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Matt Mead is a former Wyoming attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. He was also the United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007 and a member of the Republican Party.
Learn about Matt Mead, who served as governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019 and focused on economic growth, energy, and infrastructure. He is also a former U.S. attorney and a rancher, and a resident fellow at the Institute of Politics at Harvard University.
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Mead was a rancher in Albany/Goshen County. He previously served as U.S. attorney for the state of Wyoming from 2001 to 2007 and was a partner in a private law practice from 1995 to 2001. Mead was also a prosecutor in Campbell County, a special assistant to the Wyoming attorney general, and an assistant U.S. attorney.
2012 1. 1.1. See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election Matt Mead endorsed Mitt Romneyin the 2012 presidential election.
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Response to Syria policy
1. 1.1. Main article: U.S. governors and their responses to Syrian refugees After the attacks in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015, many U.S. governors declared their support or opposition to Syrian refugee resettlement in their states. Mead expressed conditional opposition to the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state of Wyoming. He said:
2014 support for Medicaid expansion
Gov. Mead, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, and Utah Gov. Gary Herbert each announced support for a federal proposal to expand Medicaid following the 2014 elections. All three governors sought to receive additional Medicaid funding proposed by President Barack Obama (D) while crafting state-level alternatives to requirements in the Affordable Care Act. At that time, the three governors joined nine other Republican governors in seeking Medicaid expansion. At the end of Pres. Barack Obama's time in...
Job creation ranking
A June 2013 analysis by The Business Journalsranked 45 governors based on the annual private sector growth rate in all 50 states using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mead was ranked number 45. The five governors omitted from the analysis all assumed office in 2013.
Matthew Hansen "Matt" Mead (born March 11, 1962) is an American politician. He was the 32nd Governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019. He easily won against former chairman of the Wyoming Democratic Party, Leslie Petersen in the election and became the governor.
Nov 14, 2016 · CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said Monday he’s hopeful Donald Trump’s election as president will help reverse the state’s decline in energy production and revenues.
Sep 7, 2021 · Former Gov. Matt Mead, a Republican, named all five current justices over his two terms in office. Gordon, also a Republican, will choose the next justice from a list of three names submitted to him by the state Judicial Nominating Commission.
Jun 22, 2016 · CHEYENNE – Hundreds of people could lose their jobs, and services may be slashed across Wyoming as the result of $248 million in general fund budget cuts proposed by Gov. Matt Mead.
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