16 Facts About Dave Kinskey

Dave Kinskey is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming State Senate, representing the 22nd district since July 8,2014.

Dave Kinskey previously served, from 2005 until his appointment to the State Senate, as the Mayor of Sheridan, Wyoming.

Dave Kinskey later received an economics degree from Harvard University in 1972 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wyoming in 1982.

Dave Kinskey served as mayor of Sheridan, Wyoming from 2005 until July 8,2014.

Dave Kinskey stated that he did not believe that Sheridan could preempt a potential state ban on public smoking by Wyoming, and advocated for the re-fluoridation of the city's water.

Dave Kinskey pursued policy in support of the coal industry, trying to open the ports of West Wyoming to overseas coal exporting.

Dave Kinskey resigned from his unexpired term in 2014 after being appointed to the Wyoming State Senate.

In May 2016 Dave Kinskey filed for reelection, and ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections for his first full term.

Just as Dave Kinskey was being sworn into office, the state's mineral industry collapsed, leading to the loss of one quarter of the state's revenues.

In 2015, Dave Kinskey advocated for increased skilled nursing services and care centers for military veterans, co-sponsoring a bill to help fund new facilities in the Sheridan area.

Dave Kinskey cosponsored a wolf depredation compensation bill, which passed.

Dave Kinskey opposes new tax bills, believing government should "live within its means".

Dave Kinskey argued that not every school can afford a police officer, something he stated was particularly troublesome when it came to rural schools located fair distance from any local law enforcement, and that bans on guns in schools left the impression to potential criminals that they were not defensible.

Dave Kinskey stated that they had written safeguards into the bill, including background checks and fingerprinting.

Dave Kinskey has stated that teacher effectiveness is the most important factor in childhood education.

Dave Kinskey co-sponsored a Constitutional amendment to override the Wyoming Supreme Court decision to remove oversight of education funding from the hands of legislators.