Matt Mead

Matthew Mead
32nd Governor of Wyoming
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Dave Freudenthal
United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming
In office 2001–2007
Appointed by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Dave Freudenthal
Succeeded by	Kelly Rankin
Personal details
Born	March 11, 1962 (1962-03-11) (age 49) Teton County, Wyoming
Political party	Republican
Residence	Governor's Mansion
Alma mater	University of Wyoming

Matthew Hansen "Matt" Mead (born March 11, 1962), is the 32nd and current Governor of Wyoming.

Early Life

Mead is the son of Peter Mead and Mary Hansen Mead (1935-1996), the GOP gubernatorial nominee in 1990, and the grandson of the late Governor and U.S. Senator Clifford P. Hansen. Mary Mead, considered an expert horsewoman, was killed in a horseback accident while working cattle in Grand Teton National Park. Mead grew up in Wyoming. He has an older brother, Bradford Scott "Brad" Mead, a Jackson attorney, and an older sister, Muffy Mead-Ferro of Salt Lake City, Utah, the author of Confessions of a Slacker Mom.^[1]

US Attorney and Senate Election

Mead is a former United States Attorney based in the capital city of Cheyenne. He served under appointment of U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2007. In 2007, Mead resigned as U.S. Attorney to seek the seat vacated by the death of fellow Republican Craig L. Thomas. His resignation was required under the Hatch Act of 1939. He lost in the Republican State Central Committee by fourteen votes on the third ballot from being one of the three candidates from which Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal could make his selection. Freudenthal chose state Senator John Barrasso of Casper.

Governor

Mead visiting Guantanamo Bay

In the election held on November 2, 2010, Mead handily defeated Leslie Petersen, the former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party.

Mead won the Republican gubernatorial primary with 30,272 votes, having defeated State Auditor Rita Meyer, who polled 29,558 votes. The Fort Bridger rancher, Ron Micheli, finished in a strong third position with 27,592 votes. State House Speaker Colin M. Simpson trailed in fourth place with 16,673 votes.^[2]

Personal

Mead is married to the former Carol L. Mintzer (born ca. 1965), and the couple has two children.

References

1. ^ Mead-Ferro, Muffy (2004). Confessions of a Slacker Mom. Da Capo Lifelong. pp. 152. ISBN 978-0738209944. 
2. ^ ""It's Mead by a Hair"". Wyoming Tribune Eagle. http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/08/18/news/01top_08-18-10.txt. Retrieved August 18, 2010. 

External links

• Wyoming Governor Matt Mead official state site
• Matt Mead for Governor official campaign site
• Biography at the National Governors Association
• Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs
• Profile at Notable Names Database

Political offices
Preceded by Dave Freudenthal	Governor of Wyoming 2011–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Joe Biden as Vice President	Order of Precedence of the United States Within Wyoming	Succeeded by Mayor of city in which event is held
		Succeeded by Otherwise John Boehner as Speaker of the House of Representatives
Preceded by Butch Otter as Governor of Idaho	Order of Precedence of the United States Outside Wyoming	Succeeded by Gary Herbert as Governor of Utah

Persondata
Name	Mead, Matt
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Date of birth	March 11, 1962
Place of birth	Teton County, Wyoming
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