Business and Non-Profit Interests of Wyoming State Legislators
Provided below are spread sheets that list the known business and non-profit interests of the Wyoming House members and Wyoming Senate members. Click through the pages to view information found on every legislator. Click on name or county column headings to sort alphabetically or numerically. For small devices, such as cellphones, horizontal scrolling is enabled at the bottom of each table.
All information amassed is publicly available online, with most of the private business interests, and some of the non-profit interests being found as official filings at the Wyoming Secretary of State’s website. To try to keep data manageable, business or nonprofit filings that are listed as “inactive” are not included here. Note that WTC continuously updates this info after general elections.
Provided below the tables, are pertinent ethics laws on Official Decisions and Votes that address potential conflicts of interest with WY lawmakers. Every Wyoming citizen is encouraged to review the information on their House and Senate representatives and compare it to their official activities, most especially committee membership, bill votes and bill sponsorship. If any citizen believes that there might be a conflict of interest with their representative(s), they should contact:
- The representative to inquire and discuss your concerns (click for roster lists of the Senate and the House of Representatives)
- Leadership of the house they serve in: Speaker of the House or the Senate President
- Any member of the Management Council
WY Senate Business and Nonprofit Interests
| Legislator | District | Occupation | Business Interests | Nonprofits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agar, Wyatt | SD20 | Partner- Durbin Creek Ranch | ||
| Anderson, James | SD28 | "Retired" (Retired from Wyoming Machinery Company) | Member - Wyo Fun LLC (Tucson, AZ) | |
| Anselmi-Dalton, Liisa | SD12 | General Manager: Holiday Inn; Quality Inn | Managing Member: Cherrywood LLC; Lonetree Hospitality LLC; Imperial LLC; Anselmi-Arambel LLC. | |
| Baldwin, Fred | SD14 | "Physicians Assistant" (South Lincoln Medical Center) | Co-owner - Victory Theatre | |
| Bebout, Eli | SD26 | "Engineering/Drilling Contractor/Oil and Gas" | B-2 Wyoming, Inc. (Vice President, Director); B2-F2, LLC (Manager); Bebout Investments, Inc. (Director); Elk Ridge, LLC (Member, Manager); Elmhurst Financial, LLC (Manager); Fremont Airways LLC (Organizer); Fremont Sheep Company (President , Director); Gillette-Nucor LLC; Nucor, Inc. (Vice President, Treasurer); Nucor Drilling Inc (Vice President); Nucor Oil & Gas, Inc. (President); R & N Investments, LLC; Strawberry Highlands LLC (Member, Manager); Svilar,Inc. (Vice President, Director); Wyaz Resources, LLC (Member, Manager) | Wyoming Business Alliance (Steering Committee) |
| Biteman, Bo | SD21 | Title Manager: Western Land Services | Owner/Member: Biteman and Associates LLC | |
| Boner, Brian | SD02 | Farmer/Rancher | M Diamond Livestock; Cole Creek Ranch; Limited Partner: Boner Minerals | |
| Bouchard, Anthony | SD06 | Realtor | eXp Realty LLC | |
| Case, Cale | SD25 | President: Case and Company; Sink & Rise, Inc. [DBA The Inn at Lander]; Lander Dickinson Creek Company; Flying 6 Inc; Tangemann Benedict Corporation (Secretary); Brahm Corp; Consulting Association with Segura Consulting LLC (Rockville MD) | Wyoming Liberty Group (Director); Friends of Wyoming Life Resource Center (Director); Chief Washakie Foundation (Treasurer) |
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| Coe, Hank | SD18 | "Investment Executive" | H.R. Coe Construction, LLC (Organizer, Registered Agent) | Cody Yellowstone Air Improvement Resources (President, Director); Vice Chairman: Buffallo Bill Historical Center (Trustee); Cody Medical Foundation (President); Wyoming Business Alliance (Steering Committee) |
| Davis-Schuler, Wendy | SD15 | Retired Educator | Owner - The Coaching Connection | |
| Dockstader, Dan | SD16 | "Publisher/Radio Host" | Star Valley Publishing (President) Star Valley Independent News (SVI Media); Western Wyoming Radio, Incorporated (President); Lower Valley Energy | |
