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American politician

Owen Petersen (born November 29, 1942) is a former Republican member of the Wyoming State House of Representatives. He represented the 19th district (encompassing Uinta County) from 2001 to 2013.

Biography

Owen Petersen was born on November 19, 1942 (age 82 years), in Lyman, Wyoming. He received a B.S. in 1965, an M.S. in 1967, and a J.D. in 1974, all from the University of Wyoming.

He is a retired military officer.

He has been a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2001. In 2009, he sponsored HB 74, a bill that would have made marriage contracts from out-of-state valid in Wyoming so long as they involve one man and one woman.

He is a member of the National Rifle Association of America, the American Legion, the Lions Clubs International, Ducks Unlimited, and the AARP. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He is married with three children and seven grandchildren.

References

  1. ^ Legislature biography
  2. ^ House biography
  3. ^ "Owen Petersen". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on August 30, 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  4. Aaron Leclair, 'Anti-gay marriage bill defeated in Senate', in Laramie Boomerang, March 3, 2011
  5. Associated Press, 'Wyoming lawmakers take another look at marriage', in Black Hills Fox, 26 December 2010 Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Ben Neary, 'Anti-gay marriage bill introduced in Wyoming house', in Dallas Voice, 28 Jan 2009
  7. Jeremy Pelzer (January 25, 2011). "Wyoming House passes anti-gay marriage bill". Casper Star Tribune. Lee Enterprises. Archived from the original on January 27, 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
67th Legislature (2023)
Speaker of the House
Albert Sommers (R)
Speaker pro tempore
Clark Stith (R)
Majority Leader
Chip Neiman (R)
Minority Leader
Mike Yin (D)
  1. ▌Chip Neiman (R)
  2. ▌Allen Slagle (R)
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  4. ▌Jeremy Haroldson (R)
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  6. ▌Tomi Strock (R)
  7. ▌Bob Nicholas (R)
  8. ▌David Zwonitzer (R)
  9. ▌Landon Brown (R)
  10. ▌John Eklund Jr. (R)
  11. ▌Jared Olsen (R)
  12. ▌Clarence Styvar (R)
  13. ▌Ken Chestek (D)
  14. ▌Trey Sherwood (D)
  15. ▌Donald Burkhart (R)
  16. ▌Mike Yin (D)
  17. ▌J.T. Larson (R)
  18. ▌Scott Heiner (R)
  19. ▌Jon Conrad (R)
  20. ▌Albert Sommers (R)
  21. ▌Lane Allred (R)
  22. ▌Andrew Byron (R)
  23. ▌Liz Storer (D)
  24. ▌Sandy Newsome (R)
  25. ▌David Northrup (R)
  26. ▌Dalton Banks (R)
  27. ▌Martha Lawley (R)
  28. ▌John Winter (R)
  29. ▌Ken Pendergraft (R)
  30. ▌Mark Jennings (R)
  31. ▌John Bear (R)
  32. ▌Ken Clouston (R)
  33. ▌Sarah Penn (R)
  34. ▌Pepper Ottman (R)
  35. ▌Tony Locke (R)
  36. ▌Art Washut (R)
  37. ▌Steve Harshman (R)
  38. ▌Tom Walters (R)
  39. ▌Cody Wylie (R)
  40. ▌Barry Crago (R)
  41. ▌Bill Henderson (R)
  42. ▌Ben Hornok (R)
  43. ▌Dan Zwonitzer (R)
  44. ▌Tamara Trujillo (R)
  45. ▌Karlee Provenza (D)
  46. ▌Ocean Andrew (R)
  47. ▌Bob Davis (R)
  48. ▌Clark Stith (R)
  49. ▌Ryan Berger (R)
  50. ▌Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R)
  51. ▌Cyrus Western (R)
  52. ▌Reuben Tarver (R)
  53. ▌Chris Knapp (R)
  54. ▌Lloyd Larsen (R)
  55. ▌Ember Oakley (R)
  56. ▌Jerry Obermueller (R)
  57. ▌Jeanette Ward (R)
  58. ▌Bill Allemand (R)
  59. ▌Kevin O'Hearn (R)
  60. ▌Tony Niemiec (R)
  61. ▌Daniel Singh (R)
  62. ▌Forrest Chadwick (R)
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▌Democratic (5)


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