# Party leaders of the Wyoming Senate

Below is a list of the historic party leaders within the Wyoming Senate.

## Existing floor leaders

The Senate is composed of 29 Republicans and 2 Democrats.
Currently, Ogden Driskill (R) of District 1 is Senate President and Dave Kinskey (R) of District 22 is Senate Vice President. The party floor leaders are senators Larry S. Hicks (R) of District 11 and Chris Rothfuss (D) of District 9.
For the upcoming 68th session, Bo Biteman (R) of District 21 will be Senate President and Tim Salazar (R) of District 26 Vice President; the party floor leaders will be Tara Nethercott (R) of District 4 and Mike Gierau (D) of District 17.

## List of party leaders (1963–present)

| Legislature | Dates | Democratic leader | President | Republican leader |
| 37th | 1963 – 1965 | Rudolph Anselmi (Sweetwater) | Charles Irwin (Converse) | Andrew McMaster (Niobrara) |
| 38th | 1965 – 1967 | Elmer Kinnaman (Carbon) | Andrew McMaster (Niobrara) | Earl Christensen (Weston) |
| 39th | 1967 – 1969 | Elmer Kinnaman (Carbon) | Richard Jones (Park) | Earl Christensen (Weston) |
| 40th | 1969 – 1971 | Elmer Kinnaman (Carbon) | Earl Christensen (Weston) | Peter Madsen (Sheridan) |
| 41st | 1971 – 1973 | Elmer Kinnaman (Carbon) | Peter Madsen (Sheridan) | Dick Tobin (Natrona) |
| 42th | 1973 – 1975 | J. Myers (Uinta) | Dick Tobin (Natrona) | Donald Jewett (Sublette) |
| 43th | 1975 – 1977 | David Hitchcock (Albany) | J. Myers (Uinta) | Neal Stafford (Johnson) |
| 44th | 1977 – 1979 | Robert H. Johnson (Sweetwater) | L. Donald Northrup (Park) | Neal Stafford (Johnson) |
| 45th | 1979 – 1981 | William Rector (Laramie) | Neal Stafford (Johnson) | Donald Cundall (Platte) |
| 46th | 1981 – 1983 | Dick Sedar (Natrona) | Donald Cundall (Platte) | Eddie Moore (Converse) |
| 47th | 1983 – 1985 | Steve Majhanovich (Sweetwater) | Eddie Moore (Converse) | Gerald Geis |
| 48th | 1985 – 1987 | James Norris (Laramie) | Gerald Geis | John Turner (Teton) |
| 49th | 1987 – 1989 | Win Hickey (Laramie) | John Turner (Teton) | Russell Zimmer (Goshen) |
| 50th | 1989 – 1991 | John Vinich (Fremont) | Russell Zimmer (Goshen) | Diemer True (Natrona) |
| 51st | 1991 – 1993 | Frank Prevedel (Sweetwater) | Diemer True (Natrona) | Jerry B. Dixon (Crook/Weston) |
| 52nd | 1993 – 1995 | Lisa F. Kinney (9th) | Jerry B. Dixon (1st) | Boyd L. Eddins (16th) |
| 53rd | 1995 – 1997 | Jim Applegate (8th) | Boyd L. Eddins (16th) | Bob Grieve (11th) |
| 54th | 1997 – 1999 | Guy E. Cameron (7th) | Bob Grieve (11th) | Jim Twiford (2nd) |
| 55th | 1999 – 2001 | Mark O. Harris (14th) | Jim Twiford (2nd) | Hank Coe (18th) |
| 56th | 2001 – 2003 | Rich Cathcart (6th) | Hank Coe (18th) | April Brimmer-Kunz (4th) |
| 57th | 2003 – 2005 | E. Jayne Mockler (8th) | April Brimmer-Kunz (4th) | Grant Larson (22nd) |
| 58th | 2005 – 2007 | Rae Lynn Job (12th) | Grant Larson (17th) | John Schiffer (22nd) |
| 59th | 2007 – 2009 | Ken Decaria (15th) | John Schiffer (22nd) | John Hines (23rd) |
| 60th | 2009 – 2011 | Kathryn Sessions (7th) | John Hines (23rd) | Jim Anderson (2nd) |
| 61st | 2011 – 2013 | John Hastert (13th) | Jim Anderson (2nd) | Tony Ross (4th) |
| 62nd | 2013 – 2015 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Tony Ross (4th) | Phil Nicholas (10th) |
| 63rd | 2015 – 2017 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Phil Nicholas (10th) | Eli Bebout (26th) |
| 64th | 2017 – 2019 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Eli Bebout (26th) | Drew Perkins (29th) |
| 65th | 2019 – 2021 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Drew Perkins (29th) | Dan Dockstader (16th) |
| 66th | 2021 – 2023 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Dan Dockstader (16th) | Ogden Driskill (1st) |
| 67th | 2023 – 2025 | Chris Rothfuss (9th) | Ogden Driskill (1st) | Larry S. Hicks (11th) |
| 68th | 2025 – present | Mike Gierau (17th) | Bo Biteman (21st) | Tara Nethercott (4th) |