Cody Wylie is an American businessman and politician. He was elected to 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 ...

in the 2022 Wyoming House of Representatives General Election to the 39th district.

Early life

Wylie was born in

Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,036 at the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state of Wyoming, and the most populous city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is ...

and graduated from the

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with a degree in Political Science in 2008. He would go on to graduate from the

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earning a

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in Political Science in 2011. He would work as vice president for his father's construction company until 2020. He describes himself as a

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Career

In 2020 Wylie served on the Rock Springs Planning and Zoning Commission before running for the Wyoming House of Representatives for the 39th district. He ran against the incumbent

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( L). Wylie ran on a campaign promoting conservative values as well as economic diversification and protecting Sweetwater County's standard of living. He would go on to win with 75.1% of the vote. As representative, Wylie is a member of the House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions committee and the House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs committee. He has sponsered HB0153 which failed to pass, but would have increased Wyoming's Worker's compensation to be competitive with national levels.

Electoral History

Personal life

Wiley is married to his wife, Maria, and has one child.

References

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