Tyler Lindholm (born May 18, 1983) is an American politician and former

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for

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. A member of the Republican Party, Lindholm represented the 1st district in the

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from 2015 to 2020. Lindholm helped craft legislation in Wyoming designed to attract

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start-ups and diversify the economy. A company he helped start was BeefChain, a tracking system for cattle and beef which used the Cardano blockchain. Members included Rob Jennings, the former

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anchor and a co-founder of the Wyoming Blockchain Coalition (which has since been disbanded); Avanti Financial Group and Custodia Bank founder Caitlin Long (who would later challenge the U.S. Fed over its policy); and Wyoming state senator

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. Following his 2021 election defeat, Lindholm became state policy director for Senator

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. In 2023, he left Lummis’ office to open a Wyoming chapter of

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. Lindholm is a director of the Open-Source AI Foundation (O-SAIF) which was launched in early 2025 to "advocate for transparency and accountability in AI systems used by civilian government agencies" according to a foundation press release.

Elections

In 2014, Lindholm announced his candidacy for the 1st district of the Wyoming House of Representatives after incumbent Republican representative Mark Semlek announced his retirement. He defeated Bruce Brown and Ted Davis in the Republican primary with 43% of the vote. Lindholm was subsequently elected unopposed in the general election. Lindholm defeated challenger Ted Davis in the Republican primary on August 16, 2016. He went on to win the general election against

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Randy Leinen. In 2018, Lindholm ran unopposed in both the Republican primary and the general election. Lindholm was defeated in the 2020 Republican primary by Chip Neiman who went on to win the general election and took office the following January.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Tyler Lindholm for House District 1
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