Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Larry Hicks

Wyoming State Senator, District 11 since 2010. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.

Wyoming State Senator, District 11

In office
16 yrs
Since 2010
Bills became law
2
10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.8%
Chamber median 1.4%
With party
92%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+58.0
Won 2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Judiciary
  • Travel, Recreation, Wildlife and Cultural Resources

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 sponsored · 2 became law
BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw
SF 119 Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2.
Vetoed Mar 2026
SF 110 Residential property tax revisions.
Failed in the House Mar 2026
SF 43 Conservation district supervisor contracting.
Failed in the House Feb 2026
SF 169 Strategic investments and projects account-repeal.
Became law Mar 2025
SF 168 Budget reserve account-repeal.
Became law Feb 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hicks sits in the Wyoming State Senate

Hicks is closer to the center than 34% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHicksMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Brian Boner, John Kolb, Bo Biteman

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

With Hicks’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans92%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Wyoming State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hicks’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

DateBillHicksRep. majorityDem. majorityResult
Mar 11, 2026SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2.YesYesYesPassed 20–10
Mar 11, 2026SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3.NoNoYesFailed 12–18
Mar 7, 2026SF 1: General government appropriations.YesYesYesPassed 24–5
Mar 6, 2025HB 36: Hathaway scholarship-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 23–8
Mar 6, 2025HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments.YesYesNoPassed 21–10

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hicks was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMargin
2022Wyoming State Senate, District 11WonR+58.0
2018Wyoming State Senate, District 11WonR+31.9
2014Wyoming State Senate, District 11WonR+25.7
2010Wyoming State Senate, District 11WonR+21.1
2002Wyoming State Senate, District 11LostD+18.2

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Hicks has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hicks has run against

  • Michael Ray Williams (I) · 2022 general, won
  • Lee Ann Stephenson (D) · 2018 general, won
  • Linda Fleming (D) · 2014 general, won
  • Jim Elliott (D) · 2010 general, won
  • Bill Vasey (D) · 2002 general, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive

How we know Hicks

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET