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Mark Gordon
RepublicanGovernor of Wyoming| Age | 69 (b. 1957-03-14) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2019-01-01 (~7 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | White |
| Education | B.A. in History, Middlebury College, 1979; attended St. Paul's School, New Hampshire |
| Prior occupation | Rancher (owner/operator of Merlin Ranch, a cow-calf and heifer operation near Buffalo, Wyoming since 1988); ran outdoor recreation and tourism businesses; worked in the oil and gas industry after college |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | New York City, New York |
| Marital status | Married — Jennie Muir Young (Jennie Gordon) |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Buffalo (Johnson County), Wyoming; owns Merlin Ranch |
| Notable relatives | Great-uncle was General George S. Patton; descended from the Ayer family (great-grandfather Frederick Ayer, founder of American Woolen Company); first wife Sarah Hildreth Gilmore died in a 1993 car accident |
Pending research: religion · languages · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2014 |
| Previous offices | Wyoming State Treasurer (appointed October 2012; elected 2014; served until January 2019) |
| Leadership | Governor of Wyoming (33rd; since January 7, 2019) · Chair, Western Governors' Association (term) |
| Ideology | Republican; received a 2023 vote of no confidence from the Wyoming Republican Party over his renewable-energy and climate positions, but has consistently polled among the most popular U.S. governors |
| Signature legislation | Signed SF0109 (2023) banning the use of abortion pills/medication abortion in Wyoming · Imposed a statewide COVID-19 mask mandate (December 2020), lifted March 2021 · Signed FY2021-22 budget cutting roughly $430 million amid declining fossil-fuel revenue · Banned Delta-8 hemp products in Wyoming (2024) |
Financial
| Merlin Ranch (cow-calf and heifer-development cattle operation near Buffalo, Wyoming) | business_owned · 2024 |
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.