Mark Gordon is a Republican serving as the 33rd Governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. Born on March 14, 1957, in New York, NY, he grew up on his family's ranch near Kaycee in Johnson County, Wyoming, instilling values of hard work, integrity, and conservation. A rancher, businessman, and entrepreneur, Gordon and his wife Jennie own a cow-calf operation breeding Angus/Hereford cross cattle. He has focused on energy, water issues, and natural resource management, earning the Society for Range Management award for Excellence in Grazing Management in 2009. Notable achievements include leading Wyoming through economic challenges like COVID-19 and mineral revenue declines, diversifying the economy into technology, finance, agriculture, energy, research, tourism, and carbon capture; signing over 30 laws on cryptocurrency and digital assets; banning Delta 8 hemp in 2024; and chairing the Wyoming Stable Token Commission to launch a fiat-backed stable token. As governor, he has been rated among the top ten in the country and emphasizes transparent, efficient government, local empowerment, and quality education.

Education and Political Experience

Education: Earned a BA in History from Middlebury College .

Political Experience:

- Governor of Wyoming ; reelected in 2022.

- Wyoming State Treasurer , appointed by Governor Matt Mead; ranked in top 100 most significant public investor executives, with Wyoming's sovereign funds earning No. 1 U.S. and No. 3 world transparency rankings.

- Johnson County School District 1 Board Member .

- Class B Director, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

- Former board roles: Wyoming Humanities Council, Wyoming State Treasurers Asset Reserve , Wyoming Unclaimed Property, Wyoming Nature Conservancy Big Horns Program , state Environmental Quality Council , Ucross Foundation, Volunteers of America.

- Ran unsuccessfully for U.S. House in 2008; declined 2016 run.