[2] Later that year, Henderson ran for a position on the Laramie County School District #1 Board of Trustees and lost in the general election.
[2] Incumbent Democratic Representative Ken Esquibel retired to run for a seat in the Wyoming Senate being vacated by Tony Ross.
Henderson declared his candidacy for the seat, facing Patrick Fitzgerald in the Republican primary.
Henderson defeated Fitzgerald by two votes to become the Republican nominee.
[3] He faced Democrat Amy Simpson in the general election and defeated her with 51% of the vote.