2004 General Election Voter Guides

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Introduction

Welcome to Wyoming Conservation Voters' comprehensive Voter Guides for candidates for the state Legislature. For the Nov. 2, 2004, General Election, we questioned all 109 candidates in all 76 state legislative districts up for election. Survey responses were due September 17.

Candidates listed in bold face responded to the questionnaire. Candidates' responses appear unabridged, and exactly as written, except for minor conforming changes to punctuation and spelling.

From all of us at WCV, thanks for your interest and your participation in the state's constitutional system of government. To obtain printed copies or for other questions and comments, please call the office at 265-0870 or E-mail us at wyovoters@wyovoters.org.

—Jason Marsden, Executive Director

State House Races (* indicates winner of election)

House District 1 — Crook & Weston Counties

*Mark Semlek (R) — Incumbent

House District 2 — Niobrara, Weston, Converse & Goshen counties

*Ross Diercks (D) — Incumbent
Kari Jo Gray (R)

House District 3 — Platte & Goshen Counties

*Deborah Alden (R) — Incumbent

House District 4 — Goshen County

*Edward A. Buchanan (R) — Incumbent

House District 5 — Platte & Goshen counties

*Jim Hageman (R) — Incumbent

House District 6 — Converse County

*Dave Edwards (R) — Incumbent

House District 7 — Laramie County

Mike Shonsey (D)
*Doug Samuelson (R)

House District 8 — Cheyenne

*Larry Meuli (R) - Incumbent

House District 9 — Cheyenne

Ruth Bell (D)
*Bryan Pedersen (R)

House District 10 — Laramie County

Melinda M. Young (D)
*Rodney "Pete" Anderson (R) — Incumbent

House District 11 — Cheyenne

*Wayne Reese (D) — Incumbent

House District 12 — Cheyenne

*Layton D. Morgan (D) — Incumbent

House District 13 — Cheyenne

*Jane Warren (D) — Incumbent

House District 14 — Albany County

Joseph R. Kiovsky (D)
*Kermit C. Brown (R)

House District 15 — Rawlins

*George W. Bagby (D) — Incumbent
Dave Rader (R)

House District 16 — Teton County

*Pete Jorgensen (D) — Incumbent

House District 17— Sweetwater County

Stephen J. Shea (D)
*Steve Watt (R)

House District 18 — Uinta & Sweetwater Counties

*Mick Powers (R) — Incumbent

House District 19 — Uinta County

*Owen Petersen (R) — Incumbent

House District 20 — Lincoln, Sublette & Sweetwater counties

*Kathy Davison (R)

House District 21— Lincoln County

*Randall Luthi (R) — Incumbent

House District 22 — Sublette, Lincoln & Teton counties

*Monte Olsen (R) — Incumbent

House District 23— Teton & Fremont counties

Mike Gierau (D)
*Keith Gingery (R)

House District 24— Park County

*Colin M. Simpson (R) — Incumbent

House District 25— Park County

*Alan M. Jones (R) — Incumbent

House District 26 — Big Horn County

*Elaine D. Harvey (R) — Incumbent

House District 27 — Washakie County

*Debbie Healy Hammons (D)
Jane Wostenberg (R) — Incumbent

House District 28 — Hot Springs & southern Big Horn counties

*Lorraine Quarberg (R)

House District 29 — Sheridan

*Jerry Iekel (R) — Incumbent

House District 30 — Sheridan County

Cissy Dillon (D)
*Jack Landon, Jr. (R) — Incumbent

House District 31 — Campbell County

*Tom Lubnau (R) — Incumbent

House District 32 — Gillette

Duffy Jenniges (D)
*Jeff Wasserburger (R) — Incumbent

House District 33 — Fremont County

*W. Patrick Goggles (D)
Jim Allen (R) — Incumbent

House District 34 — Fremont County

*Frank Philp (R) — Incumbent

House District 35 — Natrona County

*Roy Cohee (R) — Incumbent

House District 36 — Casper/Evansville

Liz Gentile (D) — Incumbent
*Gerald Gay (R)

