Ocean Andrew
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Ocean Andrew (Republican Party) is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing District 46. He assumed office on January 4, 2021. His current term ends on January 6, 2025.
Andrew (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Wyoming House of Representatives to represent District 46. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Ocean Andrew was born in Wenatchee, Washington. He earned an associate degree from Wenatchee Valley College in 2013. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wyoming in 2017.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Andrew was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Andrew was assigned to the following committees:
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Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Incumbent Ocean Andrew defeated Chris Lowry in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ocean Andrew (R) | 69.5 | 3,406 |
 | Chris Lowry (D) | 30.2 | 1,479 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 18 | ||
| Total votes: 4,903 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Chris Lowry advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chris Lowry | 98.6 | 275 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 279 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Incumbent Ocean Andrew advanced from the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 20, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ocean Andrew | 96.3 | 1,293 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 49 | ||
| Total votes: 1,342 | |||
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2022
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Incumbent Ocean Andrew defeated Merav Ben-David in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ocean Andrew (R) | 68.6 | 2,642 |
 | Merav Ben-David (D) | 31.2 | 1,201 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 3,850 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Merav Ben-David advanced from the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Merav Ben-David | 98.6 | 213 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 216 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Incumbent Ocean Andrew defeated Richard Lennox in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 16, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ocean Andrew | 75.4 | 1,816 |
 | Richard Lennox | 24.0 | 578 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 2,408 | |||
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2020
See also: Wyoming House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Ocean Andrew defeated Tim Chesnut in the general election for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ocean Andrew (R) | 59.2 | 3,409 |
| Tim Chesnut (D) | 40.4 | 2,323 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 22 | ||
| Total votes: 5,754 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Tim Chesnut defeated Lawrence Gerard Struempf in the Democratic primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Chesnut | 53.3 | 484 |
 | Lawrence Gerard Struempf | 45.7 | 415 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 908 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46
Ocean Andrew defeated James Jackson in the Republican primary for Wyoming House of Representatives District 46 on August 18, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ocean Andrew | 72.3 | 1,073 |
| James Jackson | 26.7 | 397 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 1,485 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Ocean Andrew completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Andrew's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Ocean Andrew. I am a young family man. My beautiful wife and I have been married for three years and we have two wonderful daughters, the oldest is two and the youngest is 6 months. I moved to Wyoming nine years ago to seek a certain freedom that I believe can only be had in this state. I am running for House District 46 to preserve this freedom for our state’s next generation. I am an entrepreneur. I started a small business during college at University of Wyoming, which has brought me to every corner of the state. I now have over 90 employees and have kept our headquarters and the majority of our high paying salaried jobs in Albany County.
I am passionate about protecting our way of life. Wyoming is a place where the torch of liberty is still carried in the hearts of the people, a place where people are free to speak their minds, a place where hard work is respected and rewarded, a place people can raise their families as they see fit. In Wyoming you can feel freedom. We have a culture of self-responsibility and self-reliance. It does not matter if you are an accountant or a coal miner, we all have a little bit of cowboy woven into our spirits.
- Wyoming has a culture of self-responsibility and self-reliance, it is worth preserving and I am here to fight for it.
- I will continue to work hard to reclaim our liberties, introduce bills that expand freedom, and fight against the passing of those that don’t.
- I am a regular everyday Wyomingite who just wants to mind my own business and be left alone.
In the two years I have been in the legislature I was privileged to serve on the education committee. What I have learned while serving in this position has made education my main focus. We have a lot of work to do. Many parents are finding that their children are being educated by a system that unfortunately no longer represents their values. Teachers are stuck working for a heavy handed government bureaucracy where they are not able to be creative and do what they are passionate about. It’s time to take a bold stand and fight for education choice. Our tax dollars should be funding students as individuals and not a one size fits all system. Parents should be able to choose for themselves what kind of education they want for their child and teachers should be able to choose an employer that allows them to teach the way they want to teach.
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2020
Ocean Andrew completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Andrew's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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My name is Ocean Andrew. I am a young family man. My beautiful wife and I have been married for just over a year and we have an extremely cute newborn daughter named Isla. I moved to Wyoming seven years ago to seek a certain freedom that I believe can only be had in this state. I am running for House District 46 to preserve this freedom for our state's next generation.
- I am passionate about protecting our way of life. Wyoming is a place where the torch of liberty is still carried in the hearts of the people, a place where people are free to speak their minds, a place where hard work is respected and rewarded, a place people can raise their families as they see fit. In Wyoming you can feel freedom. We have a culture of self-responsibility and self-reliance. It does not matter if you are an accountant or a coal miner, we all have a little bit of cowboy woven into our spirits.
- I am an entrepreneur. I started a small business during college at University of Wyoming, which has brought me to every corner of the state. I now have over 60 employees and have kept my headquarters and the majority of my high paying salaried jobs in Albany County. I know firsthand the challenges big government policy has on one's ability to do business. I know what it takes to bring jobs to Wyoming. We need to keep the state from enacting laws that favor large corporations while extinguishing their small competitors owned by our locals. We need only a level playing field and policies that don't create extra barriers to entry. We can create opportunities for all Wyomingites.
- Wyoming has a culture worth preserving and I am here to fight for it. Every election, individuals are sent to Cheyenne whom we expect to represent us as responsible and hardworking people. Unfortunately, I fear every legislative session is only used to further erode our liberties, claim more of what we worked hard for, and pass policies that do not represent who we are as Wyomingites. I will work hard to reclaim our liberties, introduce bills that expand freedom, and fight against the passing of those that don't.
I am a regular everyday Wyomingite who just wants to mind my own business and be left alone, and I know I'm not the only one. I believe that I represent a strong majority of Wyomingites who have an unheard voice in the legislature because of a lack of choice of representation. I don't offer empty political promises, I offer you my love for Wyoming, strong principles, and a desire to always do the right thing. I humbly ask for your vote in the general election on November 3rd, 2020.
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2023
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In 2023, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 3.
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2022
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In 2022, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from February 14 to March 11.
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2021
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In 2021, the Wyoming State Legislature was in session from January 12 to April 7.
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See also
2024 Elections
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