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Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

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Wyoming House of Representatives District 44
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 6, 2025

Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 is represented by Lee Filer (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Wyoming state representatives represented an average of 9,318 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 9,472 residents.

About the office

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Wyoming legislators assume office the first Monday in January in odd-numbered years.[1]

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Section 2 of Article 3 of the Wyoming Constitution states, "No person shall be a senator who has not attained the age of twenty-five years, or a representative who has not attained the age of twenty-one years, and who is not a citizen of the United States and of this state and who has not, for at least twelve months next preceding his election resided within the county or district in which he was elected."[2]

Candidates must be qualified electors.[3][4]


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[5]
SalaryPer diem
$150/day$109/day

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Wyoming State Legislature, the board of county commissioners representing the vacant district must select a replacement. The meeting to pick the candidates should take place no later than 15 days after the state central committee is notified of the vacancy. The state central committee of the political party that last held the seat must submit a list of three candidates to the board of county commissioners. Within five days of receiving the list of three candidates, the board of county commissioners shall appoint one of the candidates to fill the vacancy.[6]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Wyoming Const. Art. 3, Sec. 51 and Wyoming Stat., §22-18-111(a)(iii)


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Wyoming after the 2020 census

On March 25, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) allowed the state’s legislative maps to become law without signing the redistricting bill approved by the legislature. The legislature approved Wyoming HB100 on March 11. The bill added one Senate seat and two House of Representatives seats to the state legislature. The Senate passed legislative redistricting plans, voting 20-10 to approve an amended version of the Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions Interim Committee's proposal.[7] The House rejected maps approved by the Senate in a 46-11 vote on March 8. Legislative leaders formed a committee of three representatives and three senators to resolve disputes over the proposals.[8] On March 11, the House passed the maps in a 44-12 vote, and the Senate passed the maps in a 17-12 vote.[9]

How does redistricting in Wyoming work? Wyoming is home to one at-large congressional district, making congressional redistricting unnecessary. State legislative district lines are drawn by the state legislature. State legislative district plans are subject to veto by the governor.[10]

In 2011, a joint legislative committee adopted the following guidelines for state legislative redistricting:[10]

  1. Districts should be contiguous and compact.
  2. Districts should "reflect a community of interest."
  3. Districts should "consider significant geographic features."
  4. "A majority of the population of each county" should reside within a single district.
  5. "Consideration should be given to nesting two House districts in each state Senate district."

Wyoming House of Representatives District 44
until January 1, 2023

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Wyoming House of Representatives District 44
starting January 2, 2023

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Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Lee Filer won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Filer
Lee Filer (R)
 
93.6
 
2,265
 Other/Write-in votes
 
6.4
 
155

Total votes: 2,420
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Lee Filer defeated incumbent Tamara Trujillo and John Romero-Martinez in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lee Filer
Lee Filer
 
54.5
 
314
Image of Tamara Trujillo
Tamara Trujillo
 
33.0
 
190
John Romero-Martinez
 
12.3
 
71
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1

Total votes: 576
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2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Tamara Trujillo defeated Sara Burlingame in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tamara Trujillo
Tamara Trujillo (R)
 
59.9
 
937
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame (D)
 
39.4
 
616
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
10

Total votes: 1,563
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Sara Burlingame advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame
 
99.4
 
166
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
1

Total votes: 167
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Tamara Trujillo defeated incumbent John Romero-Martinez and Michael Reyes in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tamara Trujillo
Tamara Trujillo
 
41.4
 
404
John Romero-Martinez
 
30.0
 
293
Michael Reyes
 
26.7
 
261
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
18

Total votes: 976
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2020

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

John Romero-Martinez defeated incumbent Sara Burlingame in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Romero-Martinez (R)
 
50.4
 
1,552
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame (D)
 
48.9
 
1,504
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
22

Total votes: 3,078
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Incumbent Sara Burlingame advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame
 
98.4
 
479
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.6
 
8

Total votes: 487
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

John Romero-Martinez advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 18, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
John Romero-Martinez
 
