Jeanette Ward

Ward earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental resources management from Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Science in environmental science and health from the University of Nevada, Reno, and a Master of Business Administration from Northern Illinois University.^[2]

From 1997 to 2021, Ward held various positions at DSM, including chemist, account manager, and regulatory affairs manager. Since 2006, Ward has also worked as a coula. In 2021, she became a fiber optic products manager at Covestro. Ward was elected to the board of the Elgin Area School District U46 in 2015 and lost re-election in 2019.^[3] She relocated with her family from Elgin, Illinois, to Casper, Wyoming, describing herself as a "political refugee" in a questionnaire.^[4][5] She was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives in November 2022.^[6][7] Ward ran for re-election in 2024 but was defeated by Julie Jarvas in the Republican Primary.^[8]