Cheri Steinmetz
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Cheri Steinmetz
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|state_senate = Wyoming
|district = 3rd
|term_start = January 7, 2019
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|predecessor = Curt Meier
|successor =
|state_house1 = Wyoming
|district1 = 5th
|term_start1 = January 5, 2015
|term_end1 = January 7, 2019
|predecessor1 = Matt Teeters
|successor1 = Shelly Duncan
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
|spouse = Corey Steinmetz
|children = 1
|residence = Lingle, Wyoming, U.S.
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Cheri E. Steinmetz is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate representing District 3 since January 7, 2019. She previously served in the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 5 from 2015 to 2019.{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Cheri_Steinmetz |title= Cheri Steinmetz |publisher= Ballotpedia |accessdate= June 20, 2016}}
Wyoming Senate
=2014=
Steinmetz challenged incumbent Republican Representative Matt Teeters, who had previously served as House Majority Whip. Teeters co-authored Senate File 104 in 2013, which removed many constitutional powers provided to the Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction. This proved to be unpopular with constituents, and Steinmetz defeated Teeters in the Republican primary, 60% to 40%.{{cite web |url= http://www.wyofile.com/column/defeating-teeters-will-steinmetz-encore-2/ |title= After defeating Teeters, what will Steinmetz do for an encore? |publisher= WyoFile |accessdate= June 20, 2016}} She was then unopposed in the general election.
=2016=
Steinmetz ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
=2018=
When incumbent Republican Senator Curt Meier retired to run for State Treasurer, Steinmetz declared her candidacy for the State Senate. Steinmetz defeated Martin Gubbels in the Republican primary with 71.1% of the vote, and defeated Democratic candidate Marci Shaver with 79.6% of the vote.{{cite web |url= https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2018 |publisher= Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate= January 7, 2019}}
= Tenure =
In February 2022, Steinmetz wrote a budget amendment to eliminate University of Wyoming Gender Studies program.Beck, Bob. "Senate cuts UW’s Gender Studies program", Wyoming Public Radio, February 26, 2022 [https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics-government/2022-02-26/senate-cuts-uws-gender-studies-program]
In 2025, Steinmetz sponsored a bill to assert "the policy of the state of Wyoming is that CO2 is a foundational nutrient necessary for all life on Earth, and that it shall not be designated or treated as a pollutant or contaminant."{{Cite web |date=2025-02-04 |title=Wyoming senators reject moratorium on wind and solar, pro-CO2 bill |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/wyoming-senators-reject-moratorium-on-wind-and-solar-pro-co2-bill/article_fd621572-e33e-11ef-9767-e3960558426c.html |website=Wyoming Tribune Eagle |language=en}} It was voted down in committee.
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150125034822/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=2011 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature
- [https://ballotpedia.org/Cheri_Steinmetz Profile] from Ballotpedia
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:Republican Party Wyoming state senators
Category:People from Lingle, Wyoming
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)