Craig Thomas: Wyoming U.S. Senator Dies at 74

Craig Thomas was a Republican U.S. senator from Wyoming. Born on February 17, 1933, in Cody, Wyoming, he served in the Marine Corps and worked for the Wyoming Farm Bureau.

He served in the Wyoming House from 1985 to 1989 and then won a special election in 1989 to succeed Dick Cheney in the U.S. House. In 1994 he was elected to the Senate, where he focused on agriculture, public lands and rural development and sat on the Finance Committee.

Thomas was diagnosed with leukemia shortly after being elected to his third term in 2006. He died of complications of leukemia at a hospital in Bethesda, Maryland, on June 4, 2007, at age 74. A visitor center in Grand Teton National Park carries his name.

Achievements: U.S. Senator (1995-2007), U.S. Representative (1989-1995).

Birth: February 17, 1933 - Cody, Wyoming.

Profession: Politician.

Interesting Facts: He was the third Wyoming senator to die in office.