title: Donald Burkhart
text: # Donald Burkhart
  
  Donald E. Burkhart Jr. (born September 4, 1948) is an American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing District 15 since January 11, 2011.
  
  ## Education
  
  Burkhart earned his BS in physics from John Carroll University.
  
  ## Elections
  
  * 2012 Burkhart and former Representative George Bagby were both unopposed for their August 21, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Burkhart won the November 6, 2012 general election with 1,717 votes (51.1%) against Representative Bagby.
  * 2010 To challenge incumbent Democratic Representative George Bagby for the District 15 seat, Burkhart won the August 17, 2010 Republican Primary with 497 votes (47.7%), and won the November 2, 2010 general election by 11 votes with 1,153 votes (49.4%) against Representative Bagby, who had held the seat since 2003.
  