{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Dan Furphy |image = |state_senate = Wyoming |district = 10th |term_start = January 4, 2021 |term_end = January 6, 2025 |predecessor = Glenn Moniz |successor = Gary Crum |state_house1 = Wyoming |district1 = 14th |term_start1 = January 10, 2017 |term_end1 = January 4, 2021 |predecessor1 = Kermit Brown |successor1 = Trey Sherwood |birth_date = |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = Republican |spouse = Kandi Furphy |children = 2 |alma_mater = |profession = Businessman (retired) |website = }}
'''Dan Furphy''' is an American politician who served as a member of the Wyoming Senate from the 10th district from 2021 to 2025.<ref name="Boomerang">{{cite news |last1=Ryczek |first1=Carol |title=District 10 Senator Dan Furphy closes eight years as a state lawmaker |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/laramieboomerang/news/district-10-senator-dan-furphy-closes-eight-years-as-a-state-lawmaker/article_836973da-0cbd-11ef-a003-8f9d506c55a7.html |access-date=2 April 2026 |publisher=Laramie Boomerang |date=12 June 2025}}</ref> A member of the Republican, Furphy previously served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the 14th district from 2017 to 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Furphy |title= Dan Furphy |publisher= Ballotpedia |accessdate= January 5, 2017}}</ref>
One of most important policies he passed was the creation of a hearing-aid program for low-income Wyoming residents.<ref name="Boomerang"></ref>
==Career== Prior to his election to the state legislature, Furphy served as president of the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance.<ref name="a">{{cite web |url= http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/furphy-to-seek-legislature/article_6dec78fe-7937-11e5-b338-5f79bc81ddc6.html |title= Furphy to seek Legislature |date= October 23, 2015 |publisher= Laramie Boomerang |accessdate= January 5, 2017}}</ref> Furphy served on the Laramie City Council from 1999 to 2000.<ref name="a"/>
==Elections== ===2016=== When incumbent Republican Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives Kermit Brown announced his retirement, Furphy declared his candidacy for the seat. Furphy ran unopposed in the Republican primary and defeated Democrat Erin O'Doherty in the general election with 60% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_House_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title= Statewide House Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016 |publisher= Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate= January 5, 2017}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20170106103528/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=2036 Official page] at the Wyoming Legislature *[https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Furphy Profile] from Ballotpedia
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