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| Wyoming's 1st congressional district | ||
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| Current representative | Barbara Cubin Republican |
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| Population (2000) | 493,782 | |
| Median income | $37,982 | |
| Ethnic composition | 92.1% White, 0.8% Black, 0.6% Asian, 6.4% Hispanic, 2.3% Native American, 0.2% other | |
| Cook PVI | R+19 | |
All of the U.S. state of Wyoming has been fully within one at large Congressional District since statehood, geographically the district is currently the third largest in the nation. It has been represented by Republican Barbara L. Cubin since 1995. Cubin announced in 2007 that she would not seek re-election in 2008. In the 2008 race for the open seat, Republican Cynthia Lummis was elected and will be sworn into Congress in January 2009.
It is the least populous congressional district in America.
Among the most famous individuals elected to the seat are current Vice President Dick Cheney, who represented the state in Congress from 1979 to 1989, and Craig L. Thomas, a deceased U.S. Senator.
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District residence | Notes |
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| Clarence D. Clark | Republican | 1890 – 1893 | Evanston | Lost re-election |
| Henry A. Coffeen | Democratic | 1893 – 1895 | Sheridan | Lost re-election |
| Franklin Wheeler Mondell | Republican | 1895 – 1897 | Newcastle | Lost re-election |
| John Eugene Osborne | Democratic | 1897 – 1899 | Rawlins | Retired |
| Franklin Wheeler Mondell | Republican | 1899 – 1923 | Newcastle | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Charles E. Winter | Republican | 1923 – 1929 | Casper | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Vincent Carter | Republican | 1929 – 1935 | Kemmerer | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Paul Ranous Greever | Democratic | 1935 – 1939 | Cody | Lost re-election |
| Frank O. Horton | Republican | 1939 – 1941 | Saddlestring | Lost re-election |
| John J. McIntyre | Democratic | 1941 – 1943 | Douglas | Lost re-election |
| Frank A. Barrett | Republican | 1943 – 1950 | Lusk | Retired to become Governor of Wyoming |
| William Henry Harrison | Republican | 1951 – 1955 | Sheridan | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Edwin Keith Thomson | Republican | January 3, 1955 – December 9, 1960 | Cheyenne | Died in office |
| Vacant | December 10, 1960 – January 2, 1961 | |||
| William H. Harrison | Republican | 1961 – 1965 | Sheridan | Lost re-election |
| Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1965 – 1967 | Rock Springs | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| William H. Harrison | Republican | 1967 – 1969 | Sheridan | Lost renomination |
| John S. Wold | Republican | 1969 – 1971 | Casper | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Teno Roncalio | Democratic | 1971 – 1978 | Rock Springs | Retired |
| Dick Cheney | Republican | 1979 – March 20, 1989 | Casper | Resigned to become Secretary of Defense |
| Vacant | March 21, 1989 – April 25, 1989 | |||
| Craig L. Thomas | Republican | April 26, 1989 – January 3, 1995 | Cody | Retired to run for U.S. Senate |
| Barbara Cubin | Republican | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009 | Casper | Incumbent, retiring |
| Cynthia Lummis | Republican | January 3, 2009 – present | Cheyenne | Will assume office in January 2009 |
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