Chris Rothfuss
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| Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 9th district |
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Assumed office January 11, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Massie |
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October 21, 1972 Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Heather Rothfuss |
| Residence | Laramie, Wyoming |
| Occupation | Chemical engineer, professor |
Chris Rothfuss (born October 21, 1972) is a Democratic member of the Wyoming Senate, representing the 9th District, which is based in Albany County, since 2011.
Rothfuss was born in Ann Arbor, and moved with his family to Marquette, Michigan, in 1976, and finally settled in Casper, Wyoming, in 1985. He attended Natrona County High School, where he graduated in 1990. Rothfuss then attended the University of Wyoming, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in international studies in 1994; he then returned to the University of Wyoming, receiving a master's degree in chemical engineering in 1996. In 2002, Rothfuss graduated from the University of Washington with both a master's degree in applied physics and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. Following graduation, he took a position as a Science and Technology Diplomacy Fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and then joined the United States Department of State, working as the senior nanotechnology advisor within the department. After his family moved back to Wyoming, he began teaching courses in political science and nanotechnology at the University of Wyoming.
In 2008, Rothfuss announced that he would challenge two-term Republican Senator Mike Enzi. He defeated former State Senator and Casper City Councilman Keith Goodenough in the Democratic primary with 62% of the vote. In the general election, however, Rothfuss was defeated by Enzi, receiving 24% of the vote.
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