Current Role: **Governor of Wyoming, 33rd Governor (January 7, 2019–present)**

Previous roles: **Wyoming State Treasurer (November 1, 2012–January 7, 2019)**

Education: **Bachelor of Arts in History, Middlebury College (1979)**

Background: **Born March 14, 1957, New York City, New York; raised on family ranch in Johnson County, Wyoming; comes from a family with philanthropic and industrialist roots; first wife died in 1993; married Jennie Muir Young in 2000; four children**

Career: **Rancher and business owner in Johnson County, Wyoming; managed the Merlin Ranch; recognized for excellence in rangeland stewardship before entering statewide office**

Political positions: **Republican; advocates for fiscal conservatism, government transparency, balanced energy policy including support for both fossil fuels and renewables, rural education, and pragmatic climate policy**

Legislative achievements:
- **Modernized state’s financial portfolio as Treasurer, earning top national and global rankings**
- **Led Wyoming through COVID-19, enacting and lifting public health mandates as needed**
- **Proposed and implemented major state budget cuts (over $400 million) in response to revenue declines**
- **Supported and enabled large-scale wind energy projects**
- **Signed SF0109 banning abortion pills (March 18, 2023)**
- **Banned Delta 8 hemp (March 7, 2024)**

Controversies:
- **Faced criticism from hard-right conservatives over renewable energy investments and COVID-19 policies**
- **Target of political operatives funded by outside interests**
- **State party issued no confidence vote due to perceived moderation on climate and energy**

Mark Gordon, born in New York City in 1957 and raised on a Wyoming ranch, is Wyoming’s 33rd governor, serving since January 2019. Previously the state’s treasurer, he is recognized for modernizing Wyoming’s finances and navigating the state through severe budget cuts and the COVID-19 pandemic. Gordon, a Republican, supports fiscal prudence, a balanced energy approach, and pragmatic climate policy. He championed wind energy expansion, signed significant legislation on abortion pills and hemp, and remains popular in statewide polls. Gordon and his wife Jennie have four children and continue to manage their award-winning family ranch.