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Wyoming Legislature

Wyoming State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Houses Senate
House of Representatives
Leadership
Tony Ross (R)
Since January 7, 2013
Steve Harshman (R)
Since January 10, 2017
Structure
Seats 90 voting members:
30 Senators
60 Representatives
Wyoming Senate Diagram 2013-2015.svg
Senate political groups

     Republican (26)

     Democratic (4)
House of Representatives diagram 2014 State of Wyoming.svg
House political groups

     Republican (51)

     Democratic (9)
Authority Article III, Wyoming Constitution
Salary $150/day + per diem
Elections
Senate last election
November 8, 2016
House last election
November 8, 2016
Meeting place
Wyoming Capitol Exterior.jpg
Wyoming State Capitol, Cheyenne
Website
http://legisweb.state.wy.us

     Republican (26)

     Republican (51)

The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne. There are no term limits for either chamber.

The Republican Party holds a supermajority in the current legislature, which began meeting in 2013; 51 of the 60 seats in the House and 26 of the 30 seats in the Senate are held by Republicans.

The Wyoming State Legislature began like other Western states as a territorial legislature, with nearly (though with not all) the parliamentary regulations that guide other fully-fledged state legislatures.

During its territorial era, the Wyoming Legislature played a crucial role in the Suffragette Movement in the United States. In 1869, only four years following the American Civil War, and another 35 years before women's suffrage became a highly visible political issue in both the U.S., Britain, and elsewhere, the Wyoming Legislature granted all women above the age of 21 the right to vote. The legislature's move made Wyoming the first territory of the United States where women were explicitly granted the voting franchise. News spread quickly to other neighboring territories and states. In 1870, the Utah Territorial Legislature followed suit and granted the voting franchise to women.


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