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'{{short description|U.S. Representative from Wyoming}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{redirect|Elizabeth Cheney|the English aristocrat|Elizabeth Cheney (gentry)}} {{Use American English|date=January 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Liz Cheney |image = Liz Cheney official 116th Congress portrait.jpg |office = [[List of chairs of the United States House of Representatives Republican Conference|Chair of the House Republican Conference]] |leader = [[Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy]] |deputy = [[Mark Walker (North Carolina politician)|Mark Walker]]<br />[[Mike Johnson (Louisiana politician)|Mike Johnson]] |term_start = January 3, 2019 |term_end = May 12, 2021 |predecessor = [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] |successor = TBD |state1 = [[Wyoming]] |district1 = {{ushr|WY|AL|at-large}} |term_start1 = January 3, 2017 |term_end1 = |predecessor1 = [[Cynthia Lummis]] |successor1 = |office2 = [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs]] |president2 = [[George W. Bush]] |term_start2 = 2005 |term_end2 = 2006 |president3 = George W. Bush |term_start3 = 2002 |term_end3 = 2003 |birth_name = Elizabeth Lynne Cheney |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|7|28}} |birth_place = [[Madison, Wisconsin|Madison]], [[Wisconsin]], U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = {{marriage|[[Philip Perry]]|1993}} |children = 5 |parents = [[Dick Cheney]]<br />[[Lynne Cheney]] |relatives = [[Mary Cheney]] (sister) |education = [[Colorado College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />[[University of Chicago]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]]) |website = {{url|cheney.house.gov|House website}} }} '''Elizabeth Lynne Cheney'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EF41A4A1A9B7049&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=Cheney makes first visit to World Trade Center site |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=October 19, 2001 |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|tʃ|eɪ|n|i}} {{Respell|CHAYN|ee}}; born July 28, 1966)<ref name="Curr Bio">{{cite book|title=Current Biography Yearbook 2010|year=2010|publisher=H. W. Wilson|location=Ipswich, MA|isbn=9780824211134|pages=[https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/103 103–107]|chapter=Cheney, Liz|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/currentbiography2010unse/page/103}}</ref> is an American attorney and politician serving as the [[U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|WY|AL}} since 2017. Cheney was the [[House Republican Conference|Chair of the House Republican Conference]], the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021. She was removed from the position by a voice vote of the House Republican Conference on May 12, 2021.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|last=Greve|first=Joan E.|date=2021-05-12|title=Republicans vote to remove Liz Cheney from leadership role over Trump ‘big lie’ criticism – live|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/may/12/liz-cheney-republicans-vote-trump-us-politics-live|access-date=2021-05-12|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Cheney is the elder daughter of former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] and [[Lynne Cheney]]. She held several positions in the [[U.S. State Department]] during the [[George W. Bush administration]], notably as [[Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs]] and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives. She promoted [[regime change]] in [[Iran]] while chairing the [[Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group]] with [[Elliott Abrams]]. In 2009 Cheney and [[Bill Kristol]] founded Keep America Safe, a [[501(c)(4)|nonprofit organization]] concerned with [[National security of the United States|national security]] issues that advocated the positions of the former Bush administration. She was a candidate for the [[2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming|2014 election]] to the [[United States Senate]] in [[Wyoming]], challenging three-term incumbent [[Mike Enzi]], before withdrawing from the race. In the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]], she holds the seat her father held for a decade, representing Wyoming from 1979 to 1989.