Scott Court

Scott B. Court is an American politician and historian who served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019, representing the 24th legislative district of Wyoming as a Republican in the 64th Wyoming Legislature.[1][2][3]

Scott Court
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
from the 24th district
In office
January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded bySam Krone
Succeeded bySandy Newsome
Personal details
Born
Scott B. Court
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Cody, Wyoming, U.S.
EducationCody High School
Northwest College
University of Wyoming (BA, MPA)
Laramie County Community College
ProfessionPolitician, historian

Education

Court attended Cody High School, Northwest College, the University of Wyoming, and Laramie County Community College. He received a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Wyoming.[4]

Career

Prior to serving in the Wyoming Legislature, Court worked for the Buffalo Bill Center of the West and was a precinct committeeman in Cheyenne.

2016 election

Court ran for election to the Wyoming House of Representatives in 2016.[5] On August 16, he defeated incumbent Sam Krone in the Republican primary with 72% of the vote after Krone had been charged with felony larceny.[6][7] On November 8, Court defeated Democrat Paul Fees and independent candidate Sandy Newsome in the general election with 46% of the vote.[8]

Court served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from January 10, 2017 to January 8, 2019.[lower-alpha 1] In 2017, he served on the following committees.

  • Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs
  • Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs

Court did not seek re-election in 2018.

2020 election

In 2020, Court ran for re-election, though was defeated in the August 18 primary by incumbent Sandy Newsome, who had run for the seat as a Republican in 2018 and won. Court received only 16% of the vote to Newsome's 49%.

Personal life

Court currently resides in Cody, Wyoming.

Electoral history

2016
2016 Wyoming House of Representatives District 24 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Court 2,254 46.14
Independent Sandy Newsome 1,421 29.09
Democratic Paul Fees 1,196 24.48
Write-in 14 0.29
Total votes 4,885 100.0
Republican hold
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Court 1,269 67.21
Republican Sam Krone 502 26.59
Write-in 117 6.20
Total votes 1,888 100.0

2020
2020 Wyoming House of Representatives District 24 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Newsome 4,009 92.95
Write-in 304 7.05
Total votes 4,313 100.0
Republican hold
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sandy Newsome 1,239 49.30
Republican Nina Webber 868 34.54
Republican Scott Court 404 16.08
Write-in 2 0.08
Total votes 2,513 100.0

Notes
  1. According to the Wyoming Legislature, Court served from 2017 to 2018.

References
  1. "House District 24: Representative Scott Court". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. "Scott Court". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  3. "Scott Court's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  4. Patiña, Deva (June 8, 2016). "Newcomers running for state representative seat". Cody Enterprise. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
  5. "2016 Primary Election Candidate Roster" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. August 1, 2016. p. 13. Retrieved April 14, 2023.
  6. "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 48. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  7. Meyer, Brendan (August 16, 2016). "Court defeats embattled incumbent Krone in House District 24 race". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved January 5, 2017. closed access
  8. "Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016" (PDF). Wyoming Secretary of State. p. 12. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
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