| Driskill, Ogden | SD01 | "Rancher and Tourism" | KOA/Devil's Tower; President: Bear Lodge Cattle; Driskill Land and Livestock, LLC (Organizer, Registered Agent); Driskill Ranch Investments LLC; Driskill Spray Service Inc.; Beefchain LLC; Campstool Marketing LLC; Horton Family Mineral Trust; Monolith Minerals LLC; Driskill Holdings, LLC (Filed under spouse) | Partnership of Rangeland Trusts (Former Chairman, Member) |
| Ellis, Affie | SD08 | Attorney - Holland & Hart LLP | Navajo Gaming Enterprise (Board of Directors - Flagstaff AZ) Blazing Saddles Ventures, LLC | |
| Gierau, Mike | SD17 | CEO - Jedediah Corp (Jackson WY) | ||
| Moniz, Glenn | SD10 | Commercial Property Developer; Retired WY Firefighter | JGD Enterprises LLC | |
| Hicks, Larry | SD11 | Natural Resource Coordinator - Little Snake River Conservation District | Managing Partner: H&C, LLC | |
| Hutchings, Lynn | SD05 | None stated | ||
| James, Tom | SD13 | Union Pacific Railroad | ||
| Kinskey, Dave | SD22 | Licensed Attorney - Kisling Law LLC; Recent Former Sheridan Mayor (Stepped down July 2014 to replace the late Senator Schiffer) | Oshe Leasing and Finance ('Equipment Finance Industry'); TK, LLC (Manager, Member, Registered Agent) | Health Industry Distributors Association Home Medical Section, Washington, D.C. (Director); SEEDA – Sheridan Economic Educational Development Authority (Director); WAM - Wyoming Association of Municipalities (Director); Sheridan Economic and Educational Development Authority (Member); Sheridan Parks and Recreation Master Plan (Technical Advisory Committee); Child Development Center, Sheridan, WY (Director) |
| Kost, R.J. | SD19 | "Retired" | ||
| Landen, Bill | SD27 | None stated | Central Wyoming Hospice Program (Spouse-Director) | |
| Nethercott, Tara | SD04 | Attorney | President: Tara B Nethercott P.C. Member: Woodhouse Roden Nethercott, LLC | |
| Pappas, Stephan | SD07 | "Architect/Brigadier General, USAF (Retired)" | President: Pappas and Pappas Architects, PC; Member: Athelphia LLC | UW Civil and Architectural (Advisory Board); Leadership Wyoming (Advisory board) |
| Perkins, Drew | SD29 | Attorney | President: Perkins Law PC Secretary: CJ Technologies LLC; | Boys & Girls Club of Central Wyoming; Downtown Development Authority - Casper (Member); Wyoming Business Alliance (Steering Committee) |
| Rothfuss, Chris | SD09 | Visiting Assistant Professor: UW | President: Rothfuss Advanced Research and Engineering (RARE) Corporation; CEO: Chico Payment Systems | United Nations Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (Delegate) Global Issues in Nanotechnology (Former Chair) |
| Scott, Charles | SD30 | Rancher | President: Bates Creek Cattle Company; Eagle Ridge Ranch Company | Reforming States Groups (Steering Committee) |
| Steinmetz, Cheri | SD03 | Owner: Home on the Range; Ameritas Financial Services; Rawhide Quarter-horses & Cattle; | ||
| Von Flatern, Michael | SD24 | President: Business Aviators Inc | Innovative Mining & Equipment, LLC; Waterco, LLC (Member); Ball Park Properties, LLC (Managing member) | Wyoming Workforce Council (Member); Youth Emergency Services, Inc. (Spouse - Director) |
| Wasserburger, Jeff | SD23 | Executive Director of the Board of Cooperative Higher Education Services |
WY House Business and Nonprofit Interests
| Legislator | District | Occupation | Business Interests | Nonprofits |
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| Lindholm, Tyler | HD01 | "Lead Substation Electrician" (Basin Electric Power Cooperative) | Beef Chain (Co-founder/ Share holder); Jackpot Ranch (Vice President) | Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Employee) |
| Hunt, Hans | HD02 | Ranch hand | MW Cattle Co. (Partner); Meet America Inc; | |
| Barlow, Eric | HD03 | "Rancher, Veterinarian" | Eric S. Barlow, Dvm, P.C. (President); Barlow Ranch; Gourmet Lamb of WY LLC; | |
| Kirkbride, Dan R. | HD04 | "Rancher/ Operator" | Carlin Ranch Inc (Director); Harding & Kirkbride Lvstk Co Inc; Kirkbride Bros., Inc. (President); LaRamie Company (Vice President, Director) | |
| Duncan, Shelly | HD05 | "Owner/ Broker" | Double D Real Estate & Associates LLC (President); | |
| Clausen, Aaron | HD06 | Clausen Ranches Inc (Secretary); Livestock Production; | ||