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rahman |first=Rema |newspaper=Roll Call |title=Liz Cheney Wins Wyoming House Seat |url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/liz-cheney-wins-wyoming-house-seat |access-date=November 9, 2016}}</ref> Regarded by CNN as a leading ideological [[conservatism in the United States|conservative]]<ref>{{cite news |title=A wild day that defined the Republican Party |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/04/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-republicans/index.html |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> in the [[Presidency of George W. Bush|Bush–Cheney-era]] tradition and a representative of the Republican establishment,<ref>{{cite news |title=Is Liz Cheney the last best hope to stop GOP extremism? |url=https://forward.com/news/462084/is-liz-cheney-good-for-the-jews/ |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Forward}}</ref> Cheney is a [[neoconservative]], known for her focus on [[National security of the United States|national security]], her support for the U.S. military, a pro-business stance,<ref name="auto">{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney, Neocon Senator and President? |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/jacob-heilbrunn/liz-cheney-senator-president-8700 |access-date=5 February 2021 |work=The National Interest}}</ref> foreign policy views, and for being fiscally and socially conservative.<ref name="cnn-graham" /> Cheney is considered one of the leaders of the neoconservative wing of the Republican Party<ref name="auto"/> and was critical of the [[foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/liz-cheney-republicans-1128132|title=Liz Cheney rises amid GOP rubble|last=Ferris|first=Sarah|website=Politico|language=en|access-date=June 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/liz-cheney-confronts-a-dilemma-and-the-gop-wonders-how-high-can-she-go/2019/05/11/98d50ff4-72ad-11e9-9f06-5fc2ee80027a_story.html|title=Liz Cheney confronts a dilemma and the GOP wonders: How high can she go?|date=May 11, 2019|work=The Washington Post|first=Mike|last=DeBonis|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/06/01/dick-cheney-and-daughter-push-hawkish-stances-for-g-o-p-hopefuls/|title=Dick Cheney and Daughter Push Hawkish Stances for G.O.P. Hopefuls|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|date=June 1, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 2, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/like-father-like-daughter-liz-cheney-soars-as-republican-hawk-r7zkhdjgn|title=Like father, like daughter: Liz Cheney soars as Republican hawk|last=Glancy|first=Josh|date=February 3, 2019|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=June 2, 2019|language=en|issn=0956-1382}}</ref> She supported the [[second impeachment of Donald Trump]] for his role in [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Draper|first=Robert|date=2021-04-22|title=Liz Cheney vs. MAGA|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/22/magazine/liz-cheney-vs-maga.html|access-date=2021-04-23|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Because of her stance on the Capitol riot, her impeachment vote and opposition to Trump's false stolen election narrative, pro-Trump [[Freedom Caucus]] members of the House Republican Conference attempted to remove her from party leadership in February 2021. The initial effort failed and Cheney remained as conference chair until mid-May, when pro-Trump members of the House again pushed for her removal. With [[Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives#Minority Leader|House Minority Leader]] [[Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy]] supporting the effort, Cheney was formally removed from her position.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Edmondson|first1=Catie|last2=Fandos|first2=Nicholas|date=2021-02-04|title=House Republicans Choose to Keep Liz Cheney in Leadership|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/liz-cheney-vote.html|access-date=2021-02-07|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/scalise-backs-stefanik-to-replace-liz-cheney-as-gop-conference-chair-11620218211|title=Behind Liz Cheney's Break With Kevin McCarthy Over Trump|first=Kristina|last=Peterson|date=May 5, 2021|work=The Wall Street Journal|accessdate=May 12, 2021}}</ref> ==Early life and education== Elizabeth Lynne Cheney was born on July 28, 1966,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cheney, Liz|url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/C001109|access-date=2021-01-12|website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref> in [[Madison, Wisconsin]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney: Time for 'new generation' in US Senate |author=Mead Gruver |author2=Ben Neary |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/liz-cheney-challenge-us-sen-mike-enzi-wyo |agency=Associated Press |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=September 5, 2013}}</ref> the elder of two daughters of