Randall Luthi
Randall B. Luthi (born 1955) is an attorney and rancher from Freedom, who served as a Republican in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1995—2007. He was the Speaker for his last two-year term, 2005—2007. Prior to 2005, he had been the House Majority Leader. Previously, he had been an intern in the Congressional office of Wyoming Congressman Dick Cheney.
Randall B. Luthi | |
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Randall Luthi in official U.S. government portrait | |
| Wyoming State Representative (Lincoln County) | |
| In office 1995–2007 | |
| 58th Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Parady |
| Succeeded by | Roy Cohee |
| Director of the Minerals Management Service | |
| In office July 23, 2007 – January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Johnnie Burton |
| Succeeded by | Walter Cruickshank |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Occupation | Attorney; Rancher; Lobbyist |
| (1) Wyoming Republican Randall Luthi has held various appointments from both U.S. Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush and George W. Bush.
(2) Luthi's only elected office has been as a member and Speaker of the Wyoming House of Representatives. (3) Luthi is considered an authority on royalties paid to the U.S. government by companies leasing the public domain. | |
From 2007 to 2009, he was the director of the Department of Interior's Minerals Management Service.
On March 1, 2010, Luthi became president of the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA), a Washington, D.C. based political action committee representing "the companies that develop the nation’s valuable offshore energy resources.". As NOIA president, Luthi wrote to the acting director of the Minerals Management Service on June 7, 2010, advocating rapid clarification of offshore drilling rules because "it is not a time for a lengthy and undefined ban or suspension on all drilling."
In June 2007, upon the death of U.S. Senator Craig Thomas, Luthi was among thirty applicants for appointment to fill the vacancy until a special election is held on November 4, 2008. Luthi was not chosen by the Republican State Central Committee as one of the three finalists to be considered for appointment by the state's governor, Democrat Dave Freudenthal. Luthi tied for fifth place on the second ballot and lost a tie-breaking vote.