Minority Leader of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2023
Preceded by
Cathy Connolly
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 7, 2019
Preceded by
Mike Gierau
Personal details
Born
(1986-03-14) March 14, 1986 (age 38) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Residence
Jackson, Wyoming
Education
Carnegie Mellon University (BS)
Occupation
Politician, software engineer, businessman
Website
Campaign website
Michael Yin (born March 14, 1986) is an American politician, software engineer, and businessman. A Democrat, he has represented District 16 of the Wyoming House of Representatives since 2018.[1] Yin is Wyoming's first Chinese-American legislator.[2]
Since 2023, Yin has served as Minority Leader in the Wyoming House of Representatives.[3] Yin is also the president of OtterSpace, a company that builds electric vehicle charging stations in Wyoming.[4]
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^"Democrats select Wyoming House leadership". Casper Star-Tribune. 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
^Pollack, Nicole (2023-05-10). "Electric vehicle fast chargers announced for western Wyoming, Laramie". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
Akemi (2018-06-26). "MikeYin Could Become Wyoming's First Ever Chinese American Lawmaker". AsAmNews. Retrieved 2024-01-20. "MikeYin to seek reelection...
Speaker Clark Stith, Speaker pro tempore Chip Neiman, Majority Leader MikeYin, Minority Leader Supreme Court (appointed) Kate M. Fox, Chief Justice Lynne...
Speaker Clark Stith, Speaker pro tempore Chip Neiman, Majority Leader MikeYin, Minority Leader Supreme Court (appointed) Kate M. Fox, Chief Justice Lynne...
Majority Leader Chip Neiman (R) since January 10, 2023 Minority Leader MikeYin (D) since January 10, 2023 Structure Seats 62 Political groups Majority...
Speaker Clark Stith, Speaker pro tempore Chip Neiman, Majority Leader MikeYin, Minority Leader Supreme Court (appointed) Kate M. Fox, Chief Justice Lynne...
legislative special elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 19, 2023. Cason, Mike (July 8, 2023). "Kay Ivey schedules special election for House seat vacated...
another decline. The party is led by Chris Rothfuss in the state senate and MikeYin in the state house. The party currently has very weak electoral power in...