Roy Cohee
| Roy G. Cohee | |
 | |
Wyoming State Representative
for District 35 (Natrona County) | |
| In office January 1999 – January 11, 2011 | |
| Succeeded by | Kendall Kroeker |
|---|---|
Speaker of the Wyoming
House of Representatives | |
| In office 2007 – 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Luthi |
| Succeeded by | Colin M. Simpson |
| Born | September 16, 1949 Billings, Montana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara A. Cohee |
| Children | Sean Patrick Cohee Shelly Jean Cohee |
| Alma mater | Kelly Walsh High School Casper College |
| Occupation | Businessman: C&Y Transportation, Inc. |
Roy G. Cohee (born September 16, 1949) is a Republican former Wyoming state representative for District 35 in Natrona County, which includes the state's second largest city of Casper. Cohee filled the seat from 1999 to 2010. From 2005 to 2006, he was the House Majority Leader. He was then elevated to House Speaker for the two-year-period from 2007 to 2008.[1]
In the House, he served on the Rules and Procedure and the Transportation and Highways committees.[1] As Speaker, Cohee pushed for the use of speeding and red light cameras. Affected motorists can receive automated speeding tickets in their mailbox demanding payment of as much as $800. After a House committee unanimously approved the bill, the full House in 2007 voted 38 to 22 to adopt the plan.[2]
In May 2010, Cohee announced his retirement from political office at the end of the term to focus on his company, C&Y Transportation, incorporated in 1970. He is the president of the company, <ef name=ballotpedia/> sells tubular goods for use in the oilfields. He was succeeded in the House by fellow Republican Kendall Kroeker, who filled the seat from 2011 to 2016.
A native of Billings, Montana, Cohee graduated in 1967 from Kelly Walsh High School in Casper and then attended the two-year Casper College. He and his wife, Barbara Cohee, have two children, Sean and Shelly Cohee.[3] He formerly lived in Peoria near Phoenix, Arizona, and Columbus, Ohio, dates undetermined.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roy Cohee. Ballotpedia. Retrieved on May 16, 2020.
- ↑ Photo Ticketing Bill Advances in Wyoming: The powerful Wyoming House Speaker is pushing for the use of speed and red light cameras throughout the state. thenewspaper.com}date=January 24, 2007. Retrieved on May 16, 2020.
- ↑ Roy Cohee: The Voter's Self Defense System. Project Vote Smart. Retrieved on May 16, 2020.
- ↑ Roy Cohee. Intelius.com. Retrieved on May 16, 2020.
