Anthony Bouchard

Anthony Bouchard is an American politician serving as the Wyoming State Senator from the 6th district since 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.[1]

Anthony Bouchard
Member of the Wyoming Senate
from the 6th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded byWayne Johnson
Personal details
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Billie Jean
Children4
ResidenceLaramie County, Wyoming
ProfessionSmall business owner
Websitehttp://senbouchard.com/

On January 20, 2021, Bouchard announced he would challenge Liz Cheney in the 2022 United States House of Representatives election primaries, following her vote for the second impeachment of Donald Trump.[2]

Elections

2012

Bouchard challenged incumbent Republican Senator Wayne Johnson in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Johnson by 42 votes.[3]

2014

Bouchard challenged incumbent Representative John Eklund Jr. in the District 10 Republican primary along with Donn Edmunds. Eklund won the primary with 59% of the vote.[4]

2016

When incumbent Republican Senator Wayne Johnson announced his retirement, Bouchard announced his candidacy for the seat. Bouchard ran against state Representative David Zwonitzer and Laramie County Conversation District Supervisor Lindi Kirkbride in the Republican primary. Bouchard defeated Zwonitzer by five votes to become the Republican nominee, with Kirkbride running a close third. He defeated independent candidate Kym Zwonitzer, wife of David Zwonitzer, in the general election with 52% of the vote.[5]

References
  1. "Anthony Bouchard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  2. Greenwood, Max (January 20, 2021). "Liz Cheney gets 2022 primary challenger after voting to impeach Trump". The Hill. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  3. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  4. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 19, 2014" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. "Statewide Senate Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved January 5, 2017.


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