John Eklund, Jr.

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John Eklund, Jr.
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 10th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2011
Preceded by	Rodney Anderson
Personal details
Born	Cheyenne, Wyoming
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Cheyenne, Wyoming
Alma mater	University of Wyoming

John Charles Eklund, Jr.^[2] (born in Cheyenne, Wyoming) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 10 since January 11, 2011.

Education

Eklund earned his BS from the University of Wyoming.

Elections

2012 Eklund won the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary with 1,326 votes (71.5%),^[3] and was unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 3,844 votes.^[4]

2010 When Democratic Representative Rodney Anderson retired and left the District 10 seat open, Eklund won the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary with 1,484 votes (61.5%),^[5] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,119 votes (67.7%) against Democratic nominee Gary Roadifer,^[6] who had sought the seat in 2008.

References

↑ "Representative John Eklund". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ "John Eklund, Jr.'s Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 10. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 10. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 10. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
↑ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 10. Retrieved December 12, 2013.

External links

Official page at the Wyoming Legislature

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

Members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

62nd Legislature (2012)
Speaker of the House: Tom Lubnau (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Rosie Berger (R)
Majority Leader: Kermit Brown (R)
Minority Leader: Mary Throne (D)

Mark Semlek (R)
Hans Hunt (R)
Eric Barlow (R)
Dan Kirkbride (R)
Matt Teeters (R)
Richard Cannady (R)
Sue Wilson (R)
Bob Nicholas (R)
David Zwonitzer (R)
John Eklund, Jr. (R)
Mary Throne (D)
Lee Filer (D)
Cathy Connolly (D)
Kermit Brown (R)
Donald Burkhart, Jr (R)

Ruth Petroff (R)
Stephen Watt (R)
Kathy Davison (R)
Allen Jaggi (R)
Albert Sommers (R)
Robert McKim (R)
Marti Halverson (R)
Keith Gingery (R)
Sam Krone (R)
David Blevins (R)
Elaine Harvey (R)
Mike Greear (R)
Nathan Winters (R)
John Patton (R)
Kathy Coleman (R)

Tom Lubnau (R)
Norine Kasperik (R)
Patrick Goggles (D)
Rita Campbell (R)
Kendell Kroeker (R)
Gerald Gay (R)
Steve Harshman (R)
Tom Walters (R)
Stan Blake (D)
Mike Madden (R)
Ken Esquibel (D)
Lynn Hutchings (R)
Dan Zwonitzer (R)
James W. Byrd (D)
Matt Greene (R)

Glenn Moniz (R)
Jerry Paxton (R)
Mark Baker (R)
Garry Piiparinen (R)
David Northrup (R)
Rosie Berger (R)
Vacant
Gregg Blikre (R)
Lloyd Larsen (R)
David Miller (R)
Tim Stubson (R)
Thomas Lockhart (R)
Tom Reeder (R)
Bunky Loucks (R)
John Freeman (D)

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