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Philip Nicholas (born March 16, 1955) is a Republican member of the Wyoming Senate for the 10th district, encompassing Albany County.〔(Legislature biography )〕〔(Senate biography )〕〔(Law firm biography )〕 ==Biography== Nicholas was born in Lander in Fremont County in central Wyoming.〔〔 He graduated from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, with a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology. He received a Juris Doctor from the University of Wyoming College of Law.〔〔〔 He works as an attorney for the law firm Nicholas & Tangeman, LLC in Laramie.〔〔〔〔(Wyoming state bar event )〕 He served as a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1997 to 2004.〔〔〔〔(Wyoming GOP legislature )〕 Since 2005, he has served as a member of the Wyoming Senate.〔〔〔〔 In 2011, he voted against HB 74, a bill that would have made marriage contracts from out-of-state valid in Wyoming so long as they involve one man and one woman.〔Aaron Leclair, 'Anti-gay marriage bill defeated in Senate', in ''Laramie Boomerang'', March 3, 2011 ()〕 In 2010, he voted against a bill to halt within Wyoming the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which had been signed earlier by U.S. President Barack H. Obama. Nicholas argued that the Wyoming bill would have created complexities.〔Ben Neary, 'Wyoming Legislature targets federal health law', in ''BusinessWeek'', February 2, 2011 ()〕 He is a member of Rotary International and the board of the Laramie Area Chamber of Commerce.〔〔〔 He serves as an advisor to the board of the Laramie Economic Development Corporation.〔(Laramie Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors )〕 He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of State Governments.〔(Council of State Governments Executive Committee )〕 He is married with four children.〔〔 He is a Roman Catholic.〔〔 His younger brother, Bob Nicholas, is a member of the Wyoming House from District 8 in Cheyenne. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Phil Nicholas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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