Bo Biteman
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Bo Biteman
|image = Bo Biteman by Gage Skidmore.jpg
|office = President of the Wyoming Senate
|term_start = January 14, 2025
|term_end =
|predecessor = Ogden Driskill
|successor =
|state_senate1 = Wyoming
|district1 = 21st
|term_start1 = January 7, 2019
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = Bruce Burns
|successor1 =
|state_house2 = Wyoming
|district2 = 51st
|term_start2 = January 10, 2017
|term_end2 = January 7, 2019
|predecessor2 = Rosie Berger
|successor2 = Cyrus Western
|birth_name = Dennis Dean Biteman
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|10|23}}
|birth_place = Midland, Michigan, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|spouse = Mercedes
|children = 2
|education = Central Michigan University
West Shore Community College
Grand Valley State University (BBA)
}}
Dennis Dean "Bo" Biteman{{cite web |url=https://trib.com/news/dennis-bo-biteman-r-candidate-for-wyoming-state-house-of-representatives-district-51/article_2719f4e1-2d25-57b6-9f0f-49330fa65579.html |title=Dennis Bo Biteman (R), candidate for Wyoming State House of Representatives, District 51}} (born October 23, 1978) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 21 since January 7, 2019. He previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 51 from 2017 to 2019.{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Bo_Biteman |title= Bo Biteman |publisher= Ballotpedia |accessdate= January 5, 2017}}
Elections
=2016=
Biteman challenged incumbent state Senate Majority Leader Rosie Berger in the Republican primary and defeated Berger with 56% of the vote.{{cite web |url= http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/challenger-biteman-unseats-berger-in-hd/article_efadb3e4-86cf-5db6-972f-b21b00f715dd.html |title= Challenger Biteman unseats Berger in HD51 |publisher= Casper Star-Tribune |accessdate= January 5, 2017}} Biteman defeated Democrat Hollis Hackman in the general election with 69% of the vote.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher= Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate= January 5, 2017}}
= Political future =
In 2023, former President Donald Trump publicly encouraged Biteman to run for Governor of Wyoming in 2026.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-10 |title=Trump Says He Wanted Bo Biteman To Run For Governor Against Gordon |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/01/10/trump-says-he-wanted-bo-biteman-to-run-for-governor-against-gordon/ |access-date=2023-09-06 |website=Cowboy State Daily |language=en}}
Political positions
Biteman is a staunch conservative. He supports restrictions on abortion; as in February 2020 he introduced a fetal heart bill to regulate abortion. He opposes instituting a state income tax in Wyoming and supports lowering taxes on mineral extraction (which contribute the majority of Wyoming's tax revenue). Biteman has supported the debunked claims of election fraud alleged by Donald Trump in the aftermath of the 2020 United States presidential election and is a proponent of the Stop the Steal movement.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170106173057/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=2044 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Bo_Biteman Profile] from Ballotpedia
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Grand Valley State University alumni
Category:Presidents of the Wyoming Senate
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Wyoming state senators
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