Tara Nethercott is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 4 since January 10, 2017.

Career

Nethercott is a practicing attorney in

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Elections

2016

When incumbent Republican Senator

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announced his retirement, Nethercott announced her candidacy for the seat. Nethercott defeated David Pope and Bill Weaver in the Republican primary with 46% of the vote. She defeated Democratic State Representative

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in the general election with 60% of the vote.

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External links

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21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Living people Politicians from Cheyenne, Wyoming University of Wyoming alumni Women state legislators in Wyoming Republican Party Wyoming state senators Year of birth missing (living people) {{Wyoming-politician-stub