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 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