Chris Knapp (politician)
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Christopher Knapp is an American politician currently serving as a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Career
Knapp is a business owner. Knapp served as a Campbell County commissioner from 2001 to 2012. In 2014, Knapp unsuccessfully ran in the Republican for the Wyoming House of Representatives seat representing the 53rd district, losing to Roy Edwards. On November 2, 2020, the day before the a general election in which Edwards ran unopposed, he died in office from complications related to COVID-19.{{cite web |URL=https://www.wyofile.com/edwards-son-describes-how-covid-19-came-on-quickly/ |title=Legislator’s son describes how COVID-19 came on quickly|publisher=WyoFile |accessdate=December 29, 2020}} On November 23, 2020, Knapp was unanimously appointed by the Campbell County commissioners to fill the vacancy left by Edwards' death.{{cite web |URL=https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Knapp|title=Christopher Knapp|publisher=Ballotpedia |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}{{cite web |URL=https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/elections/news/article_9ca74d17-3f1f-57c3-9b7b-4b8385d3ffdc.html|title=Commissioners select Chris Knapp to represent House District 53|publisher=Gillette News-Record|accessdate=December 29, 2020}}{{cite web | last1=Wheeler | first1=Catherine | title=Knapp Selected To Replace Late Rep. Edwards | url=https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/politics/2020-11-24/knapp-selected-to-replace-late-rep-edwards#stream/0 | date=November 24, 2020 | work=Wyoming Public Radio | access-date=July 10, 2021}} He was sworn into this position on December 4, 2020.{{cite web |URL=https://www.wyomingnewsnow.tv/2020/12/04/wyoming-representative-christopher-knapp-sworn-in-to-house-district-53/|title=Wyoming Lawmaker Appointed to Fill Vacant House Seat
|publisher=Wyoming News Now |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}{{cite web |URL=https://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/news/local/article_f9e255e4-fb96-5ccc-a306-b26dc43ca668.html|title=Chris Knapp sworn in Friday|publisher=Gillette News-Record |accessdate=December 29, 2020}}
References
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Businesspeople from Wyoming
Category:County commissioners in Wyoming
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:People from Campbell County, Wyoming
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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