Scott B. Court is an American politician and historian who served in the

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from 2017 to 2019, representing the 24th legislative district of

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as a

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in the 64th

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Education

Court attended Cody High School,

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, the

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, and

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. He received a

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and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming.

Career

Prior to serving in the

, Court worked for the

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and was a precinct committeeman in

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2016 election

Court ran for election to the

in 2016. On August 16, he defeated incumbent Sam Krone in the

primary with 72% of the vote after Krone had been charged with felony larceny. On November 8, Court defeated

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Paul Fees and independent candidate Sandy Newsome in the general election with 46% of the vote. Court served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from January 10, 2017 to January 8, 2019. In 2017, he served on the following committees. *Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs *Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Court did not seek re-election in 2018.

2020 election

In 2020, Court ran for re-election, though was defeated in the August 18 primary by incumbent Sandy Newsome, who had run for the seat as a Republican in 2018 and won. Court received only 16% of the vote to Newsome's 49%.

Personal life

Court currently resides in

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Electoral history

2016

2020

Notes

References

External links

Official page
at the

Profile
from Ballotpedia
Profile
from

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