Ben Hornok

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Ben Hornok
Image of Ben Hornok
Prior offices
Wyoming House of Representatives District 42
Successor: Rob Geringer
Predecessor: Jim Blackburn

Elections and appointments
Last election

August 20, 2024

Education

Associate

Salt Lake Community College, 2003

Bachelor's

Frontier School of the Bible, 1997

Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
General contractor
Contact

Ben Hornok (Republican Party) was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 42. He assumed office on January 2, 2023. He left office on January 6, 2025.

Hornok (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 42. He lost in the Republican primary on August 20, 2024.

Biography

Ben Hornok earned a B.A. in Biblical studies from the Frontier School of the Bible in 1997 and an associate degree in construction management from Salt Lake Community College in 2003. His career experience includes working as a general contractor.[1]

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.


Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Hornok was assigned to the following committees:


Elections

2024

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42

Rob Geringer defeated Bob Ray in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Geringer
Rob Geringer (R)
 
77.7
 
3,270
Bob Ray (D)
 
20.3
 
853
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.0
 
86

Total votes: 4,209
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42

Bob Ray advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Bob Ray
 
97.4
 
151
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.6
 
4

Total votes: 155
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42

Rob Geringer defeated incumbent Ben Hornok in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42 on August 20, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Rob Geringer
Rob Geringer
 
50.8
 
876
Image of Ben Hornok
Ben Hornok
 
49.0
 
844
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
4

Total votes: 1,724
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42

Ben Hornok won election in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Hornok
Ben Hornok (R)
 
95.0
 
2,414
 Other/Write-in votes
 
5.0
 
128

Total votes: 2,542
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42

Ben Hornok defeated Linnaea Sutphin in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 42 on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ben Hornok
Ben Hornok
 
53.7
 
1,291
Linnaea Sutphin
 
45.0
 
1,082
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.3
 
31

Total votes: 2,404
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Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Ben Hornok campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Wyoming House of Representatives District 42Lost primary$26,047 $24,009
2022Wyoming House of Representatives District 42Won general$13,428 $7,811
Grand total$39,475 $31,821
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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2024

In 2024, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 12 to March 8.

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2023










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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jim Blackburn (R)
Wyoming House of Representatives District 42
2023-2025
Succeeded by
Rob Geringer (R)


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