Theresa Livingston

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Theresa Livingston

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Air Force

Years of service

1972 - 1981

Personal

Profession

Paraprofessional

Theresa Livingston (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Wyoming. Livingston lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Livingston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Theresa Livingston served in the U.S. Air Force from 1972 to 1981. Livingston's career experience includes working as a paraprofessional in special education. She has served as a member of Team Rubicon since 2015.

Elections

2022

See also: Wyoming gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Governor of Wyoming

Incumbent Mark Gordon defeated Theresa Livingston and Jared Baldes in the general election for Governor of Wyoming on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Gordon (R)	74.1	143,696
		Theresa Livingston (D)	15.8	30,686
	Submit photo	Jared Baldes (L)	4.2	8,157
		Other/Write-in votes	5.9	11,461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 194,000
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming

Theresa Livingston defeated Rex Wilde in the Democratic primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Livingston	69.1	4,993
		Rex Wilde	27.9	2,016
		Other/Write-in votes	3.0	214

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,223
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming

Incumbent Mark Gordon defeated Brent Bien, Rex Rammell, and James Quick in the Republican primary for Governor of Wyoming on August 16, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Gordon	61.5	101,140
		Brent Bien	29.6	48,572
		Rex Rammell	5.7	9,378
		James Quick	2.9	4,728
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	533

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 164,351
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Aaron Nab (R)

2020

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 20

Ed Cooper defeated Theresa Livingston in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 20 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Cooper (R)	85.0	7,497
		Theresa Livingston (D)	14.7	1,293
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	26

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 8,816
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 20

Theresa Livingston advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming State Senate District 20 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Theresa Livingston	99.3	418
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 421
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 20

Ed Cooper defeated Linda Weeks and Roland Luehne in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 20 on August 18, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ed Cooper	47.6	2,300
	Submit photo	Linda Weeks	43.1	2,084
	Submit photo	Roland Luehne	9.1	440
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	7

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,831
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Theresa Livingston completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Livingston's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am an AF veteran of 9 years and an employee of the DOI/bureau of Land management for 15 years. I worked in schools as a paraprofessional in special education for 11 years. I have lived in Taiwan, Turkey, Spain, & Germany, as well as Alaska, Texas, New Mexico, Montana, & Florida. Living in many places brings a lot of diversity to my life. It brings great insight into how life can be better.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• Women should have all rights to their bodies & everyone should have universal health care.
• Schools should have project based education and should be fun. Happy students & teachers will bring about greatness to our younger generation that will make our country a better place for all..
• We need more mental health care and rehibilation instead of jail time. These social cares will make wyoming a great place to live.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Quality of life in all aspects. We are the "equality state" so we need to assure that all laws back up that policy. Freedom of choice of who we are is a great start. We need to get rid of our "right to work" state status. This is really bad for workers. We need a lot of change in our thinking. We keep trying the same stuff over & over which is the definition of insanity. There are things to improve our economy like tourism, outdoor recreation, & lots of historical sites to visit. I want our younger generations to be more involved in our state's government. We need students on our school boards. They are really smart & should be helping us choose the best for our schools. Kids need recess & PE & music & art & dance & fun activities. This will give them a passion for learning. Also, we need project-based education.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

The desire to run for governor and make our state the best it can be.

What legacy would you like to leave?

One of change for the better.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Colin Powell's 16 leadership quotes.

Leaders eat last by Simon Sinek.

they are both great books for being a leader or what to look for in a leader.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

I'm still standing! It's by Elton John. It's a great song to start every day.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

My mental health. I never felt wanted or a viable part of anything until I was in the military. I didn't feel like I was listened to or that my ideas had value.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Better yet, things my kids said about signs. There are lots of them out there & some of them are pretty funny.

From my daughter. She saw a sign that said, "Loose stock on road." She asked me if it meant that they were cows without morals.

From my son. They used to call engine brakes, Jake Brakes." The sign said jake brakes prohibited. My son wanted to know "who is Jake Brakes and why does nobody like him?

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Campaign website

Livingston's campaign website stated the following:

“	Why I am Running I wish more people would run not just for governor but for the legislature, county & city positions. Women of Wyoming need to step up for themselves, their children, & grandchildren. Younger people must get involved in your state, from the governor to the city council or school boards. I am running because someone had to stand up for women’s rights. Also, for the younger generations as we need them to make Wyoming a better place. Democracy is not a spectator sport. Top 3 Priorities Equality. I know everyone thinks it should be our economy, which would be third on the list. Women need all their rights. We need to believe in them and that they will make decisions that are good for Wyoming. Wyoming doesn’t have the resources for unplanned offspring. Next is health care. We need medicare expansion. A healthy Wyoming will lead to a strong workforce. It will also help hospitals and clinics get the required money so we don’t have to watch maternity wards close down. Mental health care is also essential to help slow down the high rate of suicide in our state. After we have equality & medicare expansion, we can work on ways to increase income. We have rare earth minerals, we have intelligent people, and we can brainstorm great ways to have happy, healthy workers that will add the dollars needed. Next, we need to listen to the younger generation. They have great ideas. They leave the state because they don’t believe that we listen to them. Or they leave because they fear for their safety with their lifestyle choices. If we want them to stay, we need to listen to their ideas & love them for who they are.	”
—Theresa Livingston's campaign website (2022)

2020

Theresa Livingston did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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