93.9
 
590
 Other/Write-in votes
 
6.1
 
38

Total votes: 628
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2018

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Sara Burlingame defeated Paul Johnson in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame (D)
 
51.6
 
1,058
Image of Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson (R)
 
48.2
 
989
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
3

Total votes: 2,050
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Sara Burlingame defeated Floyd Esquibel in the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Burlingame
Sara Burlingame
 
100.0
 
323
Image of Floyd Esquibel
Floyd Esquibel
 
0.0
 
0

Total votes: 323
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44

Paul Johnson defeated John Romero-Martinez in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 on August 21, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Paul Johnson
Paul Johnson
 
65.4
 
447
John Romero-Martinez
 
34.6
 
237

Total votes: 684
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2016

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives 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.

Incumbent James Byrd defeated John Romero-Martinez in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 general election.[11]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 44 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Byrd Incumbent 53.93% 1,412
     Republican John Romero-Martinez 46.07% 1,206
Total Votes 2,618
Source: Wyoming Secretary of State


Incumbent James Byrd ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 Democratic primary.[12][13]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 44 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png James Byrd Incumbent (unopposed)


John Romero-Martinez ran unopposed in the Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary.[12][13]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Romero-Martinez  (unopposed)

2014

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent James Byrd ran unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[14][15]

2012

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2012

Elections for the office of Wyoming House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on August 21, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Incumbent James Byrd (D) defeated Tom Zachary (R) in the general election. Both candidates were unopposed in the primary elections.[16][17][18]

Wyoming House of Representatives, District 44, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJames W. Byrd Incumbent 58.3% 1,486
     Republican Tom Zachary 41.4% 1,054
     Write-Ins Various 0.3% 8
Total Votes 2,548

Campaign contributions

From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Wyoming House of Representatives District 44 raised a total of $237,201. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $7,652 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Wyoming House of Representatives District 44
Year Amount Candidates Average
2024 $19,089 3 $6,363
2022 $49,733 4 $12,433
2020 $45,330 2 $22,665
2018 $40,582 3 $13,527
2016 $8,175 2 $4,088
2014 $4,160 1 $4,160
2012 $9,209 2 $4,605
2010 $2,470 1 $2,470
2008 $27,268 5 $5,454
2006 $5,041 3 $1,680
2004 $1,648 1 $1,648
2002 $11,030 2 $5,515
2000 $13,467 2 $6,734
Total $237,201 31 $7,652


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Justia, "2020 Wyoming Statutes Title 22 - Elections Chapter 2 - General Provisions Section 22-2-107 - When Elected State and County Officers Assume Offices.," accessed November 4, 2021
  2. Wyoming Constitution, "Article 3, Section 2," accessed May 23, 2025
  3. West Virginia Secretary of State, "Legislative Offices Application for Nomination by Party Primary," accessed May 29, 2025
  4. West Virginia Secretary of State, "Elections-2024 State Independent Candidate Petition," accessed May 29, 2025
  5. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  6. Wyoming Legislature, "Wyoming Election Code," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 22-18-111 (iii)-(A))
  7. Wyoming Tribune Eagle, "Senate sends 60-30 redistricting plan back to House," March 3, 2022
  8. Casper Star-Tribune, "Wyoming House votes down redistricting map, triggers joint committee," March 8, 2022
  9. Wyoming Legislature, "HB0100 - Redistricting of the legislature.," accessed March 29, 2022
  10. 10.0 10.1 All About Redistricting, "Wyoming," accessed April 28, 2015
  11. Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official General Election Results," accessed November 29, 2016
  12. 12.0 12.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2016
  13. 13.0 13.1 Wyoming Secretary of State, "2016 Official Primary Election Results," accessed September 12, 2016
  14. Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Candidate Roster," accessed May 31, 2014
  15. Wyoming Secretary of State, "2014 Official General Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
  16. http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/2012PrimaryRoster.pdf Wyoming Secretary of State, 2012 Primary Candidate Roster, accessed October 8, 2013]
  17. Wyoming Secretary of State, Wyoming Primary Election, August 21, 2012
  18. Wyoming Secretary of State, Wyoming General Election, November 6, 2012


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