1. Matthew Hansen Mead was born on March 11,1962 and is an American attorney, businessman, and politician who served as the 32nd governor of Wyoming from 2011 to 2019.
11 Facts About Matt Mead
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Mead, the son of Peter Bradford Mead and Mary Elisabeth Hansen Mead, was born and raised in Jackson, Wyoming.
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Matt Mead earned a JD degree from the University of Wyoming College of Law at Laramie.
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In 2001, Mead was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming by President George W Bush.
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Matt Mead served until June 2007, when he resigned to seek the Senate seat vacated by the death of fellow Republican Craig L Thomas.
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Matt Mead's resignation was required under the Hatch Act of 1939.
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In 2010, Matt Mead won the Republican gubernatorial primary with 30,272 votes, defeating State Auditor Rita Meyer, who polled 29,558 votes, despite Meyer's endorsement by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
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Matt Mead handily won re-nomination in the 2014 Republican primary, with 53,626 votes, compared to Dr Taylor Haynes' 31,490, and Hill's 12,443.
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On October 26,2012, Mead named Buffalo, Wyoming, businessman and rancher Mark Gordon as the state treasurer, to succeed Joseph B Meyer, who died in office.
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On February 17,2015, Matt Mead vetoed legislation intended to prevent the state from permanently confiscating an individual's property through civil forfeiture until after a felony conviction had been attained.
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Matt Mead's paternal aunt, Andrea Matt Mead Lawrence, was an alpine ski racer who competed in three Winter Olympic Games and won two gold medals for the United States.