Steve Freudenthal Explained

Steve Freudenthal
Office1:Chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party
Term Start1:1999
Term End1:2001
State House2:Wyoming
District2:Laramie County
Term Start2:1987
Term End2:1991
Predecessor2:Ellen Crowley-Suyematsu
Successor2:Edith Garcia
Office3:28th Attorney General of Wyoming
Governor3:Ed Herschler
Term Start3:1981
Term End3:1983
Predecessor3:John D. Troughton
Successor3:Arch McClintock
Birth Date:8 June 1949
Birth Place:Thermopolis, Wyoming
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Trinity College (B.A.)
Vanderbilt University (J.D.)

Steven F. Freudenthal (born June 8, 1949) is a Democratic politician who served as the 28th Attorney General of Wyoming from 1981 until 1983.[1]

Career

After graduating from Vanderbilt University, Freudenthal served as an Assistant Attorney General for Wyoming from 1975 until 1977.[2] In 1981, Governor Ed Herschler tapped Freudenthal, who had once been his law partner, to succeed John Troughton as Attorney General of Wyoming.[3] Freudenthal served as Attorney General until 1983.

In 1986, Freudenthal was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent Laramie County.[4] He served two terms before retiring in 1991. In 1999, Freudenthal was chosen by Wyoming Democrats to serve as the state chair of the Wyoming Democratic Party.[2] Freudenthal served until 2001.

Freudenthal is currently of counsel at Pence and MacMillan in Cheyenne.[2] He is also a partner with Freudenthal and Bonds P.C. in Cheyenne.

Personal life

Freudenthal is the older brother of former Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steven F. Freudenthal . WyoLaw . December 21, 2016.
  2. Web site: Member Steven F. Freudenthal . Pence and MacMillan LLC . December 21, 2016.
  3. Web site: Governor wants water rights re-interpreted . Sublette Examiner . December 21, 2016.
  4. Web site: Representative Steven F. Freudenthal . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221163939/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?Source=H&LegID=631 . dead . December 21, 2016 . State of Wyoming Legislature . December 21, 2016.
  5. Web site: Gov. taps brother's law partner for next Wy. attorney general . Legal News Line . December 21, 2016.