Dan Kirkbride Explained

Dan Kirkbride
State House:	Wyoming
District:	4th
Term Start:	January 8, 2013
Term End:	January 12, 2021
Predecessor:	Edward Buchanan
Successor:	Jeremy Haroldson
Birth Date:	7 October 1952
Birth Place:	Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Spouse:	Lynn Kirkbride
Children:	5
Alma Mater:	University of Wyoming
Profession:	Cattle rancher, Politician

Dan R. Kirkbride (born October 7, 1952) is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Republican Party, Kirkbride represented the 4th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021.^{[1] [2]}

In the August 2020 Republican primary, Kirkbride was defeated by Jeremy Haroldson.^[3]

Education

Kirkbride graduated from the University of Wyoming in 1975 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Elections

• 2012: When Republican Representative Edward Buchanan retired and left the District 4 seat open, Kirkbride won the three-way August 21, 2012 Republican Primary with 940 votes (37.1%),^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,626 votes (70.5%) against Constitution Party candidate Bill Motley.^[5]
• 2014: Kirkbride was unopposed in the August 19, 2014 Republican Primary and won with 2,307 votes.^[6] Kirkbride was also unchallenged in the November 4, 2014 General Election, winning with 3,326 votes.^[7]
• 2016: Kirkbride defeated Tyler Shockley in the August 16, 2016 Republican Primary, winning with 1,286 votes (59.43%).^[8] Subsequently, Kirkbride defeated Joe Michaels of the Constitution Party in the November 8, 2016 General Election, winning with 3,652 votes (75.50%).^[9]
• 2018: Kirkbride was unopposed in both the August 21, 2018 Republican Primary and the November 6, 2018 General Election, winning with 2,225^[10] and 3,645 votes^[11] respectively.
• 2020: Kirkbride lost the August 18, 2020 Republican Primary to Jeremy Haroldson with 1,391 votes (46.0%),^[12] and is thus ineligible for reelection in the upcoming general election and will leave office in 2021.

External links

• Official page at the Wyoming Legislature
• Ballotpedia profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dan Kirkbride's Biography . . December 9, 2013.
2. Web site: Representative Dan R. Kirkbride . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115190348/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=1984 . dead . January 15, 2013 . . Cheyenne, Wyoming . December 9, 2013.
3. Web site: Beck. Bob. Several Incumbent Legislators Lose Seats. 2020-10-20. www.wyomingpublicmedia.org. en.
4. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012 . . Cheyenne, Wyoming . 4 . December 9, 2013.
5. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of Wyoming . Cheyenne, Wyoming . 4 . December 9, 2013.
6. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 19, 2014 . . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221163959/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2014/Results/Primary/2014_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 21 December 2016 . 4.
7. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2014 . . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221163951/http://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2014/Results/General/2014_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 21 December 2016 . 3=4.
8. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2016 . . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222001122/http://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/Primary/2016_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 22 December 2016 . 7.
9. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016 . . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920174719/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 20 September 2020 . 2.
10. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2018 . . 21 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920172601/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 20 September 2020 . 2.
11. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2018 . . 17 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200920174819/https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf . 20 September 2020 . 2.
12. Web site: Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 18, 2020 . . 17 October 2020 . 4.