former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]] and former [[Second Lady of the United States|Second Lady]] [[Lynne Cheney]] (née Vincent). At the time of her birth, her parents were studying at the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]. Her younger sister, [[Mary Cheney]], was also born in Madison. Cheney attended part of sixth and seventh grade in [[Casper, Wyoming]], while her father campaigned for Congress. The family divided its time between Casper and Washington, D.C. in the 1970s through the 1980s, following her father's election to Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trib.com/news/national/govt-and-politics/cheney-balks-at-carpetbagger-talk/article_a540e02c-6e82-5808-9187-4c08aa162a3f.html |title=Cheney balks at carpetbagger talk |work=[[Casper Star-Tribune]] |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> In 1984 Cheney graduated from [[McLean High School]], where she was a cheerleader. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Colorado College]], her mother's alma mater, where she wrote her senior thesis, "The Evolution of Presidential War Powers".<ref name="Curr Bio" /> She received her [[Juris Doctor]] from the [[University of Chicago Law School]] in 1996. She also took courses in [[History of the Middle East|Middle Eastern history]] at the [[Oriental Institute, Chicago|Oriental Institute]].<ref>{{cite news |first1=Barbara |last1=Kantrowitz |first2=Holly |last2=Peterson |title=What I Learned |url=https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-169660031 |work=[[Newsweek]] |date=October 15, 2007}}</ref> ==Early career== Before attending law school, Cheney worked for the State Department for five years and the [[United States Agency for International Development]] between 1989 and 1993. After 1993, she took a job at Armitage Associates LLP, the consulting firm founded by [[Richard Armitage (politician)|Richard Armitage]], then a former [[United States Department of Defense|Defense Department]] official and [[Iran-Contra]] operative who later served as [[United States Deputy Secretary of State|Deputy Secretary of State]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leiby|first1=Richard|title=Liz Cheney's Wyoming strategy|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/liz-cheneys-wyoming-strategy/2013/08/04/48939ace-fbb7-11e2-9bde-7ddaa186b751_story.html|access-date=August 18, 2016|work=The Washington Post |date=August 4, 2013}}</ref> After graduating from law school, Cheney practiced law at the [[law firm]] of [[White & Case]] and as an [[international law]] [[Lawyer|attorney]] and [[consultant]] at the [[International Finance Corporation]], a member of the [[World Bank Group]]. She has also served as Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State for Assistance to the former [[Soviet Union]], and as a [[USAID]] officer in U.S. embassies in [[Budapest]] and [[Warsaw]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Cooper |first=Michael |date=October 1, 2000 |title=The 2000 Campaign: The Republican Running Mate; For the Cheney Family the Motto is 'All for One' |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/01/us/2000-campaign-republican-running-mate-for-cheney-family-motto-all-for-one.html }}</ref> ==State Department== ===Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs=== In 2002, Cheney was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001109|title=CHENEY, Liz - Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov}}</ref><ref>Gellman, Barton, Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency, p. 37 (2008).</ref> a preexisting vacant post with an "economic portfolio", a mandate to promote investment in the region. Amid reports, including a ''[[New York Times]]'' editorial by [[Paul Krugman]], that the job was created especially for her, State Department spokesman [[Richard Boucher]] said that she had come recommended by then-[[Secretary of State]] [[Colin Powell]].<ref>{{cite web |date=March 2, 2002 |title=State Department Post for Cheney Daughter |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/02/world/state-department-post-for-cheney-daughter.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Dana|last=Milbank|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2002/03/12/in-appointments-administration-leaves-no-family-behind/60424ca0-f480-4ecf-beda-f7275c06a51b/|title=In Appointments, Administration Leaves No Family Behind|work=The Washington Post|date=March 12, 2002|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' reported that Cheney's appointment was "the most intriguing sign that America is getting serious about Middle East reform" and "a measure of the seriousness with which the administration was taking Middle East programmes for literacy, education, and reform".