Lynn Hutchings
Lynn Hutchings | |
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Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 5th district | |
Assumed office January 7, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Fred Emerich |
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 42nd[1] district | |
In office January 8, 2013 – January 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Pete Illoway |
Succeeded by | Jim Blackburn |
Personal details | |
Born | Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. | September 6, 1960
Political party | Republican |
Alma mater | University of Wyoming |
Website | hutchingsforhouse |
Military service | |
Branch/service | Air National Guard for Wyoming, Colorado, & Alaska |
Years of service | 1978–1984, 1984–1991, & 1991–2000 |
Rank | Master Sergeant |
Lynn Hutchings
Education
Hutchings graduated from Cheyenne East High School and attended the University of Wyoming.
Military
Hutchings served in the Wyoming Air National Guard, Colorado Air National Guard and the Alaska Air National Guard. She retired as a master sergeant after 22 years. She was an Information Technology Specialist/System Analyst.
Elections
- 2012 - When Republican Representative Democratic Party candidate Gary Datus.[4]
- 2010 - Hutchings initially challenged District 7 incumbent Republican Representative Bryan Pedersen, in the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary, but lost to Pedersen,[5] who was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election,[6] and held the seat until 2013.
Controversial comments
Comments on homosexuality
Hutchings generated controversy in February 2019 when the group Wyoming Equality reported Hutchings compared homosexuality to bestiality/pedophilia to a group of young people she was meeting with. The group was composed of 14- and 15-year-old students who were members of their school's gay-straight alliance. The students were visiting the legislature on Feb. 1 to lobby support for House Bill 230, legislation which sought to protect LGBTQ people from job and hiring discrimination. The bill died when it failed to meet a deadline in the Wyoming House of Representatives.[7] The complaint claims Hutchings made the following statement to the students: "If my sexual orientation was to have sex with all of the men in there and I had sex with all of the women in there and then they brought their children and I had sex with all of them and then brought their dogs in and I had sex with them, should I be protected for my sexual orientation?"[7]
Comments on death penalty
Hutchings argued that without the death penalty,
References
- ^ "Representative Lynn Hutchings". Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Legislature. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- Project Vote Smart. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 42. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 42. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010" (PDF). Cheyenne, Wyoming: Secretary of State of Wyoming. p. 7. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Woods, Glenn; Randall, Doug (February 9, 2019). "Wyoming equality lodges complaint against Sen. Lynn Hutchings". Casper Star-Tribune.
- ^ Reynolds, Nick (February 15, 2019). "Wyoming Senate defeats death penalty repeal bill". Casper Star-Tribune.
- ^ Lethal Injections: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO). YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
External links
- Official page at the Wyoming Legislature
- Biography at Ballotpedia
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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