Bill Fortner is an American politician and union welder serving as a member of the

Wyoming House of Representatives The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...

from the 42nd district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 4, 2021.

Early life and education

Fortner was born and raised in Gillette, Wyoming. He attended the Gillette College Technical Education Center and was trained as a welder.

Career

Fortner was elected to the

in November 2020 after defeating incumbent

William Pownall William H. "Bill" Pownall is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Republican Party, Pownall represented the 52nd district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2015 to 2021. Prior to his tenure in th ...

in the August 2020 Republican primary. Fortner is a member of the Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources Committee.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fortner, Bill Living people Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives People from Gillette, Wyoming People from Campbell County, Wyoming Year of birth missing (living people)