Dave Freudenthal
| Dave Freudenthal | |
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| 31st Governor of Wyoming | |
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In office January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Geringer |
| Succeeded by | Matt Mead |
| U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming | |
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In office 1994–2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Richard Stacy |
| Succeeded by | Matt Mead |
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David Duane Freudenthal October 12, 1950 Thermopolis, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Roan |
| Alma mater |
Amherst College University of Wyoming |
| Religion | Episcopal |
David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal (/ˈfriːdənθɑːl/; born October 12, 1950) is an American attorney, economist, and politician who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming from 2003 to 2011.
Freudenthal was born in Thermopolis, the seat of Hot Springs County in north central Wyoming, the seventh of eight children, and grew up on a farm north of town. He graduated in 1973 from Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, with a bachelor's degree in economics. After graduating he joined the Department of Economic Planning and Development as an economist and later became the state planning director for Governor Edgar Herschler.
Freudenthal entered the University of Wyoming College of Law, receiving his law degree in 1980, and went into private practice.
In 1994, he was appointed United States Attorney for the District of Wyoming upon the recommendation of then-Governor Mike Sullivan. Freudenthal left the post of U.S. Attorney in May 2001.
Freudenthal was elected Governor of Wyoming on November 7, 2002. He was reelected to his second term on November 7, 2006, and announced on March 4, 2010, that he would not attempt to seek a third term as governor.
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