List of Wyoming attorneys general
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Wyoming Attorney General is the title of the senior legal officer of the State of Wyoming. The attorney general is appointed by the Governor.
The current interim attorney general is Ryan Schelhaas.[1]
Attorneys general of Wyoming
[edit]| # | Image | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
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| 1 | Hugo Donzelmann | 1890 | 1891 | Republican | |
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Charles N. Potter | 1891 | 1895 | Republican |
| 3 | Benjamin F. Fowler | 1895 | 1898 | Republican | |
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Josiah Van Orsdel | 1898 | 1905 | Republican |
| 5 | W.E. Mullen | 1905 | 1911 | Republican | |
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Douglas A. Preston | 1911 | 1919 | Democratic |
| 7 | William L. Walls | 1919 | 1923 | Republican | |
| 8 | David J. Howell | 1923 | 1927 | Democratic | |
| 9 | William O. Wilson | 1927 | 1931 | Republican | |
| 10 | James A. Greenwood | 1931 | 1933 | Republican | |
| 11 | Ray E. Lee | 1933 | 1939 | Democratic | |
| 12 | Ewing Thomas Kerr | 1939 | 1943 | Republican | |
| 13 | Louis J. O'Marr | 1943 | 1947 | Democraticic | |
| 14 | Norman B. Gray | 1947 | 1951 | Democratic | |
| 15 | Harry S. Harnsberger | 1951 | 1953 | Republican | |
| 16 | Howard Black | 1953 | 1955 | Republican | |
| 17 | George F. Guy | 1955 | 1957 | Republican | |
| 18 | Thomas O. Miller | 1957 | 1959 | Republican | |
| 19 | Norman B. Gray | 1959 | 1963 | Democratic | |
| 20 | John F. Raper | 1963 | 1965 | Republican | |
| 21 | Dean W. Borthwick | 1965 | 1967 | Republican | |
| 22 | 
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James E. Barrett | 1967 | 1971 | Republican |
| 23 | 
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Clarence Brimmer | 1971 | 1974 | Republican |
| 24 | David B. Kennedy | 1974 | 1975 | Republican | |
| 25 | V. Frank Mendicino | 1975 | 1978 | Democratic | |
| 26 | John J. Rooney | 1978 | 1979 | Democratic | |
| 27 | John D. Troughton | 1979 | 1981 | Democratic | |
| 28 | Steve Freudenthal | 1981 | 1983 | Democratic | |
| 29 | Arch McClintock | 1983 | 1987 | Democratic | |
| 30 | Joseph Meyer | 1987 | 1995 | Republican | |
| 31 | William U. Hill | 1995 | 1998 | Republican | |
| 32 | Gay Woodhouse | 1999 | 2001 | Republican | |
| 33 | Hoke MacMillan | 2001 | 2002 | Republican | |
| 34 | Patrick J. Crank | 2002 | 2007 | Democratic | |
| 35 | Bruce Salzburg | 2007 | 2011 | Democratic | |
| 36 | 
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Gregory A. Phillips | 2011 | 2013 | Democratic |
| 37 | Peter K. Michael | 2013 | 2019 | Republican | |
| 38 | Bridget Hill | 2019 | 2025 | Republican | |
| – | Ryan Schelhaas Acting |
2025 | 2025 | Republican | |
| 39 | Keith G. Kautz | 2025 | present | Republican |
References
[edit]- ^ "Ryan Schelhaas Appointed Interim Attorney General". Sweetwater Now. May 27, 2025. Retrieved May 28, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Wyoming Attorney General official website
- Wyoming Attorney General articles at ABA Journal
- News and Commentary at FindLaw
- Wyoming Statutes at Law.Justia.com
- U.S. Supreme Court Opinions - "Cases with title containing: State of Wyoming" at FindLaw
- Wyoming State Bar
- Wyoming Attorney General Peter K. Michael profile at National Association of Attorneys General
- Press releases at Wyoming Attorney General
- Michael L. Hubbard (October 2007). "The Wyoming Attorney General's Office: An Overview". Wyoming State Bar. Retrieved June 28, 2008.