# Phil Nicholas

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**Philip Nicholas** (born March 16, 1955) is an American politician who served as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) member of the [Wyoming Senate](/source/Wyoming_Senate) for the [10th district](/source/Wyoming's_10th_State_Senate_district), encompassing [Albany County](/source/Albany_County,_Wyoming).[1][2][3]

## Biography

Nicholas was born in [Lander](/source/Lander,_Wyoming) in [Fremont County](/source/Fremont_County,_Wyoming) in central Wyoming.[1][2] He graduated from [Oregon State University](/source/Oregon_State_University) in [Corvallis](/source/Corvallis,_Oregon), [Oregon](/source/Oregon), with a [Bachelor of Science](/source/Bachelor_of_Science) in [Microbiology](/source/Microbiology). He received a [Juris Doctor](/source/Juris_Doctor) from the [University of Wyoming College of Law](/source/University_of_Wyoming_College_of_Law).[1][2][3] He works as an [attorney](/source/Lawyer) for the [law firm](/source/Law_firm) Nicholas & Tangeman, LLC in [Laramie](/source/Laramie,_Wyoming).[1][2][3][4]

He served as a member of the [Wyoming House of Representatives](/source/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives) from 1997 to 2004 where he represented the [14th district](/source/Wyoming's_14th_House_of_Representatives_district).[5][1][2][3][6] Since 2005, he has served as a member of the Wyoming Senate.[1][2][3][4] From 2011-2012 he was the Senate Vice President.[7] From 2013-2014, he served as the Senate Majority Floor Leader.[7] From 2015-2016, Senator Nicholas was President of the Senate.[7] Nicholas did not run for re-election to the State Senate in 2016.[8]

He is a member of the Laramie Rotary Club, Co-Chairman of the Laramie Beautification Committee, and an Ex-Officio Member of the Laramie Chamber Business Alliance (formerly the Laramie Economic Development Corporation).[7]

He is married with four children.[1][2] He is a [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic).[1][2]

His younger brother, [Bob Nicholas](/source/Bob_Nicholas), is a member of the Wyoming House from District 8 in [Cheyenne](/source/Cheyenne,_Wyoming).

## References

1. [Legislature biography](https://web.archive.org/web/20090828015817/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/LegislatorSummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=594)

1. ["SENATE DISTRICT 10 MEMBER - Phil Nicholas"](https://wyoleg.gov/2007/members/s10.htm). *legisweb.state.wy.us*

1. [Law firm biography](http://www.wyolegal.com/PhilipNicholas.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120425130349/http://www.wyolegal.com/PhilipNicholas.html) 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine

1. ["Wyoming state bar event"](http://www.wyomingbar.org/annualmeeting_2006/bio.html?n=+Hon.+Philip+A.+Nicholas&-session=wybar_user:43C36FB51b90d0CD32UNI1441E26)

1. ["Legislative Candidates Abstracts"](https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/1996/96Results/96General/96General_Legislative%20Candidates.pdf). [Wyoming Secretary of State](/source/Wyoming_Secretary_of_State). 1996. p. 14. Retrieved July 3, 2025.

1. ["Wyoming GOP legislature"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111027182751/http://wygop.org/wyoming-legislature/). Archived from [the original](http://wygop.org/wyoming-legislature/) on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2011-11-02.

1. ["Senator Phil Nicholas"](http://legisweb.state.wy.us/legislatorsummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=594). *Wyoming Legislature*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20090828015817/http://legisweb.state.wy.us/legislatorsummary/LegDetail.aspx?LegID=594) August 28, 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

1. Funk, Joel (April 8, 2016). ["Phil Nicholas to retire from politics"](http://www.laramieboomerang.com/news/local_news/phil-nicholas-to-retire-from-politics/article_c0357462-fd3f-11e5-9356-534ddcafcf4a.html). *Laramie Boomerang*

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