A panel of Laramie and Platte County commissioners on Friday unanimously selected former Laramie County GOP chairman Taft Love to fill a vacant state Senate seat that previously belonged to former state Sen. Darin Smith, R-Cheyenne.

Smith resigned his seat representing Senate District 6 earlier this month after President Donald Trump nominated him to serve as U.S. Attorney for the District of Wyoming. He was sworn into that role on an interim basis in August and now faces a U.S. Senate confirmation process to make the appointment official.

As Smith’s replacement, Love will represent parts of Laramie County and all of Platte County. Love was one of three finalists for the role selected by Wyoming Republican Party precinct committee members from Laramie and Platte Counties out of an origin

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