Christopher Rothfuss' Biography
- State Senate (WY) - District 9, Democratic Minority Floor Leader
Contact Information
Office
Mailing Address:
200 West 24th Street
Cheyenne, WY 82002
3001 East Pershing Boulevard
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Post Office Box 1791
Laramie, WY 82073
Full Name:
Christopher 'Chris' Rothfuss
Gender:
Male
Family:
Spouse: Heather; Children: Connor, Zane
Birth Date:
10/21/1972
Birth Place:
Ann Arbor, MI
Home City:
Laramie, WY
PhD, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, 1998-2003
MS, Applied Physics, University of Washington, 1999-2002
MS, Chemical Engineering, University of Wyoming, 1994-1996
BA, International Studies, University of Wyoming, 1990-1994
Minority Floor Leader, Wyoming State Senate, 2013-present
Senator, Wyoming State Senate, District 9, 2011-present
Candidate, Wyoming State Senate, District 9, 2022
Member, Council of State Governments West Executive Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Education
Member, Joint Committee on Minerals, Business, and Economic Development
Member, Joint Committee on Rules and Procedure
Member, Joint Management Council
Chair, Select Committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology
Member, Select Committee on Legislative Facilities, Technology and Process
Former Member, Capitol Building Restoration Oversight Group, Wyoming State Senate
Former Chair, Joint Blockchain Task Force, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Capital Financing & Investments, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Coal/Mineral Bankruptcies, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Legislative Facilities, Technology and Process, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Legislative Technology and Process, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on Statewide Education Accountability, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Select Committee on the Wyoming Value Added Energy and Industrial Plan, Wyoming State Senate
Former Chair, Task Force on Digital Information Privacy, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Task Force on University of Wyoming Housing, Wyoming State Senate
Former Member, Wyoming's Tomorrow Task Force, Wyoming State Senate
Advisor, X, 2019-present
Chairperson, Pilot Hill Project, 2017-present
Consulting Inventor, Xinova, Limited Liability Corporation, 2016-present
Adjunct Professor, University of Wyoming, 2007-present
President, RARE Corporation, 2006-present
Consulting Engineer, Chemical Tracers Incorporated, 1997-2009
Foreign Affairs Officer/AAAS Science and Technology Diplomacy Fellow, United States Department of State, 2003-2006
Delegate, United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, 2005
Chair, Nanoscale Science, Engineering and Technology, Global Issues in Nanotechnology Working Group
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Chris enjoys fishing, hiking and camping; loves basketball and soccer despite his ability; and plays guitar, mostly for his children, who remain his biggest fans. He is an avid computer programmer and user â" first learning BASIC in 1983 on his Atari, and maintaining a deep interest ever since. He loves the outdoors and has been a wilderness camp counselor, a rafting guide and a softball park manager and umpire.