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cheney-family-try-a-new-peace-tack-95fczmq0rm8|title=Cheney Family Try a New Peace Tack|work=The Sunday Times|date=September 11, 2003|first=Tony|last=Allen-Mills|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> The appointment followed publicized policy divisions between the Vice President's office and the State Department on Middle East policy. In that position, she was given control of the [[Middle East Partnership Initiative]], designed to "foster increased democracy and economic progress in a troubled region". The program spent $29 million in 2002, increased to $129 million in the following year. Cheney's task was to channel money to prescreened groups, some of which were not identified publicly for fear of retaliations from extant governments they sought to undermine. For the budget year 2004, the project sought $145 million.<ref>{{cite web|first1=Glenn|last1=Kessler|first2=Peter|last2=Slevin|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2002/10/13/AR2006051500660.html|title=Cheney is Fulcrum of Foreign Policy|work=The Washington Post|date=October 13, 2002|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Weiseman |first=Steven R. |date=March 1, 2005 |title=Mideast Mix: New Promise of Democracy and Threat of Instability |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/01/politics/01assess.html }}</ref> ===2004 Bush–Cheney reelection campaign=== [[File:Liz Cheney.jpg|thumb|right|Cheney at the [[Second inauguration of George W. Bush|2005 presidential inauguration]]]] After two years of service, Cheney left her State Department post in 2003 to serve in her father's 2004 reelection campaign. She participated in the campaign's "W Stands for Women" initiative to target female voters.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mike|last=Allen|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22399-2004May12.html|title=The Five (or More) W's|work=The Washington Post|date=May 13, 2004|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> ===Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs=== On February 14, 2005, she returned to the U.S. State Department and was appointed [[Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State For Near Eastern Affairs]] and Coordinator for Broader [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]] Initiatives.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Boucher |first1=Richard |title=Selection of Elizabeth Cheney as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State For Near Eastern Affairs and Coordinator for Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives |url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2005/42273.htm |website=US State Department |publisher=US State Department |access-date=November 12, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Al|last=Kamen|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21588-2005Feb13.html|title=A Newly Meaningful Relationship?|work= The Washington Post|date=February 14, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> In this position, Cheney supported the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, [[C. David Welch]], and coordinated multilateral efforts to promote and support democracy and expand education and economic opportunities in the Middle East and [[North Africa]]. Cheney oversaw the launch of two semi-independent foundations, the Fund of the Future (worth $100 million), to provide capital for small businesses, and the Foundation of the Future (worth $55 million), to promote freedom of the press and democracy.<ref>{{cite web|first=Maha|last=Akeel|url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/276041?quicktabs_stat2=0|title=Correcting Perceptions About American Is My Job:; Liz Cheney|work=Arab News|date=November 16, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> In that capacity, Cheney endorsed a draft of a new Iraqi constitution.<ref>{{cite web|first=Robin|last=Wright|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402217.html|title=Constitution Sparks Debate on Viability|work= The Washington Post|date=August 25, 2005|access-date=January 14, 2021}}</ref> ===Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group=== Cheney also headed the [[Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group]] (ISOG), established in March 2006, a unit within the State Department's [[Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs]]. In April 2006, ''The New York Times'' published a story that was critical of Cheney's work, particularly with respect to [[Iran]]. The [[International Republican Institute]], a grants program administered by Cheney's unit in collaboration with a Republican-affiliated foundation, received particular scrutiny.