The Wyoming Senate is the

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of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 31 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across

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, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. Members of the Senate serve four-year terms without

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. Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Senators to three terms (twelve years). Like other upper houses of

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and territorial legislatures and the federal U.S. Senate, the Wyoming Senate can confirm or reject gubernatorial appointments to the state cabinet, commissions, boards, or justices to the Wyoming Supreme Court.

Composition of the Senate

Leadership

, along with

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, and

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, is one of the four U.S. states to have abolished the Office of the

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, a position which for most

s of state legislatures and indeed for the U.S. Congress (with the

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) is at least the nominal head of the legislative body. Instead, a separate position of Senate President is in place, removed from the Wyoming executive branch. The current Senate President is Republican Bo Biteman of District 21 ( Ranchester).

Members of the Wyoming Senate

: *Senator was originally appointed

Current committees and members

Journal

:Chairman :: Gary Crum :Members :: Mike Gierau

Rules & Procedure

:Chairman :: Bo Biteman :Members :: Mike Gierau :: Tara Nethercott :: Chris Rothfuss :: Tim Salazar

History

Women in the Senate

Past composition of the Senate

Recent composition

Historical composition

Notes

References

External links

Wyoming Senate

Project Vote Smart – State Senate of Wyoming

The Wyoming Liberty Index
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Composition of the Senate

Leadership

Members of the Wyoming Senate

Current committees and members

Judiciary

Appropriations

Revenue

Education

Agriculture, State and Public Lands & Water Resources

Travel, Recreation, Wildlife & Cultural Resources

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Minerals, Business & Economic Development

Labor, Health & Social Services