Cathy Connolly
| Cathy Connolly | |
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| Minority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
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Assumed office January 10, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mary Throne |
| Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 13th district |
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Assumed office January 13, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Warren |
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| Born |
September 15, 1956 Troy, New York |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Julie Heggie |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | Laramie, Wyoming |
| Profession | Professor at the University of Wyoming |
| Website | connollyforhouse.com |
Cathy Connolly (born September 15, 1956) is an American professor and politician from Wyoming. A Democrat, she is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing the state's 13th district in Albany County. She is also a tenured professor at the University of Wyoming in Laramie.
The 13th district (map) falls entirely within the city of Laramie and contains a central portion of the city. Connolly was first elected to the legislature in 2008, winning the primary election unopposed. A Republican, Ember Oakley, filed to run against her in the general election but withdrew on August 29. She was therefore elected without opposition. She succeeded Democrat Jane Warren and took office in January 2009. In the 2009 legislature, she was appointed to the House Education Committee, to the House Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources Committee and to the Select Committee on Legislative Facilities. She faced no opposition in 2010 and ran unopposed for re-election in 2012 and 2014.
A native of Troy, New York, Connolly earned her B.S. from Buffalo State College. She then received three postgraduate degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo: a Master of Arts (1989), a Juris Doctor (1991) and a PhD (1992).
She moved to Laramie, Wyoming in 1992 when she accepted a faculty position at the University of Wyoming. Until 2000, she served as an adjunct professor in the Women's Studies Program in the College of Arts and Sciences. In 2000, she became director of the program, a post she held until 2006. Since 2006, she has been a professor, following six years as an associate professor in the sociology department.
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