Ogden Driskill
Ogden Driskill (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing District 1. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
Driskill (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming State Senate to represent District 1. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Driskill served as state Senate majority leader from 2021 to January 10, 2023. He has served as state Senate president since January 10, 2023.[1]
Biography
Driskill earned his associate degree at Casper College in 1980, and later attended the University of Wyoming. He is a rancher and owner of Double Spear Ranch.
Driskill challenged incumbent Mark Semlek for his Wyoming House of Representatives District 1 seat in the 2004 primary election. Semlek defeated Driskill and went on to win re-election.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Driskill was assigned to the following committees:
- Select Water Committee
- Select Committee on Capital Financing and Investments
- Joint Appropriations Committee
- State Building Commission Liaison
- Senate Appropriations Committee
2023-2024
Driskill was assigned to the following committees:
- Management Council Committee, Vice Chairman
- Joint Rules and Procedure Committee, Chairman
- Air Transportation Liaison Committee, Chairman
- Legislative Oversight Working Group (decommissioned)
- Energy Council
- Investment Funds Committee
- Legislative Artwork Donation Program Committee
- Executive Committee (decommissioned)
- NCSL - Natural Resources and Infrastructure (decommissioned)
- Wyoming Gaming Commission
- State Building Commission Liaison
2021-2022
Driskill was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Rules and Procedure Committee
- Senate Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Committee, Chair
- Management Council Committee
2019-2020
Driskill was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, Chairman
- Joint Rules and Procedure Committee
- Joint Revenue Committee
- Senate Rules and Procedure Committee
- Senate Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee, Chairman
- Management Council Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Wyoming committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Appropriations |
| • Joint Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Driskill served on the following committees:
| Wyoming committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Joint Revenue |
| • Joint Labor, Health and Social Services |
| • Revenue |
| • Labor, Health and Social Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Driskill served on the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Driskill served on these committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wyoming State Senate District 1
Incumbent Ogden Driskill defeated Roger Connett in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ogden Driskill (R) | 75.2 | 4,785 |
| Roger Connett (R) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 24.8 | 1,580 | ||
| Total votes: 6,365 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 1
Incumbent Ogden Driskill defeated Roger Connett and Bill Fortner in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 1 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ogden Driskill | 39.8 | 2,547 |
| Roger Connett | 32.9 | 2,105 | ||
 | Bill Fortner | 27.1 | 1,736 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 6,397 | |||
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2018
- See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Wyoming State Senate District 1
Incumbent Ogden Driskill won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ogden Driskill (R) | 96.7 | 5,557 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 187 | ||
| Total votes: 5,744 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 1
Incumbent Ogden Driskill defeated Judy McCullough and Lenard Seeley in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 1 on August 21, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ogden Driskill | 43.3 | 2,069 |
 | Judy McCullough | 32.9 | 1,574 | |
| Lenard Seeley | 23.8 | 1,138 | ||
| Total votes: 4,781 | |||
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2014
- See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Wyoming State Senate 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. Incumbent Ogden Driskill defeated Judy McCullough and Tony Johnson in the Republican primary. Driskill was unchallenged in the general election.[2][3]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 Ogden Driskill Incumbent |
45.1% | 1,996 |
| Judy McCullough | 43.9% | 1,942 |
| Tony Johnson | 11% | 488 |
| Total Votes | 4,426 | |
2010
- See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2010
Driskill defeated Republicans Tom Dunlap and Terry Marie Henderson in the August 17 primary election. He was unopposed for the open seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.[4]
| Wyoming State Senate, District 1 (2010) General Election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ogden Driskill (R)
|
6,225 | |||
| Wyoming State Senate, District 1 Republican Primary (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Ogden Driskill (R)
|
1,844 | |||
| Tom Dunlap (R) | 1,791 | |||
| Terry Marie Henderson (R) | 1,776 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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Campaign finance summary
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Endorsements
Presidential preference
2012
Ogden Driskill endorsed Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.[5]
Scorecards
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Ogden Driskill | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | Wyoming |
| Bound to: | Unknown |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Driskill was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from Wyoming.[6]
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 Driskill was bound by state party rules to support at the national convention or if Driskill 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.[7]
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 | |
|
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.
Personal
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Driskill has a wife, Rosanne.[8]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Wyoming State Senate District 1 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "Leadership calls for unity as the 67th Wyoming Legislature convenes," January 10, 2023
- ↑ 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, "Official State Senate Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Mitt Romney for President, "Mitt Romney Announces Wyoming Leadership Team," February 6, 2012
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Ogden Driskill's Biography," accessed April 8, 2015
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Wyoming State Senate District 1 2011-Present |
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