Sarah Penn
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarah Penn
| state_house = Wyoming
| district = 33rd
| term_start = January 2, 2023
| birth_place = Cache County, Utah, U.S.
| predecessor = Andi LeBeau
| children = 3
| party = Republican
| education = Utah State University (ASN)
Weber State University (BSN)
University of Colorado Denver (MSN)
| successor = Ivan Posey
| term_end = January 6, 2025
}}
Sarah Penn is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives for the 33rd district. Elected in November 2022, she assumed office on January 2, 2023.
Early life and education
A native of Cache County, Utah, Penn graduated from Mountain Crest High School. She earned an Associate of Science in nursing from Utah State University, a Bachelor of Science in nursing from Weber State University, and a Master of Science in nursing from the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado Denver.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Penn: House District 33 |url=https://sarahpennforhd33.org/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Sarah Penn: House District 33 |language=en-US}}
Career
Penn worked as a family nurse practitioner in Denver before moving to Green River, Wyoming, and later Lander, Wyoming. She was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives in November 2022.{{Cite web |title=Sarah Penn |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Sarah_Penn |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Greg |date=2022-11-09 |title=Republican Sarah Penn Upsets Incumbent Andi LeBeau For House District 33 - Cowboy State Daily |url=https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/11/08/republican-sarah-penn-r-lander-upsets-incumbent-andi-lebeau-for-house-district-33/,%20https://cowboystatedaily.com/2022/11/08/republican-sarah-penn-r-lander-upsets-incumbent-andi-lebeau-for-house-district-33/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=cowboystatedaily.com |language=en-US}}
In the 2024 Wyoming House of Representatives election, she was unseated by Democratic candidate Ivan Posey.{{cite news |last1=Klingsporn |first1=Katie |date=5 November 2024 |title=Democrat Posey ousts incumbent Penn in House District 33 race |url=https://wyofile.com/democrat-posey-ousts-incumbent-penn-in-house-district-33-race/ |access-date=15 November 2024 |work=WyoFile}}
Personal life
Penn and her husband, Nate, have three children.{{Cite web |title=House District 33: Representative Sarah Penn |url=https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2023/H/2105 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=wyoleg.gov}}
References
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Category:21st-century members of the Wyoming Legislature
Category:Republican Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Wyoming
Category:Utah State University alumni
Category:Weber State University alumni
Category:University of Colorado Denver alumni
Category:People from Cache County, Utah
Category:American Latter Day Saints