Jim Geringer
Jim Geringer | |
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30th Governor of Wyoming | |
In office January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 | |
Preceded by | Mike Sullivan |
Succeeded by | Dave Freudenthal |
Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 3rd district | |
In office 1989–1995 | |
Succeeded by | Curt Meier |
Personal details | |
Born | Wheatland, Wyoming, U.S. | April 24, 1944
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Sharyn Geringer (m. 1967) |
Children | 5 |
Education | United States Air Force Reserve |
James Edward Geringer
Early life and education
Geringer was born and raised on a farm in
Politics
In 1982, Geringer successfully ran as a Republican for a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives. After serving there for six years, he won a seat in the Wyoming Senate from the 3rd district. In 1994, Geringer was elected as Wyoming's governor.
Geringer was generally a conservative throughout his political career. As governor, he helped pass laws that regulated class action lawsuits, reformed bankruptcy laws, toughened crime laws, legalized charter schools, and lowered taxes. However, he broke with the Republican Party in supporting environmental rulings and the Equal Rights Amendment.
In 1997, Governor Geringer called for a boycott of
After serving as governor, he joined Redlands, California based ESRI [1] as director of policy and public sector strategies.
Geringer is one of the founding governors of Western Governors University (WGU) and is currently chairman of the WGU Board of Trustees.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2014-01-17.
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- ^ Board of Trustees Archived 2008-04-10 at the Wayback Machine