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Bo Biteman
2019 - Present
2027
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Bo Biteman (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing District 21. He assumed office on January 7, 2019. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Senate Republicans nominated Biteman state Senate president on November 23, 2024.[1]
Cowboy State Daily's Leo Wolfson wrote, "The Senate is roughly split 50-50 among the more conservative and moderate wings of the Republican Party, a divide that was on clear display during this year’s legislative session."[1] Heading into 2025, Biteman and Sens. Tara Nethercott (R) and Tim Salazar (R) ran as a leadership slate against Sens. Larry Hicks (R), Cheri Steinmetz (R), and Brian Boner (R). Wolfson wrote that Biteman was "considered one of the more conservative members of the chamber"[1] and had to gain votes from the more moderate wing of the Republican Party for his slate to win leadership roles.[1]
Biteman was born in Midland, Michigan, in 1978. He received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Grand Valley State University in 2002. He worked as a certified professional landman.[2]
Biteman first entered state politics when he was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2016, serving District 51 from 2017 to 2019. He was then elected to the state Senate in 2018. As of April 2025, he chaired the Senate Rules and Procedure Committee.[3]
Following his election as Senate president, Biteman said, "Wyoming voters want action on President Trump’s agenda. As president of the Senate, I want to continue to support and defend our energy industries to regain energy dominance, ensure a good quality of life for the citizens of the state and make Wyoming business friendly again by eliminating excessive and costly regulations."[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Biteman was assigned to the following committees:
- Colorado River Basin Forum
- Management Audit Committee
- Joint Revenue Committee, Chairman
- Joint Education Committee
- Canada Relations
- Joint Education Committee
- NCSL - Education
- Redistricting and Elections Task Force
2021-2022
Biteman was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Biteman was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee
- Joint Revenue Committee
- Senate Minerals, Business and Economic Development Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Wyoming committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Joint Judiciary |
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
2022
See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Incumbent Bo Biteman defeated Mark Hansen in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bo Biteman (R) | 73.2 | 5,815 |
| Mark Hansen (D) | 26.4 | 2,101 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 7,946 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Mark Hansen advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Hansen | 98.2 | 276 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 281 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Incumbent Bo Biteman advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bo Biteman | 95.2 | 5,262 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.8 | 264 | ||
| Total votes: 5,526 | |||
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2018
- See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Bo Biteman defeated Hollis Hackman in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bo Biteman (R) | 64.5 | 5,125 |
| Hollis Hackman (D) | 35.3 | 2,810 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 7,951 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Hollis Hackman advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hollis Hackman | 100.0 | 600 | |
| Total votes: 600 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21
Bo Biteman defeated Dave Clarendon and Dustin Looper in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 21 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bo Biteman | 55.5 | 2,667 |
| Dave Clarendon | 38.3 | 1,842 | ||
 | Dustin Looper | 6.2 | 299 | |
| Total votes: 4,808 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bruce Burns (R)
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.
Bo Biteman defeated Hollis Hackman in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 general election.[4]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 51 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Bo Biteman |
69.15% | 3,931 | |
| Democratic | Hollis Hackman | 30.85% | 1,754 | |
| Total Votes | 5,685 | |||
| Source: Wyoming Secretary of State | ||||
Hollis Hackman ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 51 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Hollis Hackman (unopposed) | |
Bo Biteman defeated incumbent Rosie Berger in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 Republican primary.[5][6]
| Wyoming House of Representatives, District 51 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bo Biteman |
56.31% | 1,384 | |
| Republican | Rosie Berger Incumbent | 43.69% | 1,074 | |
| Total Votes | 2,458 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bo Biteman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Biteman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Defending the United States Constitution
2nd Amendment
Religious Liberty and the 1st Amendment
Jobs and the Economy
Healthcare
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| —Bo Biteman, [8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Biteman was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Wyoming.[9]
In Wyoming’s county conventions and state convention in 2016, Ted Cruz won 23 delegates, while Marco Rubio and Donald Trump won one delegate each. Four Wyoming delegates attended the national convention as uncommitted delegates. Ballotpedia was not able to identify which candidate Biteman was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention or if Biteman was one of Wyoming's four uncommitted delegates. If you have information on how Wyoming’s Republican delegates were allocated, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.[10]
Delegate rules
Delegates from Wyoming to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at county conventions in March 2016 and a state convention in April 2016. Delegates elected at the state convention were self-nominated or nominated by a Nominating/Elections Committee. Delegate candidates, prior to their election, were required to indicate if they supported a specific presidential candidate or were uncommitted.
Wyoming caucus results
- See also: Presidential election in Wyoming, 2016
| Wyoming Republican Caucus, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Ted Cruz |
66.3% | 644 | 23 | |
| Marco Rubio | 19.5% | 189 | 1 | |
| Donald Trump | 7.2% | 70 | 1 | |
| John Kasich | 0% | 0 | 0 | |
| Other | 7% | 68 | 1 | |
| Totals | 971 | 26 | ||
| Source: The New York Times. Vote totals are from county conventions. | ||||
Delegate allocation
Wyoming had 29 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention: 23 at-large delegates, three congressional district delegates, and three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates). Wyoming's RNC delegates were not bound to support the winner of the state's caucuses. All other delegates were bound to support the preferred presidential candidates listed on their intent-to-run forms unless they were elected as an uncommitted delegate. Wyoming did not use a presidential preference poll to allocate and bind delegates in 2016.
Endorsements
2016
In 2016, Biteman's endorsements included the following:[11]
- WyWatch PAC
Scorecards
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2024
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In 2024, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 7.
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2020
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In 2020, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 10 to March 12.
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2019
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In 2019, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 8 through February 28.
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2018
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In 2018, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 15.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wyoming State Senate District 21 |
Officeholder Wyoming State Senate District 21 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cowboy State Daily, "Bo Biteman Named Wyoming Senate President, Chip Neiman Is New House Speaker," November 23, 2024
- ↑ State of Wyoming Legislature, "Representative Bo Biteman," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ State of Wyoming 68th Legislature, "Senate District 21: Senator Bo Biteman," accessed April 23, 2025
- ↑ Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Bo Biteman, "Issues," accessed July 27, 2016
- ↑ Wyoming GOP, "2016 National Convention," accessed June 30, 2016
- ↑ To build our list of the state and territorial delegations to the 2016 Republican National Convention, Ballotpedia relied primarily upon official lists provided by state and territorial Republican parties; email exchanges and phone interviews with state party officials; official lists provided by state governments; and, in some cases, unofficial lists compiled by local media outlets. When possible, we included what type of delegate the delegate is (at-large, district-level, or RNC) and which candidate they were bound by state and national party bylaws to support at the convention. For most delegations, Ballotpedia was able to track down all of this information. For delegations where we were not able to track down this information or were only able to track down partial lists, we included this note. If you have additional information on this state's delegation, please email editor@ballotpedia.org.
- ↑ Bo Biteman, "Endorsements," accessed July 27, 2016
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Wyoming State Senate District 21 2019-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
Wyoming House of Representatives District 51 2017-2019 |
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