Leslie Nutting

Leslie J. Nutting
Member of the Wyoming Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 11, 2011 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byKathryn Sessions
Succeeded byStephan Pappas
Personal details
Born (1945-07-04) July 4, 1945
PartyRepublican
Residence(s)Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Colorado Boulder
OccupationNurse practitioner
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1990-1995
Rank Major

Leslie J. Nutting (born July 4, 1945) was a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 7th district[1] from 2011 until 2015. Senate District 7 encompasses Laramie County, which includes the city of Cheyenne. From 2011 until 2013, she was the only woman in the Wyoming Senate. Nutting was joined by Democrat Bernadine Craft in January 2013.

Elections

2010

Nutting ran a write-in campaign against incumbent Democratic State Senator Kathryn Sessions. She won the Republican primary unopposed and defeated Sessions, 54% to 46%.[2]

2014

Nutting declined to run for a second term, and was succeeded by Republican Stephan Pappas.

Personal life

Nutting attended Castle High School in New Castle, Colorado. She received a B.S.N. at Loretto Heights College in 1978 and an M.S.N. from the University of Colorado Boulder in 1980.[2]

References

  1. ^ Wyoming Legislature. "Senator Leslie J. Nutting". Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Leslie Nutting - Ballotpedia". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 15, 2016.