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| Matt Mead | |
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| 32nd Governor of Wyoming | |
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| Assumed office January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Dave Freudenthal |
| United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming | |
| In office 2001–2007 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Dave Freudenthal |
| Succeeded by | Kelly Rankin |
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| Born | Matthew Hansen Mead March 11, 1962 Jackson, Wyoming |
| Political party | Republican |
| Residence | Governor's Mansion |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Matthew Hansen "Matt" Mead (born March 11, 1962) is the 32nd Governor of Wyoming.
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Early life [edit]
Mead was born in Jackson, Wyoming, the son of Peter Bradford Mead and Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead ( 1935-1996), the GOP gubernatorial nominee in 1990. His maternal grandfather was the late Governor and U.S. Senator Clifford Hansen. Mary Mead, considered an expert horsewoman, was killed on her 61st birthday in a horseback accident while working cattle in Grand Teton National Park. Mead was reared in Jackson. He has an older brother, Bradford Scott "Brad" Mead, a Jackson attorney, and an older sister, Muffy Mead-Ferro of Salt Lake City, the author of Confessions of a Slacker Mom.[1]
US Attorney and Senate Election [edit]
Mead was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming in 2001 by President George W. Bush. He served until 2007, when he resigned to seek the Senate seat vacated by the death of fellow Republican Craig L. Thomas. His resignation was required under the Hatch Act of 1939. He lost in the Republican State Central Committee by fourteen votes on the third ballot from being one of the three candidates from which Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal could make his selection. Freudenthal chose state Senator John Barrasso.
Governor [edit]
Mead won the Republican gubernatorial primary with 30,272 votes, having defeated State Auditor Rita Meyer, who polled 29,558 votes. The Fort Bridger rancher, Ron Micheli, finished in a strong third position with 27,592 votes. State House Speaker Colin M. Simpson trailed in fourth place with 16,673 votes.[2]
With Freudenthal opting not to seek a third term, Mead was a heavy favorite in the general election; Wyoming is heavily Republican. In the election held on November 2, 2010, Mead handily defeated Leslie Petersen, the former chairwoman of the Wyoming Democratic Party.
On October 26, 2012, Mead named the Buffalo businessman and rancher Mark Gordon as the new state treasurer to succeed Joseph B. Meyer, who died in office.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ Mead-Ferro, Muffy (2004). Confessions of a Slacker Mom. Da Capo Lifelong. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-7382-0994-4.
- ^ ""It's Mead by a Hair"". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Retrieved August 18, 2010.
- ^ "Trevor Brown, "Mead selects treasurer"". Wyoming Tribune Eagle, October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
External links [edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Matt Mead |
- Wyoming Governor Matt Mead official state site
- Matt Mead for Governor official campaign site
- Biography at the National Governors Association
- Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
- Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
- Appearances on C-SPAN programs
- Collected news and commentary at The Washington Post
- Profile at Notable Names Database
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| Preceded by Dave Freudenthal |
Governor of Wyoming January 3, 2011–present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Joe Biden as Vice President |
Order of Precedence of the United States Within Wyoming |
Succeeded by Mayor of city in which event is held |
| Succeeded by Otherwise John Boehner as Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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| Preceded by Butch Otter as Governor of Idaho |
Order of Precedence of the United States Outside Wyoming |
Succeeded by Gary Herbert as Governor of Utah |
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- 1962 births
- Governors of Wyoming
- Living people
- People from Jackson, Wyoming
- People from Cheyenne, Wyoming
- American people of English descent
- American people of Danish descent
- Republican Party state governors of the United States
- Trinity University (Texas) alumni
- United States Attorneys for the District of Wyoming
- University of Wyoming College of Law alumni
- Wyoming lawyers
- Wyoming Republicans