<ref>{{Citation |last=Weisman |first=Steven R. |date=April 15, 2006 |title=U.S. Program Is Directed at Altering Iran's Politics |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/15/washington/15diplo.html }}</ref> The ''Times'' maintained that when the group became controversial, with critics saying that it was plotting covert actions that could escalate into war with Iran and [[Syria]], the group was disbanded, by May 2006. Shortly before the ISOG group was dissolved, Secretary of State [[Condoleezza Rice]] initiated a major effort to engage Iran and Syria in efforts to stabilize Iraq.<ref>Farah, Stockman, [http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/05/26/us_unit_created_to_pressure_iran_syria_disbanded/?page=full "U.S. Unit Created to Pressure Iran, Syria, Disbanded,"] ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', May 26, 2007.</ref> As late as April 11, 2009, Iranian officials investigating "cyber-crimes" cited Cheney's efforts in the daily newspaper ''Iran'', specifically the "Democracy Program" [sic], as parallel to a [[Netherlands]]-funded push for a "velvet revolution" accomplished by a media campaign to polarize the country, "despite the 1981 [[Algiers Accords]] signed between the U.S. and Iran in the aftermath of the U.S. embassy takeover in [[Tehran]]".<ref>[http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/91129.html "An IRGC Unit Tasked With Monitoring Organized Cyber Crimes..."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101073720/http://edition.presstv.ir/detail/91129.html |date=January 1, 2014 }} ''PressTV'', April 11, 2009.</ref> ==Post–State Department career== In June 2007 Cheney signed on as one of three national co-chairs of [[Fred Thompson]]'s [[U.S. presidential election, 2008|2008 presidential campaign]]. The others were [[Spencer Abraham]] and [[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]]. In a press release issued at the beginning of his campaign, Thompson said he was "very pleased to announce that former Senators Abraham and Allen, as well as Liz Cheney, will serve as co-chairs of my national leadership team". He added: "These distinguished individuals bring wise counsel and invaluable experience to my campaign leadership team, and they will play a critical role in helping spread my consistent conservative message across America."<ref>Karen Hanretty, "Fred Thompson announces his Presidential Campaign," Thompson campaign press release, October 8, 2007.</ref> After Thompson dropped out of the race, Cheney announced on January 27, 2008, that she would work for [[Mitt Romney]]'s presidential campaign as a senior foreign policy advisor.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Endorsement_Cheney |title=Liz Cheney Joins Romney For President |publisher=Mittromney.com |access-date=May 6, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080131092353/http://www.mittromney.com/News/Press-Releases/Endorsement_Cheney |archive-date=January 31, 2008}}</ref> In October 2009, Liz Cheney, [[William Kristol]], and [[Deborah Burlingame]] launched, as board members, the nonprofit [[501(c)(4)]] organization Keep America Safe. The group's stated purpose is to "provide information for concerned Americans about critical national security issues".<ref>"Mission Statement" ''Keep America Safe'', 2009. {{cite web|url=http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id%3D21 |title=Archived copy |access-date=April 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713142414/http://www.keepamericasafe.com/?page_id=21 |archive-date=July 13, 2011 }}</ref> It drew strong criticism from conservative lawyers, many of whom had worked for the Bush administration, after its campaign against "The Al Qaeda 7", seven Justice Department lawyers in the Obama administration who previously had worked as defense lawyers for [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|Guantanamo]] detainees.<ref>{{ cite news |url=http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0310/34050.html |title=Republicans scold Liz Cheney |work=[[Politico]]|first=Ben|last=Smith |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref> Shortly after, all information about the organization disappeared from the Internet.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://thinkprogress.org/security/2013/07/17/2317311/liz-cheney-keep-america-safe/ |title= Liz Cheney-Founded Neocon Group Quietly Scrubbed From The Internet |work=[[Think Progress]] |date=July 17, 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2014}}</ref> In January 2012, Cheney was hired as a contributor for [[Fox News]]. She guest-hosted programs such as ''[[Hannity]]'' and ''[[Fox News Sunday]]''.