Mark Semlek

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|district = 1st{{cite web |url= http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=304 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063952/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=304 |url-status= dead |archive-date= June 15, 2009 |title= Representative Mark Semlek |publisher= Wyoming Legislature |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |accessdate= December 17, 2013}}

|term_start = January 2003

|term_end = January 2015

|predecessor = Marlene Simons

|successor = Tyler Lindholm

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|4|17}}

|birth_place = Gillette, Wyoming, U.S.

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|party = Republican

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|residence = Moorcroft, Wyoming, U.S.

|education = University of Wyoming (BS, MS)

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Mark A. Semlek{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/52698 |title= Mark Semlek's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} (born April 17, 1951) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 1. He served from 2003 until 2015.

Education

Semlek earned his BS and MS from the University of Wyoming.

Elections

2012 Semlek was unopposed for both the August 21, 2012 Republican Primary, winning with 1,973 votes,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/Primary/2012_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 1 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 4,455 votes.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 1 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}}
2002 When Republican Representative Marlene Simons was term limited (since repealed) and left the District 1 seat open, Semlek won the three-way August 20, 2002 Republican Primary with 1,316 votes (45.1%),{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2002/02Results/02_Legislative%20Candidates.pdf |title= Statewide Legislative Abstract - Official Primary Election Results - August 20, 2002 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 4 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and was unopposed for the November 5, 2002 General election, winning with 3,486 votes.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2002/02Results/02General/02_General%20Legislative%20Districts.pdf |title= Statewide Legislative Abstract - Official General Election Results - November 5, 2002 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 4 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}}
2004 Semlek won the August 17, 2004 Republican Primary with 1,867 votes (75.4%) against Ogden Driskill,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2004/04Results/04_SW_Legislative%20Candidates.pdf |title= Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming Primary Election Results - August 17, 2004 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 7 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and was unopposed for the November 2, 2004 General election, winning with 4,222 votes;{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2004/04Results/04General/04_General_Legislative_Summary.pdf |title= Legislative Candidates' Abstract - Official Wyoming General Election Results - November 2, 2004 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 4 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} Driskill later served in the Wyoming Senate.
2006 Semlek was unopposed for both the August 22, 2006 Republican Primary, winning with 2,214 votes,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2006/06Results/R_Statewide_Legislative_Candidate_Summary.pdf |title= Republican Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 22, 2006 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 5 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and the November 7, 2006 General election, winning with 3,525 votes.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2006/06Results/06General/SW_Legislative_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 7, 2006 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 6 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}}
2008 Semlek was unopposed for both the August 19, 2008 Republican Primary, winning with 1,956 votes,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2008/08Results/R-SWLeg.pdf |title= Republican Statewide Legislative Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 19, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 4 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and the November 4, 2008 General election, winning with 4,395 votes.{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2008/08Results/General/SW-LegislatureHouse.pdf |title= Statewide House Districts Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 4, 2008 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 1 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}}
2010 Semlek was unopposed for the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary, winning with 2,463 votes,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2010/Results/Primary/2010_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 17, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 1 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 3,595 (82.7%) votes against Democratic nominee Stan Dodson,{{cite web |url= http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2010/Results/General/2010_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 2, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of Wyoming |location= Cheyenne, Wyoming |page= 1 |accessdate= December 17, 2013}} who had run for the seat in 2000.
2014, Mark Semlek announced he would not run for re-election. Tyler Lindholm, Bruce Brown, and Ted Davis all filed to run for the Republican nomination. The primary was won by Tyler Lindholm, who went on to be unopposed in the general election.

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20090615063952/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=304 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature
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Category:1951 births

Category:Living people

Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives

Category:Politicians from Gillette, Wyoming

Category:People from Crook County, Wyoming

Category:University of Wyoming alumni

Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature