degrees, and career and technical education opportunities. Governor Gordon served as Wyoming