Kathy Karpan
Kathy Karpan | |
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| Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement | |
| In office August 4, 1997 – April 10, 2000 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Kay Henry |
| Succeeded by | Kay Henry |
| 17th Secretary of State of Wyoming | |
| In office January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 | |
| Governor | Mike Sullivan |
| Preceded by | Thyra Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Diana Ohman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1, 1942 Rock Springs, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Died | October 24, 2025 (aged 83) Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Wyoming (BA, MA) University of Oregon (JD) |
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Kathleen Marie Karpan (September 1, 1942 – October 24, 2025) was an American Democratic politician and lawyer. She was the Secretary of State of Wyoming from 1987 to 1995.[1][2] She was the director of the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 1997 to 2000. She ran for Wyoming's governor and for the United States Senate as the Democratic nominee in 1994 and 1996, losing both elections.
Karpan died on October 24, 2025 from cancer in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the age of 83.[3]
References
- ↑ "Sullivan takes oath Monday". Billings Gazette. January 5, 1987. p. 1. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved September 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Ohman sworn in". Billings Gazette. January 3, 1995. p. 9. Archived from the original on September 24, 2020. Retrieved September 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McFarland, Clair (October 25, 2025). "Kathy Karpan, 'Tough As Nails' Former Wyoming Secretary of State, Dies At 83". Cowboy State Daily. Archived from the original on October 25, 2025.
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