Female

Married to
Alvin Wiederspahn

September 10, 1954

Cheyenne, Wyoming

Conservative

Christian - Lutheran

Fishing, skiing, raising shorthorns, hiking around on the ranch, perfecting my flan recipe

Hanging out with my husband and daughter, rodeo, watching tennis, wide open spaces, international finance

Anything Western (before Country and Western music split), Chris Ledoux, John Mayer, George Strait, Dire Straits, The Rolling Stones

The Bourne Movies, The Fugitive, The Saint, Legends of the Fall, The Right Stuff, Wallace and Gromit, The Illusionist, Sabrina, and Sleeping Beauty (mine and my daughter favorite Disney movie)

John Adams by David McCullough, T.R. by H.W. Brands, Undaunted Courage by Steven Ambrose, A Tramp Across the Continent by Charles F. Lummis, and Riding the White Horse Home by Teresa Jordan

SportsCenter, CSPAN

"Each of us brings to our job, whatever it is, our lifetime of experience and our values."
- US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor

"Remember that no one deserves your best behavior more than your family."
-H. Jackson Brown Jr.

·I was raised on my family ranch in Laramie County and attended Trinity Lutheran School, Johnson Junior High and Cheyenne East High School (Go T-Birds!).

·I graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in Animal Science, and B.S. in Biology and, eventually, a law degree in 1985 (Go Cowboys!)

·My husband, Al Wiederspahn, who is also University of Wyoming alum, and I have one daughter, Annaliese.

·We are all members of Trinity Lutheran Church.

· I have been involved across Wyoming in community based volunteer and charitable efforts including:

o Wyoming Women's History House in Laramie

o The Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust

o Cheyenne's Vision 2020 community visioning process

o Center for the Rocky Mountain West advisory board

o The Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming

o Cheyenne Frontier Days Board of Directors - I was the first woman to serve in that capacity in the 111 year history of the organization.

· In 1979, I was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives – the youngest woman ever elected to the Wyoming Legislature.

· I served a total of 14 years in the Wyoming House and Senate, concentrating on natural resource and taxation issues.

· I served 2 terms as Wyoming's State Treasurer and converted Wyoming's investment portfolio of $3.5 billion to a fully diversified portfolio, totaling $8.5 billion.

· While State Treasurer, I held Wyoming's first 'Women and Money' conference and was the Wyoming Small Business Advocate of the Year.

Cheyenne, WY, 82001