Wyoming State Senate District 31

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Wyoming State Senate District 31
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 2, 2023

Wyoming State Senate District 31 is represented by Evie Brennan (R).

As of the 2020 Census, Wyoming state senators represented an average of 18,636 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 18,943 residents.

About the office

Members of the Wyoming State Senate serve four-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 State Senate District 31
starting January 2, 2023

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Elections

2022

See also: Wyoming State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming State Senate District 31

Evie Brennan won election in the general election for Wyoming State Senate District 31 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evie Brennan
Evie Brennan (R)
 
96.2
 
3,807
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.8
 
150

Total votes: 3,957
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 31

Evie Brennan defeated Janet Marschner in the Republican primary for Wyoming State Senate District 31 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Evie Brennan
Evie Brennan
 
56.4
 
1,871
Image of Janet Marschner
Janet Marschner Candidate Connection
 
42.8
 
1,418
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
26

Total votes: 3,315
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Campaign contributions

From 2022 to 2022, candidates for Wyoming State Senate District 31 raised a total of $30,874. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $15,437 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Wyoming State Senate District 31
Year Amount Candidates Average
2022 $30,874 2 $15,437
Total $30,874 2 $15,437


See also

External links

Footnotes


Current members of the Wyoming State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Bo Biteman
Majority Leader:Tara Nethercott
Minority Leader:Mike Gierau
Senators
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
Taft Love (R)
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
Gary Crum (R)
District 11
District 12
John Kolb (R)
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
Ed Cooper (R)
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Cale Case (R)
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
Republican Party (29)
Democratic Party (2)