Leslie J. Nutting (born July 4, 1945) was a

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member of the

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, representing the 7th district from 2011 until 2015. Senate District 7 encompasses

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, which includes the city of

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. From 2011 until 2013, she was the only woman in the Wyoming Senate. Nutting was joined by

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in January 2013.

Elections

2010

Nutting ran a write-in campaign against incumbent Democratic

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Kathryn Sessions. She won the Republican primary unopposed and defeated Sessions, 54% to 46%.

2014

Nutting declined to run for a second term, and was succeeded by Republican

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Personal life

Nutting received a B.S.N. at

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and an M.S.N. from the

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References

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