| Wilson, Sue | HD07 | "Small business owner" (Does not clarify | La Frontera Language Services (Owner) | |
| Nicholas, Bob | HD08 | "Attorney & Businessman" (Does not clarify) | Proform Technologies Inc. (Secretary) | |
| Brown, Landon | HD09 | "Grants & Contract Specialist II for State of Wyoming Dept of Environmental Quality; Fitness 307; | ||
| Eklund, John | HD10 | Eklund – Hansen Ranch, LLC (President) | ||
| Olsen, Jared | HD11 | Senior Attorney/ Owner | 307 Registered Agent Services (Managing member); Galilee Land Holdings LLC (Managing member); Olsen Legal Group LLC (Managing member); | |
| Styvar, Clarence | HD12 | Railroad Supervisor - UPRR | ||
| Connolly, Cathy | HD13 | "Professor" (University of Wyoming Women/Gender Studies) | ||
| Furphy, Dan | HD14 | Owner | Daniel G Furphy Bank Consulting | |
| Burkhart, Donald | HD15 | Don Burkhart Consulting; Don Burkhart Gunsmithing; | ||
| Yin, Mike | HD16 | Senior Software Engineer | MyPizza Technologies Inc dba Slice (New York, NY) | |
| Dayton-Selman, JoAnn | HD17 | Retired | Rock Springs Young-At-Heart Foundation (Director) | |
| Crank, Tom | HD18 | Crank Companies Inc (President); Region G LLC (Director/ Manager); Tom Crank dba Canyon Enterprises; | ||
| Eyre, Danny | HD19 | |||
| Sommers, Albert | HD20 | Sommers Ranch, LLC (Co-manager); Sommers Herefords LLC (Co-manager); | ||
| Simpson, Evan | HD21 | Nothing provided on Ethics Disclosure | ||
| Roscoe, Jim | HD22 | Ditch Creek LLC (President); Roscoe Co (President); CONY Corp; | ||
| Schwartz, Andy | HD23 | “Small Business Owner” (Does not clarify) | BT & T Inc; JA20 LLC; Morph Inc; | Teton Youth and Family Services, Inc. (President, Director) |
| Newsome, Sandy | HD24 | Ishawoor Investments Inc (VP); Montgomery Family Farm Trust; Newsome Investments (partner); | ||
| Laursen, Dan | HD25 | Employer: "State Engineers Office" | Laursen Farms Inc (President/ Treasurer) | Wyoming Water Association,Inc. (Treasurer, Director) |
| Flitner, Jamie | HD26 | Money earned from mineral royalties | ||
| Greear, Mike | HD27 | 2 Lazy H LLC; McSpade Holdings LLC (Co-Manager); Michael D Greear P.C. (President); The Development Company; Wyoming Sugar Company (President & CEO); | ||
| Winter, John | HD28 | Truck Driver; Rancher; Farmer; Horse Leasing; Guiding; | Ryan Bros Trucking; | |
| Kinner, Mark | HD29 | "Banker, Retired" | Forward Sheridan (Director); Holy Trinity Church (President, Director); Homer and Mildred Scott Foundation (Director) |
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| Jennings, Mark | HD30 | "Small Business Owner” (Does not clarify) | ||
| Clem, Scott | HD31 | "Case Manager" | Youth Emergency Services, Inc. (Employee); Central Baptist Church (Vice President, Director); |
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| Hallinan, Tim | HD32 | "I own stock in about 15 companies. I have a ranch that I lease to a neighbor." | ||
| Clifford, Andrea | HD33 | Consultant/ Trainer/ Grant Writer/ Speaker | Andi Clifford Consulting & Training LLC; | |
| Salazar, Tim | HD34 | Morning Star Children's Center LLC (Owner); | ||
| MacGuire, Joe | HD35 | Murphy Business & Financial of Wyoming-Colorado (Owner); | ||
| Washut, Art | HD36 | Instructor - Casper College; Adjunct Instructor - WY Law Enforcement Academy; Retired police officer | ||
| Harshman, Steve | HD37 | "Teacher/Coach" (Natrona County High School) | NCHS Millennium Fund, Inc. (Director) | |
| Walters, Tom | HD38 | "Ranch Manager" | Bummer Land & Livestock; Tee Up Tee Down Properties LLC (Registered Agent, Organizer) | Central Wyoming Team Roping Club (Director) |
| Blake, Stan | HD39 | "Conductor" (Union Pacific Railroad); SMART Union (Cleveland, Ohio); | ||
| Tass, Richard | HD40 | "Retired" | Klondike Ranch LP (President) | |
| Henderson, Bill | HD41 | Business Development Officer for FirsTier Bank | Southeast Wyoming Builders Association; | |
| Blackburn, Jim | HD42 | None stated | ||
| Zwonitzer, Dan | HD43 | "Special Asst to UPAA - LCCC" | ||
| Burlingame, Sara | HD44 | Executive Director of Wyoming Equality; | ||
| Pelkey, Charles | HD45 | "Founding Partner, Neubauer, Pelkey and Goldfinger, LLP" | Neubauer, Pelkey and Goldfinger, LLP (Partner); Meadowlark Properties (Partner); KB Enterprises, L.L.C. (Organizer); | |
