John Freeman | |
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Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 60th district | |
In office January 11, 2011 – January 4, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Bill Thompson |
Succeeded by | Mark Baker |
Personal details | |
Born | September 10, 1954 |
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Western Wyoming Community College University of Wyoming |
John L. Freeman (born September 10, 1954) is an American politician and former Wyoming state legislator. A member of the Democratic Party, Freeman represented the 60th district in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021.
John L. Freeman was born on September 10, 1954.[1] In 1972, he graduated from Rock Springs High School. In 1975, he graduated from Western Wyoming Community College with an associates of arts degree and graduated from University of Wyoming with a Bachelor of Arts in history in 1978.[2] He married Theresa Collins, with whom he had three children.[3]
In 2010, Freeman won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 60th district without opposition and defeated Republican nominee Ted York in the general election to succeed Bill Thompson.[4][5] He won reelection in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018.[6][7][8][9] Freeman announced that he would not seek reelection in 2020.[10]
In 2010, Freeman was selected to serve on the education committee in the Wyoming House of Representatives.[11] Freeman has served as chairman of the Wyoming House of Representatives Minority Caucus since 2017.[2] During the 2020 presidential election Freeman endorsed Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination.[12]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 566 | 98.95% | ||
Democratic | Write-ins | 6 | 1.05% | ||
Total votes | 572 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 3,199 | 97.44% | ||
Independent | Write-ins | 84 | 2.56% | ||
Total votes | 3,283 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 826 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 614 | 99.51% | ||
Democratic | Write-ins | 3 | 0.49% | ||
Total votes | 617 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 66 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 1,518 | 55.26% | ||
Republican | Bill Hooley | 1,229 | 44.74% | ||
Total votes | 2,747 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 72 | |||
Overvote | Overvote | 4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 647 | 99.23% | ||
Democratic | Write-ins | 5 | 0.77% | ||
Total votes | 652 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 45 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 3,088 | 96.38% | ||
Independent | Write-ins | 116 | 3.62% | ||
Total votes | 3,204 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 938 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 550 | 99.82% | ||
Democratic | Write-ins | 1 | 0.18% | ||
Total votes | 551 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 50 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Freeman | 2,208 | 95.50% | ||
Independent | Write-ins | 104 | 4.50% | ||
Total votes | 2,312 | 100.00% | |||
Undervote | Undervote | 777 |