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American politician
Laura Taliaferro Pearson
Member-elect of the Wyoming Senate
from the 14th district
Assuming office
January 6, 2025
SucceedingFred Baldwin
Personal details
Political partyRepublican

Laura Taliaferro Pearson is an American politician who is member-elect of the Wyoming Senate from the 14th district. In 2024, she defeated the Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives, Albert Sommers, in the Republican primary in an upset. Before entering politics, she was a rancher and bus driver.

Electoral history

2024 Wyoming Senate District 14 Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Taliaferro Pearson 2,212 46.70%
Republican Albert Sommers 2,025 42.75%
Republican Bill Winney 490 10.34%
Write-in 10 0.21%
Valid ballots 4,737 97.25%
Invalid or blank votes 134 2.75%
Total votes 4,871 100.00%
2024 Wyoming Senate District 14 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Laura Taliaferro Pearson 8,025 94.20%
Write-in 494 5.80%
Valid ballots 8,519 86.79%
Invalid or blank votes 1,297 13.21%
Total votes 9,816 100.00%

References

  1. "Legislator Profile". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. Maio, Pat (21 August 2024). "Kemmerer Bus Driver Beats House Speaker Albert Sommers In Stunning Senate Race Upset". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  3. "Statewide Senate Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 20, 2024" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
  4. "Statewide Senate Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 5, 2024" (PDF). WY SOS. Retrieved 21 November 2024.

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Members of the Wyoming Senate
67th Legislature (2023)
President
Ogden Driskill (R)
Vice President
Dave Kinskey (R)
Majority Leader
Larry Hicks (R)
Minority Leader
Chris Rothfuss (D)
  1. ▌Ogden Driskill (R)
  2. ▌Brian Boner (R)
  3. ▌Cheri Steinmetz (R)
  4. ▌Tara Nethercott (R)
  5. ▌Lynn Hutchings (R)
  6. ▌Anthony Bouchard (R)
  7. ▌Stephan Pappas (R)
  8. ▌Affie Ellis (R)
  9. ▌Chris Rothfuss (D)
  10. ▌Dan Furphy (R)
  11. ▌Larry Hicks (R)
  12. ▌John Kolb (R)
  13. ▌Stacy Jones (R)
  14. ▌Fred Baldwin (R)
  15. ▌Wendy Schuler (R)
  16. ▌Dan Dockstader (R)
  17. ▌Mike Gierau (D)
  18. ▌Tim French (R)
  19. ▌Dan Laursen (R)
  20. ▌Ed Cooper (R)
  21. ▌Bo Biteman (R)
  22. ▌Dave Kinskey (R)
  23. ▌Eric Barlow (R)
  24. ▌Troy McKeown (R)
  25. ▌Cale Case (R)
  26. ▌Tim Salazar (R)
  27. ▌Bill Landen (R)
  28. ▌Jim Anderson (R)
  29. ▌Bob Ide (R)
  30. ▌Charles Scott (R)
  31. ▌Evie Brennan (R)
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