Roy Edwards

Roy Harlie Edwards (May 27, 1954 – November 2, 2020) was an American politician from Wyoming.

Edwards was born in Gillette, Wyoming, on May 27, 1954. He graduated from Campbell County High School in 1972.

Edwards was the owner of the Edwards Title Company LLC. He served on the Gillette City Council for 12 years and on the Campbell County Board of Commissioners for 8 years. On November 4, 2014, Edwards was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives where he represented the 53rd district as a Republican. He assumed office on January 5, 2015.

He was considered politically conservative. The American Conservative Union's Center for Legislative Accountability gives him a lifetime rating of 84.14.

Edwards was an Independent Baptist. He was married to his wife, Glenda, and had three children and five grandchildren.

Edwards died in office from complications of COVID-19 in Casper, Wyoming, on November 2, 2020, at age 66, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wyoming. His death occurred the day before the general election that year, in which he was running unopposed.