<ref>{{cite web |author=Bill O'Reilly |url=http://nation.foxnews.com/liz-cheney/2012/01/06/welcome-liz-cheney-joins-fox-news-contributor |title=WELCOME! Liz Cheney Joins Fox News as Contributor |publisher=Fox News |date=October 1, 2006 |access-date=December 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170907140856/http://nation.foxnews.com/liz-cheney/2012/01/06/welcome-liz-cheney-joins-fox-news-contributor |archive-date=September 7, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The network terminated her contract in July 2013 after she announced her intention to mount a 2014 bid for the Senate in Wyoming.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mediaite.com/tv/fox-news-terminates-liz-cheney-as-paid-contributor-in-light-of-senate-run/ |title=Fox News Terminates Liz Cheney's Contract As Paid Contributor In Light Of Senate Run |work=[[Mediaite]] |date=July 16, 2013 |access-date=December 31, 2013}}</ref> ==2014 U.S. Senate bid== {{main|2014 United States Senate election in Wyoming}} [[File:Liz_Cheney_in_Buffalo_Wyoming.JPG|thumb|Liz Cheney campaigning for the U.S. Senate in [[Buffalo, Wyoming]], October 2013]] On July 16, 2013, Cheney announced that she would [[United States Senate election in Wyoming, 2014|run for the Senate in 2014]] from Wyoming as a Republican, challenging incumbent Republican senator [[Mike Enzi]].<ref name=Camina>{{cite news |last=Camina|first=Catalina|title=Dick Cheney's daughter jumps into Wyo. Senate race |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/16/liz-cheney-senate-mike-enzi-wyoming/2522577/|access-date=July 16, 2013 |newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=July 16, 2013}}</ref> The National Republican Senatorial Committee said it would back Enzi, as was policy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Liz Cheney to challenge US Senator Mike Enzi of Wyoming |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/07/16/liz-cheney-to-challenge-us-senatoe-mike-enzi-wyoming/|work=[[FoxNews]]|access-date=July 17, 2013}}</ref> Cheney was expected to receive strong fundraising, but faced concerns about the fact she moved to Wyoming in fall 2012.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|title=Liz Cheney to Challenge Senator Michael Enzi of Wyoming |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/17/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-challenge-senator-michael-enzi-of-wyoming.html?_r=0|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 17, 2013}}</ref> In the video announcing her candidacy, she noted that the Cheney family first came to Wyoming in 1852.<ref name="NY Times"/> Her father represented Wyoming in the House from 1979 to 1989.<ref name="NY Times"/> In her first campaign appearance in Cheyenne after announcing her challenge to Enzi, Cheney said, "We have to not be afraid of being called obstructionists. Obstructing President Obama's policies and his agenda isn't actually obstruction; it's patriotism."<ref name=cheneycheyenne>{{cite web|url=http://www.wyomingnews.com/news/liz-cheney-promises-stiff-opposition-to-president-obama/article_cc6e8ea1-df2a-583b-92be-17089b6ca7fa.html|title=Trevor Brown, "Liz Cheney promises stiff opposition to President Obama"|publisher=wyomingnews.com|access-date=July 19, 2013}}</ref> Cheney claimed that Obama had "literally declared war" on the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First]] and [[Second Amendment to the United States Constitution|Second]] amendments to the [[United States Constitution]] as well as the interests of Wyoming ranchers and energy workers who faced regulations from the [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]].<ref name=cheneycheyenne/> Cheney's campaign was marred by criticism from her championing of hawkish foreign policy positions to a public spat with her sister over her vocal opposition to [[same-sex marriage]]. Enzi's continuing popularity made it difficult for Cheney to make inroads with Wyoming Republicans. On January 6, 2014, Cheney announced her withdrawal from the race, citing family health issues.<ref name="health">{{cite news|last1=Sullivan|first1=Sean|date=January 6, 2014|title=Liz Cheney to end Wyoming Senate bid, citing family health issues|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/01/06/liz-cheney-to-end-wyoming-senate-bid-citing-family-health-issues/|access-date=April 21, 2015}}</ref><ref name=quitter>{{cite news|last=Martin|first=Jonathan|title=Liz Cheney Quits Wyoming Senate Race|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-to-quit-wyoming-senate-race.html|access-date=January 6, 2014 |newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 6, 2014}}</ref> ==U.S. House of Representatives== ===Elections=== ====2016==== {{main|2016 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}} [[File:Liz Cheney 15800286.jpg|upright|thumb|Cheney in 2016]] After incumbent [[Cynthia Lummis]] announced her retirement in the fall of 2015, Cheney announced she was considering running for her seat in 2016. On February 1, 2016, Cheney announced her candidacy for Wyoming's House seat. She was widely considered the front-runner, and a poll commissioned by the [[Casper Star-Tribune]] and [[Wyoming PBS]] showed her leading in the Republican primary{{snd}}the real contest in this heavily Republican state.