| Scott Court | |
| State House: | Wyoming |
| District: | 24th |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2017 |
| Term End: | January 8, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Sam Krone |
| Successor: | Sandy Newsome |
| Birth Name: | Scott B. Court |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Cody, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Education: | Cody High School Northwest College University of Wyoming (BA, MPA) Laramie County Community College |
| Profession: | Politician, historian |
Scott B. Court is an American politician and historian who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing the 24th legislative district of Wyoming as a Republican in the 64th Wyoming Legislature.[1] [2] [3]
Court attended Cody High School, Northwest College, the University of Wyoming, and Laramie County Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming.[4]
Prior to serving in the Wyoming Legislature, Court worked for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and was a precinct committeeman in Cheyenne.
Court ran for election to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2016.[5] On August 16, he defeated incumbent Sam Krone in the Republican primary with 72% of the vote after Krone had been charged with felony larceny.[6] [7] On November 8, Court defeated Democrat Paul Fees and independent candidate Sandy Newsome in the general election with 46% of the vote.[8]
Court served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from January 10, 2017 to January 8, 2019. In 2017, he served on the following committees:
Court did not seek re-election in 2018.
In 2020, Court ran for re-election, though was defeated in the August 18 primary by incumbent Sandy Newsome, who had run for the seat as a Republican in 2018 and won. Court received only 16% of the vote to Newsome's 49%.
Court currently resides in Cody, Wyoming.