Gerald Geis

Gerald Eugene Geis (August 31, 1933 – November 2, 2022) was an American politician who served as a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 20th district[1] from 1975 to 1986 and from 1993 until his retirement in 2017.

Geis was born August 31, 1933, in a cabin near Ten Sleep, Wyoming.

Geis worked in road construction and hauling livestock and was first asked to enter politics in 1974 whilst attending the Wyoming Truckers Convention.

He ran for Wyoming Secretary of State in 1986 but was defeated in the primary by 62 votes.

[3] In 2007, he sponsored a bill that, if it had passed, would have voided out of state same-sex marriages from being recognized in Wyoming.