Anthony Bouchard is an American politician serving as a member of the Wyoming Senate from the 6th district since 2017, as a member of the Republican Party.
17 Facts About Anthony Bouchard
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Anthony Bouchard later worked as an automotive business management consultant.
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Since 2017, Anthony Bouchard has worked as a real estate agent.
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Anthony Bouchard spent several years as a lobbyist for Wyoming Gun Owners, a group he founded.
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In 2010, Anthony Bouchard led an effort to oppose receiving $1million of federal money to protect against large increases to health insurance premiums.
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Anthony Bouchard said that accepting the money would have undermined Wyoming's ability to fight the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in court.
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Anthony Bouchard unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for a seat in the Wyoming Senate in 2012 and a seat in the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2014.
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When incumbent State Senator Wayne Johnson announced his retirement in 2016, Anthony Bouchard announced his candidacy for the seat.
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Anthony Bouchard ran against State Representative David Zwonitzer and Laramie County Conversation District Supervisor Lindi Kirkbride in the Republican primary.
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Anthony Bouchard defeated Zwonitzer by five votes to become the Republican nominee, with Kirkbride running a close third.
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Anthony Bouchard is a proponent of capital punishment, opposing a proposal in 2019 to abolish the death penalty in Wyoming.
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In 2017, Anthony Bouchard supported a bill to allow people to carry guns into government meetings; the bill was vetoed by Governor Matt Mead.
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In March 2018, Anthony Bouchard introduced a bill to the Wyoming Senate to allow a person to use deadly force in order to protect themselves without requiring the person to retreat from the perpetrator and, in the case of a person who shoots an intruder to their home, assumes that the person acted in self-defense.
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In January 2021, Anthony Bouchard announced that he would challenge incumbent US Representative Liz Cheney in the 2022 Republican primary.
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Anthony Bouchard has stated that he has raised over $500,000 in his campaign against Cheney.
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Anthony Bouchard said they married when he was 19 and the girl was 15, and the girl eventually gave birth to their son.
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Anthony Bouchard said the couple divorced after three years of marriage; she died by suicide in 1990 at age 20.