Dan Zwonitzer | |
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Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 43rd district |
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Assumed office 2005 |
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Preceded by | Edward Prosser |
Personal details | |
Born |
Cheyenne, Wyoming |
October 30, 1979
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Cheyenne, Wyoming |
Alma mater | Georgetown University |
Religion | United Methodist |
Dan Zwonitzer (born October 30, 1979) is a Republican Party member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from District 43, which comprises south-central Laramie County and includes southeastern portion of the capital city of Cheyenne, Wyoming.
On May 8, 2008, Zwonitzer, having trailed in campaign fund-raising, withdrew as a candidate for the GOP nomination for the United States House of Representatives in the August primary to succeed the retiring Barbara Cubin of Casper. He instead won renomination to the Wyoming House. Zwonitzer is a Moderate Republican, known for his support for gay rights in a traditionally conservative state. Former State Treasurer Cynthia Lummis of Cheyenne went on to win the congressional election.
Zwonitzer is a native and fifth-generation resident of Cheyenne.He has one brother and is uncle to his brother's only son.
He graduated from Cheyenne East High School and attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., from which he received degrees in Government and Classical History. He returned to Cheyenne after college and has worked for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and as a natural resources policy analyst in the office of Democratic Governor Dave Freudenthal. He is an auctioneer.