id: ocd-person/587874e4-f0c9-4679-aa08-a2442b7d33b1
name: Mike Gierau
given_name: Mike
family_name: Gierau
birth_date: 1959-03-18
gender: Male
email: mike.gierau@wyoleg.gov
image: https://wyoleg.gov/LegislatorSummary/Photos/68th-GierauMike.jpg
party:
- name: Democratic
roles:
- start_date: 2019-01-07
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:wy/government
  district: '17'
- start_date: 2017-01-02
  end_date: 2019-01-06
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:wy/government
  district: '17'
- end_date: 2019-01-06
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:wy/government
  district: '16'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: State Capitol 200 W. 24th St., Cheyenne, WY 82002
- classification: district-mail
  address: P.O. Box 2975, Jackson, WY 83001
links:
- url: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2023/S/2027
- url: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/S/2027
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2019/D/2027
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2021/D/2027
other_names:
- name: Gierau, M
- name: Gierau, M.
- name: M. Gierau
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: WYL000143
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Gierau
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gierau
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/52778/mike-gierau
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-gierau-0851ba2a
- url: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2023/S/2027
- url: https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2025/S/2027
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2019/D/2027
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/Legislators/2021/D/2027
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/LsoService/api/legislator/2021/S
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/LsoService/api/legislator/2023/S
- url: https://wyoleg.gov/LsoService/api/legislator/2027
extras:
  county: Teton County
  title: Minority Whip
  leadership:
  - startYear: '2023'
    endYear: '2024'
    position: 'Senate Minority Whip                              '
    currentLeader: true
  - startYear: '2021'
    endYear: '2022'
    position: 'Senate Minority Whip                              '
    currentLeader: false
  - startYear: '2019'
    endYear: '2020'
    position: Senate Minority Caucus Chairman
    currentLeader: false
  house years: 'House:  2017-2018'
  senate years: 'Senate: 2019-Present'
  prior service:
  - chamber: House
    startYear: 2017
    endYear: '2018'
    district: ' District 16, '
  - chamber: Senate
    startYear: 2019
    endYear: Present
    district: ' District 17, '