Age in the 2025 Wyoming General Assembly
Photo courtesy of the Wyoming State Legislature.
The State of Wyoming held its elections for the Wyoming House of Representatives and Wyoming State Senate on November 5, 2024. In January 2025, the 68th Wyoming Legislature officially convened to begin its General Session. Among the members elected, six legislators qualified as Young Elected Leaders, meaning they were aged 35 or younger on the day of the 2024 election. Below is a map illustrating the presence of these young representatives and senators within the Wyoming State Legislature.
Wyoming Demographic Background in the 2024 Election
Preliminary estimates from CIRCLE at Tufts University indicate that 42% of young people aged 18–29 voted in the 2024 election, with turnout surpassing 50% in key battleground states. Nearly 50 million young citizens were eligible to vote nationwide, including over 8 million who turned 18 since the 2022 midterms.
According to the Pew Research Center, Millennials surpassed Baby Boomers in 2020 to become the largest generation in the U.S., making up 31% of the population, followed closely by Boomers at 30.9%. Generation X accounts for 28%, while the Silent Generation makes up just 9.9%.
The Wyoming House of Representatives 2025 Legislative Session
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
- The average age among Wyoming House members was 51.05 years
- The youngest Representative, Joshua Thomas Larson, was born in 2001
- The oldest Representative, John R. Winter, was born in 1950
- 6 Representatives are Young Elected Leaders age 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Generational Breakdown
Within the Wyoming House of Representatives, most representatives come from the Millennial, Generation X, or the Baby Boomer generations. Scroll below to view the generations represented in the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Partisanship in the Wyoming House of Representatives
The chart below provides a further breakdown of the current partisan composition of the 2025 Wyoming House of Representatives. Each dot represents a single member, colored by both party affiliation and whether the legislator qualifies as a Young Elected Leader (YEL)—defined as age 35 or younger at the time of the election. This format provides a visual snapshot of generational and partisan distribution within the chamber, highlighting how younger legislators are positioned across party lines.
Partisan differences in the Wyoming House extend beyond ideology to include notable generational contrasts. As shown in the visual below, Democratic members have an average age of 51.85, while Republicans have a higher average age of 55.09. These disparities may reflect broader patterns in political recruitment, generational turnover, and the types of candidates emerging in recent election cycles. 
Young Elected Representatives — Wyoming House of Representatives (Age ≤ 35)
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Wyoming, six members aged 35 or under were elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives. Below are all six members, ordered from youngest to oldest, along with information about their local districts and party affiliations.
| Name | District | Birth Year (Age on Election Day 2024) | First Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Joshua Thomas Larson (R) | District 17 — Rock Springs, WY | 2001 (Age 23) | 2022 |
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Daniel Jeremy Singh (R) | District 61 — Cheyenne, WY | 1997 (Age 27) | 2022 |
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Dalton Banks (R) | District 26 — Cowley, WY | 1995 (Age 29) | 2022 |
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Ocean Dylan Andrew (R) | District 46 — Laramie, WY | 1994 (Age 30) | 2020 |
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Jacob Lee Wasserburger (R) | District 11 — Cheyenne, WY | 1992 (Age 32) | 2024 |
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Karlee Rae Provenza (D) | District 45 — Laramie, WY | 1989 (Age 35) | 2020 |
Photos Courtesy of the Wyoming House member roster
Gender in the Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives reflects a range of age and gender dynamics that help shape the composition of the state’s legislative body. In Wyoming, men make up a larger share of the chamber than women. Across all members, 72.58% are men, while women make up 27.42%. For female representatives, the average age at the time of the election was 55.22; for men, it was 54.60. Of the 6 Young Elected Leaders, one is female, and five are male.
When examining both gender and party affiliation, additional age differences emerge within the Wyoming House of Representatives. Republican men and women have a higher average age when compared to Democrats. These patterns show that age representation in the Wyoming House of Representatives varies by both gender and partisan alignment, highlighting differing pathways to political office across demographic groups.
Race and Ethnicity in the Wyoming House of Representatives
The racial and ethnic composition of the Wyoming House of Representatives varies across generations. In 2024, younger cohorts exhibit greater diversity, although the chamber as a whole remains predominantly White. The table below shows the distribution of each generation.
Race and Ethnicity in the Wyoming House of Representatives
| Ethnicity | Generation Z 1997–2012 | Millennial Generation 1981–1996 |
Generation X 1965–1980 |
Boomer Generation 1946–1964 |
Full Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific American | 1 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.69%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.26%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.69%) |
| Native American | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.26%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.69%) |
| Two or More Ethnicities | 0 (0%) | 1 (9.09%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.69%) |
| White / Caucasian | 1 (50%) | 10 (90.91%) | 17 (89.47%) | 27 (100%) | 55 (93.22%) |
| Total (Percent of Chamber) | 2 (3.39%) | 11 (18.64%) | 19 (32.2%) | 27 (45.76%) | 59 (100%) |
The full Wyoming House of Representatives consists of 62 members (three representatives are missing age)
The Wyoming Senate
Below is information covering age dynamics in the recently elected Wyoming Senate
- The average age of Wyoming State Senate members is 60.45 years
- The youngest Senator is Jared Olsen, born in 1987
- The oldest Senator is Charles K. Scott, born in 1945
- 0 members of the Wyoming State Senate are Young Elected Leaders, aged 35 or younger as of Election Day 2024
Young Elected Senators in the Wyoming State Senate
Following the 2024 State Legislative Elections in Wyoming, there are no members aged 35 or under elected to (and currently serving in) the Wyoming State Senate.
Partisanship in the Wyoming State Senate
In the Wyoming State Senate, 29 senators belong to the Republican Party, and two senators are Democrats. The mean age of Democratic state senators after the 2024 election was 58.85, while the mean age of Republican state senators was 60.56. Each generation has a different partisan makeup; overall, the Wyoming State Senate is overwhelmingly composed of Baby Boomers and Generation X. Below is the breakdown of party composition by generation in the Wyoming State Senate.
Gender in the Wyoming Senate
The generational makeup of the Wyoming Senate reveals notable gender dynamics. Overall, men are overrepresented across all age groups, especially among older generations. These patterns indicate that gender representation varies across generations, with women being represented in every generational cohort.
Race and Ethnicity in the Wyoming Senate
The racial and ethnic composition of the Wyoming Senate shows generational variation. The table below presents the distribution by generation.
Generations by Race/Ethnicity in the Wyoming Senate
| Ethnicity | Millennial Generation 1981–1996 |
Generation X 1965–1980 |
Boomer Generation 1946–1964 |
Silent Generation 1928–1945 | Full Chamber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black/African American | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.56%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.23%) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.56%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (3.23%) |
| White/Caucasian | 4 (100%) | 8 (100%) | 16 (88.89%) | 1 (100%) | 29 (93.55%) |
| Total (Percent of Chamber) | 4 (12.9%) | 8 (25.81%) | 18 (58.06%) | 1 (3.23%) | 31 (100%) |
The full Wyoming State Senate comprises 31 seats.
Notes
The Young Elected Leaders Project applies the generational categorization of the Pew Research Center:
- Silent Generation: 1928 – 1945
- Baby Boomer Generation: 1946 – 1964
- Generation X: 1965 – 1980
- Millennial Generation: 1981 – 1996
- Generation Z: 1997 – 2012
This analysis is based on data from the most recent state legislative election in Wyoming, which took place on November 5th 2024.
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Bibliographic Citation For this document
Author: Young Elected Leaders Project
Corresponding Authors: George D. Quinn, Adil Khan
Year: 2024
Title: Age in the 2025 Wyoming General Assembly