Colin M. Simpson
| Colin M. Simpson | |
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| Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 24th district |
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In office January 1999 – January 11, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Peg Shreve |
| Succeeded by | Sam Krone |
| 60th Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
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In office January 13, 2009 – January 11, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Roy Cohee |
| Succeeded by | Edward Buchanan |
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March 5, 1959 Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Deborah Oakley Simpson |
| Children | Mackenzie and Nicholas Simpson |
| Residence | Cody, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Colorado College University of Wyoming |
| Profession | Attorney |
Colin Mackenzie Simpson (born March 5, 1959) is a lawyer and Republican politician who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 24 from 1999 through 2010. He was the House Speaker during his last two years in office. He finished fourth in the Republican primary for the 2010 gubernatorial election. After leaving the legislature in early 2011, Simpson resumed his law practice in Cody.
Simpson was born in Cheyenne and is a fifth generation Wyomingite. His father is former U.S. Senator Alan K. Simpson; his grandfather was former U.S. Senator and Governor Milward Simpson. An uncle, Pete Simpson, served in the Wyoming House and is a retired administrator at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
Simpson is married to the former Deborah Oakley, who was reared in Kemmerer, Wyoming. The couple has two sons, Mackenzie and Nicholas. Simpson currently practices law in Cody and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center there.
Simpson received his undergraduate degree from Colorado College and his Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming.
Simpson was elected to the Wyoming Legislature in 1998 and served six terms as a Republican representative from Park County. Simpson served as the Speaker of the House for two years and before that served as the House's Majority Leader and Speaker Pro Tem. During his time in office, he also served as Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee and Co-Chairman of the Select Committee on Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Simpson left the legislature in January 2011 after losing the gubernatorial nomination.
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