Wyoming's 13th House of Representatives district

Wyoming's 13th House of Representatives district is one of 62 districts in the Wyoming House of Representatives. The district encompasses part of Albany County.^[2] It is represented by Democratic Representative Ken Chestek of Laramie.^[2][3]

Wyoming's 13th State House of Representatives district
Wyoming's 13th House of Representatives district as of 2022
Representative	Ken Chestek D–Laramie
Demographics	79% White 3% Black 9% Hispanic 5% Asian 4% Multiracial
Population (2022)	8,770[1]

In 1992, the state of Wyoming switched from electing state legislators by county to a district-based system.^[4]

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Term	Note
Matilda Hansen	Democratic	1993 – 1995	Elected in 1992.[5]
Mike Massie	Democratic	1995 – 1999	Elected in 1994.[6] Re-elected in 1996.[7]
Jim Rose	Democratic	1999 – 2000	Elected in 1998.[8] Resigned in 2000.[9]
Jane Warren	Democratic	2000 – 2009	Appointed in 2000.[9][10] Re-elected in 2000.[11] Re-elected in 2002.[12] Re-elected in 2004.[13] Re-elected in 2006.[14]
Cathy Connolly	Democratic	2009 – 2023	Elected in 2008.[15] Re-elected in 2010.[16] Re-elected in 2012.[17] Re-elected in 2014.[18] Re-elected in 2016.[19] Re-elected in 2018.[20] Re-elected in 2020.[21]
Ken Chestek	Democratic	2023 – present	Elected in 2022.[22] Re-elected in 2024.[23]

Recent election results

2014

House district 13 general election^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly (Incumbent)	1,571	95.09%
	Write-ins		81	4.90%
Total votes			1,652	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			550
	Democratic hold

2016

House district 13 general election^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly (Incumbent)	2,252	58.70%
	Republican	Joey Correnti IV	1,564	40.77%
	Write-ins		20	0.52%
Total votes			3,836	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			182
	Democratic hold

2018

House district 13 general election^[20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly (Incumbent)	2,477	96.15%
	Write-ins		99	3.84%
Total votes			2,576	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			690
	Democratic hold

2020

House district 13 general election^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cathy Connolly (Incumbent)	3,004	92.45%
	Write-ins		245	7.54%
Total votes			3,249	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			928
	Democratic hold

2022

House district 13 general election^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Chestek	1,397	59.75%
	Republican	Wayne B. Pinch	933	39.90%
	Write-ins		8	0.34%
Total votes			2,338	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			83
	Democratic hold

2024

House district 13 general election^[23]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ken Chestek (Incumbent)	1,941	52.96%
	Republican	Shane Swett	1,718	46.87%
	Write-ins		6	0.16%
Total votes			3,665	100.0%
Invalid or blank votes			207
	Democratic hold

Historical district boundaries

Map	Description	Apportionment Plan	Notes
	Albany County (part)	1992 Apportionment Plan	[5][24]
	Albany County (part)	2002 Apportionment Plan	[25][26]
	Albany County (part)	2012 Apportionment Plan	[27][28]