Edward Buchanan
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ed Buchanan
| image = Edward Buchanan (cropped).jpg
| office = 22nd Secretary of State of Wyoming
| governor = Matt Mead
Mark Gordon
| term_start = March 1, 2018
| term_end = September 17, 2022
| predecessor = Karen Wheeler (Acting)
| successor = Karl Allred (Acting)
| office1 = 61st Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives
| term_start1 = January 11, 2011
| term_end1 = January 7, 2013
| predecessor1 = Colin M. Simpson
| successor1 = Tom Lubnau
| state_house2 = Wyoming
| district2 = 4th
| term_start2 = January 14, 2003
| term_end2 = January 7, 2013
| predecessor2 = Roger Huckfeldt
| successor2 = Dan Kirkbride
| birth_name = Edward Allen Buchanan
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|10|19}}
| birth_place = Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Amber
| children = 4
| education = University of Wyoming (BA, JD)
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (MPA)
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{flag|United States Air Force}}
}}
Edward Allen Buchanan{{Cite web|url=https://sos.wyo.gov/AboutUs/AboutSecretary.aspx|title = Wyoming Secretary of State}} (born October 19, 1967) is an American politician, attorney, and military veteran, who served as the Wyoming Secretary of State from 2018 to 2022.{{cite web | url=https://wyofile.com/gov-gordon-appoints-karl-allred-interim-secretary-of-state/ | title=Gov. Gordon appoints Karl Allred interim secretary of state | date=September 30, 2022 }} Prior to being Secretary of State, Buchanan was a member and past Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives.
Political career
A Republican, Buchanan represented House District 4 from 2003 until 2013, first in Goshen County and then from Platte and Converse counties.{{cite web|url=http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?Source=H&LegID=887|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402154239/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?Source=H&LegID=887|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 2, 2015|title=Edward Buchanan |publisher=legisweb.state.wy.us|access-date=August 9, 2013}} Buchanan was Majority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2009 until 2011, and was elected Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2011. He served until his retirement in 2013, and was succeeded as Speaker by Tom Lubnau of Gillette in Campbell County.
Buchanan ran for Wyoming Secretary of State in the 2014 elections, narrowly losing the contest in a four-way race. After Secretary of State Ed Murray resigned, Governor Matt Mead appointed Buchanan to serve the remaining 10 months of Murray's term.{{cite web |url=http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/jackson_hole_daily/local/mead-taps-buchanan-as-secretary-of-state/article_314cf2b9-9bb5-5aec-8a80-3547c13df5d0.html|title=Mead taps Buchanan as secretary of state|date=March 2018 |publisher=Jackson Hole News and Guide|access-date=March 2, 2018}} He was subsequently elected to a full term in the 2018 election defeating James W. Byrd. In 2021, Buchanan was considered by early polling to be the leading potential candidate to take on Rep. Liz Cheney in 2022. Ultimately, Buchanan chose to remain in his role as Secretary of State. He initially ran for re-election in 2022, but withdrew to become a district court judge.{{cite web |last1=Wolfson |first1=Joshua |title=Secretary of State Buchanan will seek reelection |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/secretary-of-state-buchanan-will-seek-reelection/article_c5a87f5e-0101-53d4-a5dd-f6454fae75fa.html |publisher=Casper Star-Tribune |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=18 April 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Eavis |first1=Victoria |title=Buchanan pursuing judgeship, not seeking second term |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/buchanan-pursuing-judgeship-not-seeking-second-term/article_cb80f55a-d5ef-11ec-8130-cf8329fdaf56.html |publisher=Casper Star-Tribune |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=17 May 2022}}
On July 30, Governor Mark Gordon appointed Buchanan to be District Judge of the Eighth Judicial District.{{cite web |title=Governor Gordon Appoints Secretary of State Ed Buchanan to be a District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District |url=https://governor.wyo.gov/media/news-releases/2022-news-releases/governor-gordon-appoints-ed-buchanan-district-court-judge-for-eighth-distri |publisher=Governor of Wyoming |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=30 July 2022}} Buchanan announced he would resign early from the secretary of state position, and did so on September 17.{{cite web |last1=Eavis |first1=Victoria |title=Secretary of state will depart before overseeing fall election |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/secretary-of-state-will-depart-before-overseeing-fall-election/article_e61ef9cc-289f-11ed-8d78-af0133759e3b.html |publisher=Casper Star-Tribune |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=30 August 2022}}{{cite web |last1=Wolfson |first1=Leo |title=Wyoming Secretary of State Ed Buchanan Delivers Resignation Letter To Governor |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/09/17/wyoming-secretary-of-state-ed-buchanan-delivers-resignation-letter-to-governor/ |website=cowboystatedaily.com |access-date=30 September 2022 |date=17 September 2022}} Karl Allred was subsequently appointed acting secretary and sworn in on October 3, 2022.{{cite web |last1=Harris |first1=Maya |title=Gov. Gordon Appoints Karl Allred as Interim Secretary of State |url=https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/gov-gordon-appoints-karl-allred-as-interim-secretary-of-state/article_2a4fa128-4042-11ed-8064-9f8694ca8db7.html |work=Casper Star-Tribune |access-date=September 30, 2022 |date=September 29, 2022}}{{cite web | url=https://k2radio.com/karl-allred-sworn-in-as-secretary-of-state/ | title=Karl Allred Sworn in as Secretary of State | date=October 4, 2022 }}
Personal life
Buchanan moved to Wyoming with his family at age 3 and grew up farming and ranching on the Bar KW ranch in Goshen County. Buchanan holds both bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Wyoming at Laramie. He also received a master's degree in public administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, while serving in the United States Air Force. He and his wife Amber have two girls and two boys.
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20091127055025/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=887 Wyoming House page on Buchanan]
- [http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/52728/edward-buchanan Project Vote Smart bio]
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