The Dean of the Wyoming House Lost his Bid for Re-Election.

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS - Pat Childers - Brief article

THE DEAN OF THE WYOMING HOUSE LOST HIS BID FOR RE-ELECTION in the Republican primary in August. Sixteen-year veteran Representative Pat Childers lost to David Northrup in a four-way race in which gay marriage was an issue. Childers said he believed the tea party played a big part in his defeat. "I've basically refused to support the concept that gays and lesbians have less rights than other people do," he said. Northrup comes from a political legacy. Both his father and grandfather...