Mike Yin is a Democratic member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 16 in Teton County, which covers most of the town of Jackson south of Broadway Street. He has served since 2018 and is Wyoming's first Chinese-American legislator. Since 2023, he has held the position of House Minority Floor Leader. Yin is also a software engineer, businessman, and president of OtterSpace, a company building electric vehicle charging stations in Wyoming. Notable achievements include serving on the select committee on Blockchain, Financial Technology, and Digital Innovation Technology; sponsoring bills to raise Wyoming's minimum wage and protect contraceptive access; cosponsoring a 2021 bill for a 4% state income tax to fund education; and reelection in 2022 with 73.8% of the vote.

Education and Political Experience

Limited public details are available on Yin's formal education. By profession, he is a software engineer and developer who moved to Wyoming about 10 years ago from Atlanta, motivated to enter politics in 2016 following national events. He won his first term in 2018, was reelected unopposed in 2020, and has continued serving despite passing up career advancements. Current committee assignments include House Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions; House Labor, Health & Social Services; House Rules & Procedure; Management Council; CSG West - Executive Committee; and select committees on Blockchain, Financial Technology and Digital Innovation Technology, and School Finance Recalibration. Known for bipartisan efforts, he often crafts legislation to gain cross-aisle support and amends Republican bills for his community.