Chris Rothfuss
Wyoming State Senator, District 9 since 2010. Ran in 6 elections between 2008 and 2022, winning 5. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
Wyoming State Senator, District 9Born 1972
- In office
- 16 yrs
- Since 2010
- Bills became law
- 5
- 9 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 1.4%
- With party
- 100%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +25.8
- Won 2022
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology Select · chair
- Education
- Legislative Facilities, Technology and Process Select
- Management Audit
- Minerals, Business and Economic Development
- Rules and Procedure
- School Facilities Select
- School Finance Recalibration Select
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Rothfuss sits in the Wyoming State Senate
Rothfuss is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Cale Case, Mike Gierau, Jim Anderson
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Rothfuss’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills72%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Wyoming State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Rothfuss’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Rothfuss | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 119: Strategic investments and projects account-repeal-2. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 20–10 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | SF 101: Second amendment protection act amendments-3. | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 12–18 |
| Mar 7, 2026 | SF 1: General government appropriations. | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 24–5 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 36: Hathaway scholarship-amendments. | No | No | Yes | Passed 23–8 |
| Mar 6, 2025 | HB 94: Charter school authorizations-amendments. | No | No | Yes | Passed 21–10 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Rothfuss 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 | Won | — | D+16.3 | — |
| 2022 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 | Won | D+25.8 | D+21.8 | +4.0 |
| 2018 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 (primary) | Won | — | — | — |
| 2010 | Wyoming State Senate, District 9 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2008 | U.S. Senate, Wyoming | Lost | R+51.4 | R+33.1 | −18.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Rothfuss has held
- Wyoming State Senate, District 9 · since 2010
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Rothfuss has run against
- Diana Seabeck (R) · 2022 election, won
- Michael B. Enzi (R) · 2008 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 2 polls; Rothfuss’s best result was 25% (U.S. Senate in Wyoming, 2008).
Rothfuss’s polls in the database →How we know Rothfuss
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S8WY00163
- Open States ocd-person/510546dd-c3ca-4ce4-9342-f77e05712f2e
- Wikidata Q5107941
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET