Kinney, Lisa A.

Lisa Kinney was a Senator in the Wyoming State Legislature. She was also an attorney, and director of the Albany County Library. After graduating with a B.A. in Spanish from the University of Wyoming in 1973, she received a master's of library science from the University of Oregon and became director of the Albany County (Wyoming) Library in 1977. As director, she raised funds to construct a state-of-the-art county library. Kinney received a J.D. from University of Wyoming's College of Law in 1986. Kinney was elected to the Senate in 1984 and served in the legislature for 10 years while maintaining her own law practice. She was the Democratic Minority Leader from 1992-1994 and was known for bi-partisanship. Kinney practiced law with the Laramie law firm of Corthell and King, P.C.

From the description of Lisa Kinney papers, 1974-2003, (bulk 1985-1999) (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 76904543