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hancock|first1=Laura|title=Liz Cheney leading in GOP primary for U.S. House, over 50 percent undecided|url=http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/liz-cheney-leading-in-gop-primary-for-u-s-house/article_893cc8bd-364b-508b-8852-956c06f43425.html|work=Casper Star-Tribune|date=July 27, 2016|location=[[Casper, Wyoming]]}}</ref> Oil tycoon [[Simon Kukes]] contributed to her campaign.<ref name="os">{{cite web |url=http://www.opensecrets.org/news/2016/09/russian-born-oil-magnate-gives-big-to-trump-victory/ |title=Russian-born oil magnate gives big to Trump Victory |publisher=The Center for Responsive Politics |work=Open Secrets |date=September 26, 2016 |access-date=October 1, 2016 |author=Ashley Balcerzak}}</ref> She was elected with over 60% of the vote. ====2018==== {{main|2018 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}} In the November 6 general election, Cheney was reelected to the House with 127,951 votes, defeating Democrat Greg Hunter (59,898 votes), Libertarian Richard Brubaker (6,918) and Constitution Party candidate Daniel Clyde Cummings (6,069). Cheney won 21 of 23 counties, losing Albany and Teton Counties to Hunter. On November 14, the Republican membership elected Cheney chair of the House Republican Conference for the 116th Congress. In this post, she is the third-ranking Republican in the chamber, behind Minority Leader [[Kevin McCarthy (California politician)|Kevin McCarthy]] and Minority Whip [[Steve Scalise]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/ca74a2e03537423584447fe1e6b4fbf6|title=Liz Cheney poised for ascent into Republican leadership|access-date=November 14, 2018|agency=AP|first1=Mead|last1=Gruver|first2=Lisa|last2=Mascaro|date=November 12, 2018}}</ref> She is also the highest-ranking Republican woman in Congress. ====2020==== {{main|2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming}} Cheney defeated Blake Stanley in the Republican primary with 73% of the vote, and Democrat Lynnette Grey Bull in the general election with 69% of the vote.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 3, 2020 |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/General/2020_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |website=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> ===Tenure=== Cheney was sworn into office on January 3, 2017. Donald Trump became president that same month, and analysis by [[FiveThirtyEight]] found Cheney supported Trump's position in 92.9% of House votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/congress-trump-score/|title=Tracking Congress In The Age Of Trump|first=Aaron|last=Bycoffe|date=January 30, 2017|website=FiveThirtyEight}}</ref> She co-sponsored legislation that would end protection for grey wolves in the [[Endangered Species Act of 1973|Endangered Species Act]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/republican-controlled-government-sees-chance-to-weaken-endangered-species-act/|title=Republican-controlled government sees chance to weaken Endangered Species Act|first=Megan|last=Geuss|date=January 18, 2017|work=Ars Technica|access-date=March 11, 2017}}</ref> On March 7, 2019, Cheney joined 22 Republican representatives in opposing HR183, which condemned "anti-Semitism as hateful expressions of intolerance" and "anti-Muslim discrimination and bigotry". Critics of the bill cited a concern it was too broad, as it was initially meant to chastise comments made by [[Ilhan Omar]], and her name and comments were removed from the bill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bort|first=Ryan|date=2019-03-08|title=Why Did a Bunch of Republicans Vote Against a Bill Condemning Bigotry?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/omar-bigotry-vote-republicans-805154/|access-date=2021-04-19|website=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2019, Cheney said that [[Peter Strzok]] and another FBI agent who sent personal text messages where they disparaged various politicians (including Trump) sounded as if they were planning a "coup" and may be guilty of "treason".