Floyd A. Esquibel (born August 27, 1938) is an American politician. He is a former

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member of the

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, representing the 8th district.

Biography

Esquibel was born in

Mora, New Mexico Mora or is a census-designated place in, and the county seat of, Mora County, New Mexico. It is located about halfway between Las Vegas and Taos on Highway 518, at an altitude of 7,180 feet. The Republic of Texas performed a semi-official raid on ...

and attended St Mary's High School. He earned a BS from the

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in 1966, and a MSW from the

University of Denver The University of Denver (DU) is a private research university in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest independent private university in the Rocky Mountain Region of the United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Univ ...

in 1972. In 1975 he earned a JD from the

. He was Supervisor in Social Work from 1989 to 1996, and from 1989 to 1992 he served as Compliance Officer for the

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. Esquibel was Supervisor for the

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in 1989, and Hearing Officer for the State of Wyoming from 1982 to 1986. Esquibel was elected to the

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, serving from 1997 through 2009. He served in the

from 2009 until 2017, and was the Wyoming Senate Minority Caucus Chairman from 2011 to 2012. Esquibel and his wife Jacqueline have three children, Stephanie Esquibel, Martin Esquibel and Jacqueline Esquibel. They have three grandchildren and reside in

Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne ( or ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming, as well as the county seat of Laramie County, with 65,132 residents, per the 2020 US Census. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne metropolitan statistica ...

. Esquibel is the brother of

Ken Esquibel Ken A. Esquibel (born June 30, 1959) is a former Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing the 41st district from 2007 to 2017. Esquibel is the brother of Floyd Esquibel, also a former state legislator in Wyoming. ...

, also a former state legislator in Wyoming. He is

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.Cheyenne lobbyist could be Wyoming's first Native American woman lawmaker
''Casper Star-Tribune,'' November 2, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2018.

References

External links

Wyoming State Legislature - Senator Floyd Esquibel
''official WY Senate website''
Floyd Esquibel for Wyoming
''official campaign website'' * *''Follow the Money'' - Floyd Esquibel
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