Dave Freudenthal

Dave Freudenthal (2008)

David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950 in Thermopolis , Wyoming ) is an American politician ( Democratic Party ). He was elected governor of the state of Wyoming in 2002 and was re-elected on November 7, 2006. Since a third term in office was not possible according to the state constitution, he left office in January 2011.

biography

Dave Freudenthal was born the seventh of eight children and grew up on a farm. After attending Amherst College in 1973, he graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics. He began his career as a business economist at the Department of Economic Planning and Development and later became director of his department under Governor Edgar Herschler .

Freudenthal attended the College of Law at the University of Wyoming and graduated in 1980 with a law degree . He started working as a lawyer. In 1994 he was appointed federal attorney for the district of Wyoming by US President Bill Clinton to succeed Richard A. Stacy .

In 2002, Freudenthal successfully applied for the office of governor of Wyoming. With 49.96 percent of the vote, he narrowly won against Republican Eli Bebout (47.92 percent). Four years later, with a share of 69.89 percent, he clearly beat Ray Hunkins (29.97 percent). In 2010 there was long speculation about whether Freudenthal would seek a constitutional amendment to enable a third term; in the end, however, this case did not occur. On January 3, 2011, he handed over the governorship to Republican Matt Mead .

Freudenthal is married to the attorney Nancy D. Freudenthal. They have four children together (Donald, Hillary, Bret and Katie).

Web links

Commons : Dave Freudenthal  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Dave Freudenthal in nndb (English)
• Dave Freudenthal in the database of the National Governors Association (English)