About Albert Sommers
Albert Sommers has lived on a Sublette County ranch all of his life. All four grandparents were early homesteaders in the Green River Valley. Sommers attended high school in Sublette County and graduated with honors from the University of Wyoming in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering. After university, he returned home to help run the family ranch. Albert and his family have been awarded several conservation awards, including the 2012 Wyoming Leopold Conservation/Environmental Stewardship Award, the 2013 Landowner of the Year Award from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the 2012 Outstanding Contributions to Sage Grouse Initiative, the 2019 Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award from the Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust, and the 2022 National Private Lands Fish and Wildlife Stewardship Award from the National Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
A lifetime of experience working for Sublette County and Wyoming
Leadership positions
Albert served six terms in the Wyoming House of Representatives
Leadership positions
Majority Whip, Speaker Pro Tempore, Majority Floor Leader , Speaker of the House 2023-2024
Sublette County GOP Chairman
Precinct Committeeman, Precincts 1-3 - Sublette County
Legislative Committees
Management Council
Appropriations Committee
Education Committee
Minerals Committee
Select Committee on School Finance Chairman
Broadband Taskforce
Data Security Taskforce
Opioid Addiction Taskforce
Wyoming’s Colorado River Advisory Committee
Select Committee on Water
Governor-appointed Committees
Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce
Wyoming Brucellosis Coordination Team
Wyoming Livestock Board (2007- 2013)
Tri-Governor (Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana) Committee to review the Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Conservation Strategy
Wyoming Sage Grouse Conservation Plan Working Group
Other Appointments and Positions
Sublette County Planning and Zoning Commission (2002-2011; Chairman 2005-2011)
Green River Basin Sage Grouse Work Group
Rock Springs BLM District Multiple Use Advisory Board
Past President, Green River Valley Cattlemen’s Association
Past President, Upper Green River Cattle Association
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