Pete Simpson

Pete Simpson
Member of the
Wyoming House of Representatives
In office
1981–1984
Preceded byVictor Garber
Succeeded byHardy H. Tate
Personal details
Born
Peter Kooi Simpson

(1930-07-31) July 31, 1930 (age 94)[1]
Cody, Wyoming, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseLynne Alice Livingston
RelationsMilward Simpson
Alan Simpson
Colin M. Simpson
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Wyoming
University of Oregon
ProfessionHistorian; 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]

  1. ^ "Congressional Record, Volume 141 Issue 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 1995)". www.gpo.gov.
  2. ^ "Legislator Information: Peter K. Simpson". legisweb.state.wy.us. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
  3. ^ Wyoming Secretary of State, General election returns, November 4, 1986
  4. ^ "Governors Portrait Gallery: Michael J. "Mike" Sullivan". Archived from the original on February 20, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2013.