Stan Cooper (born September 21, 1940) is a former
Wyoming State Senator, representing District 14 from 2005 until 2017.
Early life and education
Cooper was born in
McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Cooper graduated from
Utah State University
Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah ...
in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. From 1975 to 1994 he was the owner of Sublette Electric.
Political history
Cooper first entered politics when he was elected to the
Kemmerer City Council, starting his time in that body in 1982. He served there until 1988. From 1995 to 2002 Cooper was a county commissioner in
Lincoln County, Wyoming
Lincoln County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 19,581. Its county seat is Kemmerer. Its western border abuts the eastern borders of the states of Idaho and Utah.
History
Lincoln ...
. From 2003 to 2005 he served as a member of the
Wyoming State House, and from the beginning of 2005 to 2017 he was in the
Wyoming State Senate
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyomi ...
.
Family
Cooper is a
Latter-day Saint
Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several ...
. He and his wife Julie are the parents of five children.
Sources
Vote Smart entry on Cooper
References
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1940 births
Living people
Republican Party Wyoming state senators
Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
People from Kemmerer, Wyoming
People from McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Utah State University alumni
Latter Day Saints from Pennsylvania
21st-century American politicians
Latter Day Saints from Wyoming