Chad Banks is an American politician and Democratic former 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 ...

, representing the 17th district from January 12, 2021 until January 10, 2023."Wyoming election 2020: Statewide legislative results"
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'', November 4, 2020. A resident of Rock Springs, prior to his election to the state legislature he served as manager of the Rock Springs Main Street/Urban Renewal Agency,"2020 Primary Election Edition: Wyoming House District 17, Democrat, Chad Banks"
'' Rock Springs Daily Rocket-Miner'', August 10, 2020. and previously served on the city council.Trudy Ring
"Wyoming's Out Politicians Make Voices Heard, Seek Hate-Crimes Law"
'' The Advocate'', October 30, 2020. He is a graduate of the

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and

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. He was one of three

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legislators in the current legislative session, alongside the reelected Cathy Connolly and

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, and the fourth out LGBT legislator in state history following the defeat of Sara Burlingame.

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