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Mark Gordon's Biography

Office:

Contact Information

Idelman Mansion
2323 Carey Avenue
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0010

Full Name:

Mark Gordon

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Jennie; 4 Children: Aaron, Bea, Anne, Spencer

Birth Date:

03/14/1957

Birth Place:

New York, NY

Home City:

Buffalo, WY

BA, History, Middlebury College, 1976-1979

Governor, State of Wyoming, 2019-present

Candidate, Governor of Wyoming, 2022

Treasurer, State of Wyoming, 2012-2019

Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 2008

Member, Gordon Ranch, Limited Liabilities Company, 2010-present

Partner, Buffalo Movie Theater, Limited Liability Company, 2002-present

Secretary/Treasurer, Merlin Ranch in Buffalo, Wyoming, 1988-present

Practitioner, Holistic Resource Management, 1983-present

President, Willow Park Reservoir Company, present

Former Owner, On Safari, Limited, Abercrombie and Kent

Former Owner, The Trading Company

Officer, Willow Park Reservoir Company

Class B Director, Board of Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 2008-2012

Director of Conservation/Stewardship, Apache Corporation, 2006-2007

Partner, The Book Shop, 1997-2006

Member, Board of Volunteers, America Northern Rockies, 2008-present

Trustee/Board Member, Ucross Foundation, 2005-present

Partner, 48 Ranch Partnership, Kaycee, Wyoming, 1983-present

Member, Buffalo Chamber of Commerce, present

Member, Elks Club, present

Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, Rotary Club, present

Member, Woolgrowers, present

Member, Wyoming Community Development Authority, present

Member, Wyoming Retirement Board of Directors, present

Member, Wyoming Stock Growers, present

Former Member, Advisory Board, Sheridan Research and Extension Center, University of Wyoming College of Agriculture

Member, Board of Deposits, State of Wyoming

Member, Board of Land Commissioners, State of Wyoming

Member, Financial Advisory Council, State of Wyoming

Former Board Member, Harold Jarrard Park

Former Board Member, Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center

Former Board Member, Powder River Conservation District

Member, State Building Commission, State of Wyoming

Member, State Canvassing Board, State of Wyoming

Member, State Loan and Investment Board, State of Wyoming

Former Vice-Chair, Tax Committee, Wyoming Stock Growers Association

Trustee, The Nature Conservancy, Wyoming Chapter

Former Board Member, Wyoming Humanities Council

Administrator, Wyoming State Treasurer’s Asset Reserve (WYO-STAR)

Administrator, Wyoming Unclaimed Property

Member, Advisory Board, Wyoming Nature Conservancy Big Horns Program, 2007-2012

Member, K-12 School Board, Johnson County District 1, 2010-2012

Member, The Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust Board, 2011-2012

Chair/Member, Wyoming Environmental Quality Council, 2003-2007

Awards:

Excellence in Range Stewardship Award, Wyoming Section Society for Range Management, 2009;
One of the 100 Most Significant and Impactful Public Investor Executives, Sovreign Wealth Fund Institute, 2013

Hobbies or Special Talents:

enjoys fishing, hunting, climbing, skiing, kayaking, rodeo;
experience reaches to agriculture, mineral development, tourism, finance, recreation, politics

Spouse's Occupation:

Co-owner of the Ranch

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