Bernadine L. Craft is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the

Wyoming State Senate The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 31 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 Wyom ...

and previously a member of

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, and had represented the 12th district from January 7, 2013 to January 10, 2017. Craft first ran for and won a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2006, representing the city of Rock Springs. In 2012, Craft announced that she would run for the 12th district in the

Wyoming Senate The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming Legislature, Wyoming State Legislature. There are 31 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senat ...

, replacing outgoing

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. JoAnn Dayton succeeded Craft as the Democratic nominee, but lost to Stephen Watt. Craft, on the other hand, won the election without any opposition. Craft was sworn in as a State Senator on January 7, 2013. She was subsequently selected to be Senate Minority Whip. In addition to being in the

, Craft serves as Executive Director of the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services in

Rock Springs, Wyoming Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 23,526 at the 2020 census, making it the fifth most populous city in the state of Wyoming, and the most populous city in Sweetwater County. Rock Springs is ...

. She is also an Episcopal priest, serving at her home parish of Holy Communion Episcopal Church in Rock Springs and Oregon Trail Memorial Church in Eden. Craft declined to run for reelection in 2016.

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