The Wyoming House of Representatives is the

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of the

Wyoming State Legislature The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60-member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30-member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the ...

. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the

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, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming State Capitol in

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. Members of the House serve two year terms without

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. Term limits were declared unconstitutional by the Wyoming Supreme Court in 2004, overturning a decade-old law that had restricted Representatives to six terms (twelve years). The current

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Composition of the House of Representatives

Leadership

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Past composition of the House of Representatives

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