# Bob Nicholas

Bob Nicholas is a Republican member of the Wyoming House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Wyoming House, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-02
- Current term: WY 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ff4eff9-e68c-42a1-9aa5-b964daa37a89

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ff4eff9-e68c-42a1-9aa5-b964daa37a89 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Nicholas voted against the majority of Wyoming House Republicans 444 times; party unity 14%, the lowest of 62 in the Wyoming House (average 76%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.01), from 45 donors and 1,166 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (WY 2025–26 session)

955 roll calls. Attendance 94.0% (Wyoming House 96.5%). Party unity 14% (76%). 444 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (WY 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 4 bills: 3 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 23.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 137: Skill based amusement games-highway fund. (introduced, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2026/HB137/
- HB 136: Pari-mutuel wagering-highway fund. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2026/HB136/
- HB 279: Property tax exemptions-order of application. (became law, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2025/HB279/
- HB 229: High Plains Research Station and Arboretum-historic site. (in committee, 2025-03-03) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2025/HB229/
- HB 198: Court automation fees-assessment on filings. (introduced, 2024-02-17) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2024/HB198/
- HB 269: Workers compensation-attorneys' expenses and costs. (in committee, 2023-02-07) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2023/HB269/
- HB 286: ETS consolidation. (passed one chamber, 2023-02-22) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2023/HB286/
- HJ 12: Medicaid Federal Medical Assistance Percentage-increase. (in committee, 2023-02-07) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2023/HJ12/
- HB 96: State officials salary. (passed both chambers, 2022-03-25) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2022/HB96/
- HB 1016: Firemen's pension plan revisions. (introduced, 2021-11-03) https://openstates.org/wy/bills/2021S1/HB1016/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,850 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2024/H/1980
- Campaign site: https://bobnicholas.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobforhouse

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ff4eff9-e68c-42a1-9aa5-b964daa37a89