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State secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The secretary of state of Wyoming is the state secretary of state of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It is a constitutional office, established under the Constitution of Wyoming and the secretary of state accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.[1] The secretary of state is the keeper of the Great Seal of Wyoming and the state's official record-keeper. When the governor is traveling out-of-state, the secretary of state serves as acting governor (Wyoming has no lieutenant governor). Karen Wheeler served as acting secretary of state following the vacancy of Ed Murray,[2] until the appointment of Edward Buchanan in March, 2018, who himself resigned September 17, 2022.
Secretary of State of Wyoming | |
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since January 2, 2023 | |
Type | Secretary of State |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Wyoming |
Formation | 1890 |
First holder | Amos W. Barber |
Website | Official website |
The secretary of state's office is divided into five divisions:[3]
Amos W. Barber became the first Wyoming secretary of state on November 8, 1890. Prior officeholders were known as Wyoming secretaries of the territory.[4]
# | Image | Name | Term | Party |
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1 | Edward Merwin Lee | 1869–1870 | Republican | |
2 | Herman Glafcke | 1870–1873 | Republican | |
3 | Jason B. Brown | 1873–1875 | Democratic | |
4 | George W. French | 1875–1879 | Republican | |
5 | Albertis Worth Spates | 1879–1880 | Republican | |
6 | Elliot S. N. Morgan | 1880–1887 | Republican | |
7 | Samuel D. Shannon | 1887–1889 | Democratic | |
8 | John W. Meldrum | 1889–1890 | Republican |
# | Image | Name | Term | Party |
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1 | Amos W. Barber | 1890–1895 | Republican | |
2 | Charles W. Burdick | 1895–1899 | Republican | |
3 | Fenimore Chatterton | 1899–1907 | Republican | |
4 | William Schnitger | 1907–1911 | Republican | |
5 | Frank L. Houx | 1911–1919 | Democratic | |
6 | William E. Chaplin | 1919–1923 | Republican | |
7 | Frank Lucas | 1923–1927 | Republican | |
8 | Alonzo M. Clark | 1927–1935 | Republican | |
9 | Lester C. Hunt | 1935–1943 | Democratic | |
10 | Mart T. Christensen | 1943–1944 | Republican | |
11 | William M. Jack | 1944–1947 | Democratic | |
12 | Arthur G. Crane | 1947–1951 | Republican | |
13 | C.J. "Doc" Rogers | 1951–1955 | Republican | |
14 | Everett T. Copenhaver | 1955–1959 | Republican | |
15 | Jack R. Gage | 1959–1963 | Democratic | |
16 | Thyra Thomson | 1963–1987 | Republican | |
17 | Kathy Karpan | 1987–1995 | Democratic | |
18 | Diana J. Ohman | 1995–1999 | Republican | |
19 | Joseph Meyer | 1999–2007 | Republican | |
20 | Max Maxfield | 2007–2015 | Republican | |
21 | Ed Murray | 2015–2018 | Republican | |
Acting | Karen Wheeler | 2018 | Republican | |
22 | Edward Buchanan | 2018–2022 | Republican | |
23 | Karl Allred | 2022–2023 | Republican | |
24 | Chuck Gray | 2023–present | Republican |
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