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Representative Peter M. 'Pete' Jorgensen (WY)


Current Office: State House
Current District: 16
Party: Democratic



Background Information
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Jean
4 Children: Arne, Heidi, Kari, Paul.
Birth Date: 06/22/1935
Birthplace: Berkeley, CA
Home City: Jackson, WY
Religion: Unitarian

Education:
BS, Civil Engineering, Bucknell University, 1957.

Professional Experience:
Senior Consultant, Engineering/Planning/Surveying, Jorgensen Associates, Professional Corporation, 2003-2006
Owner/President, Jorgensen Engineering and Land Surveyors, Professional Corporation, 1974-2003
Director, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, 1996-2002
Senior Engineer, Roy Jorgensen Associates, 1970-1974
Civil Engineer/Consulting Engineer, Pete Jorgensen Engineering, 1967-1970
Engineer, Surveyor Scherbel, Private Limited Company, 1967-1970
Resident Engineer, Tippets, Abbot, McCarthy, and Stratton, 1965-1967
Highway Engineer/Resident Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads, 1957-1965
E-2, United States Army, Fort Leonard Wood, 1958
Highway Engineer, United States Bureau of Public Roads Federal Highway Administration, 1957-1958.

Political Experience:
Representative, Wyoming State House of Representatives, 2003-present
National Committeeman, Wyoming, Democratic National Committee, 2004-2008
State Committeeman/Precinct Person, Wyoming Democratic Party, 1990-2004
State Committeeman, Teton County Democratic Party.


Organizations:
Member, Associated Science Commission, Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology, 2003-present
Board Member/Director, University of Wyoming Foundation Board, 1999-present
Board Member/Director, University of Wyoming Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources, 1998-present
Wyoming Representative, National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying, 1984-present
Member, American Congress of Surveying and Mapping, 1975-2006
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers, 1957-2006
Trustee, University of Wyoming, Board of Trustees, 1989-2003
Board Member, Grand Teton Natural History Association, 1992-2002
Board Member, Jackson Hole Alliance for Responsible Planning, 1985-1997
Board Member, Wyoming Registration Board for Engineers and Surveyors, 1984-1989
Board Member, Jackson Hole Ski Club, 1982-1986.

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees:
Member, Community College Planning Task Force
Member, Management Council
Member, Fiscal Affairs, Western Legislative Conference.

Committees:
Appropriations, Member
Rules and Procedures, Member




Photo for Representative Peter M. 'Pete' Jorgensen (WY)



Contact Information

Capitol Website:
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/Le ...
District Email:
pjorgensen@jorgensenassociates ...

Capitol Address
213 State Capitol Building
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 307-777-7881
Fax: 307-777-5466
District Address
Post Office Box 9550
Jackson, WY 83002-9550
Phone: 307-733-5150
Fax: 307-733-5187





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