| Andrew, Ocean | HD46 | Business Owner | "Ocean 5 Enterprises LLC"; "UMO LLC"; Expensive Properties LLC" | |
| Paxton, Jerry | HD47 | "School Principal, Retired" | Medicine Bow-Routt Resource Advisory Committee (Chairman); Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering Outfit (Director); |
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| Stith, Clark | HD48 | Attorney | Douglas Enterprises, LLC (Managing member); Douglas Enterprises II, LLC (Managing member); | |
| Piiparinen, Garry | HD49 | Employer: Uinta Count School District #1 - Aspen Elementary | ||
| Northrup, Dave | HD50 | None stated | D & L Farms (Partner); Northrup Farms Inc (President); | Willwood Light and Power Company (President, Director) |
| Western, Cyrus | HD51 | Acquisition Analyst | Frontier Royalty LLC (Denver CO); DYT Holdings LLC; | |
| Pownall, Bill | HD52 | "Rancher" | Open Box Cattle Co (Owner/ CEO); RFC (Member); | |
| Edwards, Roy | HD53 | Edwards Tire Company LLC (Owner) | ||
| Larsen, Lloyd | HD54 | "Owner/Oil and Gas Construction" (Triple L Construction is identified at Larsen Facebook page) | Larsen Realty, LLC (President); North Fork Grazing Association, Inc. (Former President?); Triple L, Inc (V.P. Procurement); | |
| Miller, David | HD55 | "Geologist/Mineral Exploration" | ALX Uranium - Vancouver, BC (Director); County International - Sydney, Australia (Director); GLM LLC; Miller and Associates, LLC (President); Rattlesnake Properties - Gold Claims (Claimant); Rocky Mountain Agrono; | |
| Obermueller, Jerry | HD56 | HAH LLC (Manager); | ||
| Gray, Chuck | HD57 | Operations Manager | Mt Rushmore Broadcasting | |
| Sweeney, Pat | HD58 | Center Street Development LLC; Hospitality Partners of Wyoming; Mountain Investments LLC; Poor Boys Holdings LLC; Sweeney Resources LLC; ("Member" of each) | ||
| Loucks, Bunky | HD59 | "Small Business Owner" (Does not clarify) | BHL Rentals, LLC (VP); Wyoming Office Products/ Deliveries (President/ Owner); | |
| Freeman, John | HD60 | High School Transition Coordinator - Western Wyoming Community College |
WYOMING ETHICS LAWS ON OFFICIAL DECISIONS AND VOTES
9-13-106. Official decisions and votes.
(a) A public official, public member or public employee shall not make an official decision or vote on an official decision if the public official, public member or public employee has a personal or private interest in the matter. In determining whether he has a personal or private interest in a matter the public official shall recognize the importance of his right to represent his constituency and shall abstain from voting only in clear cases of a personal or private interest as defined in this subsection. A public official or public member shall not vote to give money or any direct financial benefit to himself except for tax reductions affecting the general public. For the purposes of this section, a personal or private interest:
(i) Is, with respect to the public official, public employee or public member, an interest which is direct and immediate as opposed to speculative and remote; and
(ii) Is an interest that provides the public official, public employee or public member, a greater benefit or a lesser detriment than it does for a large or substantial group or class of persons who are similarly situated.
(b) A public official, public member or public employee described by subsection (a) of this section shall abstain from voting on the decision and from making any official decision in the matter. The public official’s, public member’s or public employee’s abstention from voting must be recorded in the governmental entity’s official records.
(c) This section shall not be construed to supersede W.S. 15-9-220, 16-6-118 or 16-9-203(f). Those provisions shall control to the extent inconsistent with this section.
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9-13-107. Actions taken while negotiating for employment.
A public official, public member or public employee may not vote or take an official action in a matter affecting a person with whom the public official, public member or public employee is negotiating for prospective employment.