House District 37 — Casper

Scott Koenekamp (D)
*Steve Harshman (R) — Incumbent

House District 38 — Natrona County

Joan Bangen (D)
*Bob Brechtel (R) — Incumbent

House District 39 — Green River/Rock Springs

*John M. Hastert (D) — Incumbent

House District 40 — Johnson & Sheridan counties

*Doug Osborn (R) — Incumbent

House District 41 — Cheyenne

Ken Esquibel (D)
*Becket B. Hinckley (R) — Incumbent

House District 42 — Cheyenne

Randall M. Lane (D)
*Pete Illoway (R) — Incumbent

House District 43 — Cheyenne

Terry Barbre (D)
*Dan Zwonitzer (R)

House District 44 — Cheyenne

*Floyd A. Esquibel (D) — Incumbent

House District 45 — Laramie

Vaughn Neubauer (D)
*Kevin A. White (R)

House District 46— Albany County

Jan Alvaney (D)
*James J. Slater (R) — Incumbent

House District 47 - Carbon & Albany Counties

*Kurt S. Bucholz (R) — Incumbent

House District 48 — Rock Springs

*Marty Martin (D) — Incumbent

House District 49 – Evanston

Saundra Meyer (D) — Incumbent
*Bruce R. Barnard (R)

House District 50 - Park County

*Pat Childers (R) — Incumbent

House District 51 - Sheridan County

*Rosie Berger (R) — Incumbent
Susan Cannon (D)

House District 52 - Campbell County

*Burke Jackson (R)

House District 53 — Gillette

*Frank W. Latta (R) — Incumbent

House District 54— Lander

*Del McOmie (R) — Incumbent

House District 55 — Riverton

*David R. Miller (R) — Incumbent

House District 56 — Casper

Kathy DeLisa (D)
*Tom Walsh (R) — Incumbent

House District 57 — Casper

Margo Miller (D)
Hubert A.R. Townsend (Libertarian)
*Tom Lockhart (R) — Incumbent

House District 58—Natrona County

*Ann Robinson (D) — Incumbent

House District 59 — Natrona County

*Mary Meyer Gilmore (D) — Incumbent
Ted Lee (R)

House District 60 — Green River

*Bill Thompson (D) — Incumbent

State Senate Races

Senate District 1 — Crook, Weston, Niobrara, Converse & Goshen counties

*C.L. "Chuck" Townsend (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 2— Converse & Platte Counties

*Jim Anderson (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 4 — Laramie County

*Tony Ross (R)

Senate District 6 — Laramie County

Jana Howard Ginter (D) — Incumbent
*Wayne Johnson (R)

Senate District 8 — Laramie County

*Jayne Mockler (D) — Incumbent

Senate District 10 — Albany County

Tim Chesnut (D)
*Phil Nicholas (R)

Senate District 12 — Sweetwater & Fremont counties

*Rae Lynn Job (D) — Incumbent

Senate District 14— Sweetwater, Uinta, Lincoln & Sublette counties

Larry Caller (D) — Incumbent
*Stan Cooper (R)

Senate District 16— Teton, Lincoln & Sublette counties

Jerry Bosch (D)
*Pat Aullman (R)

Senate District 18— Park County

*Henry H.R. "Hank" Coe (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 20 — Washakie, Hot Springs & Big Horn counties

*Gerald E. Geis (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 22— Johnson & Sheridan counties

*John C. Schiffer (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 24— Gillette

*Michael Von Flatern (R)
Robert O'Neil (D)

Senate District 26— Fremont County

*Robert A. Peck (R) — Incumbent

Senate District 28 — Casper

Keith Goodenough (D) — Incumbent
*Kit Jennings (R)

Senate District 30 — Natrona County

Ron Akin (D)
*Charles K. Scott (R) — Incumbent