Pete Simpson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
| In office 1981–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Victor Garber |
| Succeeded by | Hardy H. Tate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Kooi Simpson July 31, 1930[1] Cody, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Lynne Alice Livingston |
| Relations | Milward Simpson Alan Simpson Colin M. Simpson |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Wyoming University of Oregon |
| Profession | Historian; college and university administrator |
Peter Kooi Simpson Sr. (born July 31, 1930) is an American historian and politician. He is a member of the Simpson political family of Wyoming. From 1981 to 1984, he was a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from Sheridan, where at the time he was employed in administration by the community college, Sheridan College.[2]
In 1986, Simpson was the Wyoming Republican gubernatorial nominee. He polled 46 percent of the vote in his race against the Democrat Michael J. Sullivan[3] of Douglas in Converse County in southeastern Wyoming.[4]