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Below is a list of the historic party leaders within the Wyoming Senate.

Existing floor leaders

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The Senate is composed of 29 Republicans and 2 Democrats.

Currently, Ogden Driskill (R) of District 1 is Senate President and Dave Kinskey (R) of District 22 is Senate Vice President. The party floor leaders are senators Larry S. Hicks (R) of District 11 and Chris Rothfuss (D) of District 9.[1]

For the upcoming 68th session, Bo Biteman (R) of District 21 will be Senate President and Tim Salazar (R) of District 26 Vice President; the party floor leaders will be Tara Nethercott (R) of District 4 and Mike Gierau (D) of District 17.[2]

List of party leaders (1963–present)

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Legislature Dates Democratic leader President Republican leader Ref.
37th 1963 – 1964 Rudolph Anselmi
(Sweetwater) 		Charles Irwin
(Converse) 		Andrew McMaster
(Niobrara) 		[3]
38th 1965 – 1966 Elmer Kinnaman
(Carbon) 		Andrew McMaster
(Niobrara) 		Earl Christensen
(Weston) 		[4]
39th 1967 – 1968 Richard Jones
(Park) 		[5]
40th 1969 – 1970 Earl Christensen
(Weston) 		Peter Madsen
(Sheridan) 		[6]
41st 1971 – 1972 Peter Madsen
(Sheridan) 		Dick Tobin
(Natrona) 		[7]
42th 1973 – 1974 J. Myers
(Uinta) 		Dick Tobin
(Natrona) 		Donald Jewett
(Sublette) 		[8]
43th 1975 – 1976 David Hitchcock
(Albany) 		J. Myers
(Uinta) 		Neal Stafford
(Johnson) 		[9]
44th 1977 – 1978 Robert H. Johnson
(Sweetwater) 		L. Donald Northrup
(Park) 		[10]
45th 1979 – 1980 William Rector
(Laramie) 		Neal Stafford
(Johnson) 		Donald Cundall
(Platte) 		[11]
46th 1981 – 1982 Dick Sedar
(Natrona) 		Donald Cundall
(Platte) 		Eddie Moore
(Converse) 		[12]
47th 1983 – 1984 Steve Majhanovich
(Sweetwater) 		Eddie Moore
(Converse) 		Gerald Geis [13]
48th 1985 – 1986 James Norris
(Laramie) 		Gerald Geis John Turner
(Teton) 		[14]
49th 1987 – 1988 Win Hickey
(Laramie) 		John Turner
(Teton) 		Russell Zimmer
(Goshen) 		[15]
50th 1989 – 1991 John Vinich
(Fremont) 		Russell Zimmer
(Goshen) 		Diemer True
(Natrona) 		[16]
51st 1991 – 1992 Frank Prevedel
(Sweetwater) 		Diemer True
(Natrona) 		Jerry B. Dixon
(Crook/Weston) 		[17]
52nd 1993 – 1994 Lisa F. Kinney
(9th) 		Jerry B. Dixon
(1st) 		Boyd L. Eddins
(16th)
53rd 1995 – 1996 Jim Applegate
(8th) 		Boyd L. Eddins
(16th) 		Bob Grieve
(11th)
54th 1997 – 1998 Guy E. Cameron
(7th) 		Bob Grieve
(11th) 		Jim Twiford
(2nd)
55th 1999 – 2000 Mark O. Harris
(14th) 		Jim Twiford
(2nd) 		Hank Coe
(18th)
56th 2001 – 2002 Rich Cathcart
(6th) 		Hank Coe
(18th) 		April Brimmer-Kunz
(4th)
57th 2003 – 2004 E. Jayne Mockler
(8th) 		April Brimmer-Kunz
(4th) 		Grant Larson
(22nd)
58th 2005 – 2006 Rae Lynn Job
(12th) 		Grant Larson
(17th) 		John Schiffer
(22nd)
59th 2007 – 2008 Ken Decaria
(15th) 		John Schiffer
(22nd) 		John Hines
(23rd)
60th 2009 – 2010 Kathryn Sessions
(7th) 		John Hines
(23rd) 		Jim Anderson
(2nd) 		[18]
61st 2011 – 2013 John Hastert
(13th) 		Jim Anderson
(2nd) 		Tony Ross
(4th) 		[19]
62nd 2013 – 2015 Chris Rothfuss
(9th) 		Tony Ross
(4th) 		Phil Nicholas
(10th) 		[20]
63rd 2015 – 2016 Phil Nicholas
(10th) 		Eli Bebout
(26th) 		[21]
64th 2017 – 2018 Eli Bebout
(26th) 		Drew Perkins
(29th) 		[22]
65th 2019 – 2020 Drew Perkins
(29th) 		Dan Dockstader
(16th) 		[23]
66th 2021 – 2022 Dan Dockstader
(16th) 		Ogden Driskill
(1st) 		[24]
67th 2023 – 2024 Ogden Driskill
(1st) 		Larry S. Hicks
(11th) 		[1]
68th 2025 – 2026
(elect) 		Mike Gierau
(17th) 		Bo Biteman
(21st) 		Tara Nethercott
(4th) 		[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "UPDATED: LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP & COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FINALIZED FOR 68TH LEGISLATURE" (PDF). Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1963". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1965". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1967". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1969". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1971". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1973". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1975". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1977". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1979". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1981". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1983". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1985". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1987". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership 1989". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  17. ^ Roberts, Phillip J. (2008). Wyoming Blue Book Volume V (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming State Archives State Parks and Cultural Resources Department. pp. 58–90. ISBN 978-0-9789829-2-8. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  18. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  22. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  24. ^ "Wyoming Senate Leadership". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
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