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from the 46th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 4, 2021.

Early life and education

Andrew was born and raised in

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. He earned an Associate of Arts and Sciences from

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and a Bachelor of Science degree in energy resource management and development from the

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Career

In 2011, Andrew began working as a commercial fishing deckhand in

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. He also worked as a

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operator. After working as a lift driver for

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, Andrew opened a fish and chip food truck in Laramie. In 2021 he invited Florida Congressman

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to speak in Cheyenne against

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's vote for the

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References

Living people People from Wenatchee, Washington University of Wyoming alumni Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American legislators Wenatchee Valley College alumni {{Wyoming-politician-stub