Gerald Gay
Gerald Gay is a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 36 from 2011 to 2017.
Biography
Gay studied physical science at Casper College, and earned a B.S. in chemical engineering at the University of Wyoming in 1980. A retired engineer, Gay spent his career working in the oil industry.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Gay served on the following committees:
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Gay served on the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Gay served on the following committees:
| Wyoming committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • Labor, Health and Social Services |
| • Joint Labor, Health and Social Services |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 16, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 27, 2016.
Debbie Bovee defeated incumbent Gerald Gay in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 36 general election.[1]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Debbie Bovee |
52.94% | 1,910 | |
| Republican | Gerald Gay Incumbent | 47.06% | 1,698 | |
| Total Votes | 3,608 | |||
| Source: Wyoming Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Gerald Gay ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.[2][3]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Gerald Gay Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Debbie Bovee (D) received enough votes as a primary write-in candidate to appear on the general election ballot.[4]
2014
Elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 19, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was May 30, 2014. Eric Nelson defeated Pam Brown in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Gerald Gay in the Republican primary. Gay defeated Nelson in the general election.[5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Gay Incumbent |
53.7% | 1,219 | |
| Democratic | Eric Nelson | 46.3% | 1,051 | |
| Total Votes | 2,270 | |||
| Source: Wyoming Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Eric Nelson |
75.2% | 243 |
| Pam Brown | 24.8% | 80 |
| Total Votes | 323 | |
2012
Gay won re-election in the 2012 election for the Wyoming House of Representatives District 36. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary on August 21 and was also unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Gerald Gay Incumbent |
95.7% | 2,802 | |
| Write-Ins | Various | 4.3% | 126 | |
| Total Votes | 2,928 | |||
2010
Gay defeated Democrat incumbent Mary Hales in the general election on November 2, 2010. He defeated Republican David Florence in the August 17, 2010, primary election. [8]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 36, General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Gerald Gay (R)
|
1,500 | |||
| Mary Hales (D) | 1,033 | |||
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Gerald Gay (R)
|
742 | |||
| David W. Florence (R) | 400 | |||
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
Wyoming Liberty Index
The Wyoming Liberty Index, a study created in 2003, issues a Scorecard that rates all final bills in the Wyoming State Legislature on whether the bills supported or hindered liberty. Legislators are also given a "liberty score" based on their voting patterns. The Wyoming Liberty Index 2012 report was issued on the 61st Legislature during the 2012 budget session. Scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates a higher level of "aye" votes on bills considered pro-liberty and "nay" votes on what the organization considers anti-liberty bills.[9] Gay received a score of 41% in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 19th out of 61 members of the Wyoming House of Representatives. Although there are 60 members of the House, a 61st "hypothetical legislator" voting nay on every bill was also included.
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Gay is divorced, and has one child.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Gerald + Gay + Wyoming + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- Wyoming State Legislature
- Wyoming state legislative districts
- Wyoming House of Representatives
- Wyoming House of Representatives Committees
External links
- Wyoming State Legislature
- Profile from Open States
- Gerald Gay on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2016
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Casper Star Tribune, "Democrat Bovee wins primary write-in campaign to challenge Gerald Gay," accessed September 2, 2016
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Candidate Roster," June 11, 2012
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2010 Election Results," accessed July 25, 2010
- ↑ Wyoming Liberty Index, "2012 Wyoming Liberty Index," accessed April 30, 2014
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mary Hales |
Wyoming House of Representatives District 36 2010-2016 |
Succeeded by Debbie Bovee |