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/445588-liz-cheney-statements-by-agents-investigating-trump-could-well-be|title=Liz Cheney: Statements by agents investigating Trump 'could well be treason'|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=May 26, 2019|website=TheHill|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/cheney-refuses-respond-trump-tweet-praising-kim-jong/story?id=63277503|title=Cheney doesn't comment on tweet about N. Korea, Biden, says she supports Trump policy|first=Quinn|last=Scanlan|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=May 26, 2019}}</ref> [[File:Robert Aderholt - Liz Cheney - Dick Cheney.jpg|thumb|180px|[[Robert Aderholt]], Liz Cheney, and her father, [[Dick Cheney]], in November 2018]] In June 2019, [[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]] compared the holding centers for illegal immigrants at the [[Mexico–United States border]] to "concentration camps". Cheney strongly criticized her words, saying they showed "disrespect" for [[Holocaust]] victims.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yad Vashem to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: Learn about concentration camps |url=https://www.jpost.com/American-Politics/Yad-Vashem-to-AOC-Learn-about-concentration-camps-593059|first=Ilanit|last=Chernick |work=The Jerusalem Post |date=June 20, 2019}}</ref> Speaking as chairwoman at a House Republican Conference in August 2019, Cheney said that the successful litigation (''[[Crow Tribe]] et al v. [[Ryan Zinke|Zinke]]'') by Native tribes and environmentalists to return the grizzly bear in [[Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem|Greater Yellowstone]] to the [[Endangered Species Act]] "was not based on science or facts” but motivated by plaintiffs' "intent on destroying our Western way of life". Her statements drew comments from indigenous tribal nations and environmentalists. Tribal nations hold the grizzly to be sacred and they and environmentalists have voiced concerns about trophy hunts, livestock and logging interests, and the gas, coal, and oil extraction industries.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brulliard |first1=Karin |title=Court restores federal protections for Yellowstone-area grizzly bears |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/09/25/court-restores-federal-protections-yellowstone-area-grizzly-bears/ |website=The Washington Post |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Rep. Cheney Accuses Tribes of "Destroying Our Western Way of Life" Over Sacred Grizzly Protections |url=https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/rep-cheney-accuses-tribes-of-destroying-our-western-way-of-life-over-sacred-grizzly-protections/ |website=Native News Online |access-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref> Cheney condemned the [[2019 Rojava offensive|Turkish invasion]] of the [[Rojava|Kurdish areas in Syria]], which was made possible by Trump's decision to withdraw US military forces that served as a buffer between Turkey and the Kurdish areas in Syria, saying, "The U.S. is abandoning our ally the Kurds, who fought ISIS on the ground and helped protect the U.S. homeland. This decision aids America’s adversaries, Russia, Iran, and Turkey, and paves the way for a resurgence of ISIS."<ref>{{cite news |title=Turkey opens ground assault on Syria's Kurds; U.S. Republicans turn on Trump |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-syria-security-turkey-usa/turkey-opens-ground-assault-on-syrias-kurds-u-s-republicans-turn-on-trump-idUSKBN1WO05Z |work=Reuters|first=Mert|last=Ozkan |date=October 9, 2019}}</ref> Cheney partly blamed the Democratic Party and the impeachment inquiry into Trump for Turkey's actions, saying, "It was not an accident that the Turks chose this moment to roll across the border."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-syria-trump-democrats_n_5da48f5ce4b087efdbb267da|title=Liz Cheney: Impeachment Inquiry Partly To Blame For Turkey's Invasion Of Syria|last=Miller|first=Hayley|date=October 14, 2019|website=HuffPost|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsweek.com/gop-liz-cheney-fox-news-turkey-invaded-syria-because-democrats-impeachment-inquiry-trump-1465003|title=Liz Cheney tells Fox News Turkey invaded Syria because Democrats launched impeachment inquiry against Trump|first=Jason|last=Lemon|date=October 14, 2019|website=Newsweek|language=en|access-date=October 15, 2019}}</ref> A spokesperson for House Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] called Cheney's claim about the impact of U.S. presidential impeachment proceedings on the invasion "delusional".<ref name=":0" /> At a House Republican Conference in July 2020, some Republicans, such as [[Jim Jordan (American politician)|Jim Jordan]] of [[Ohio]] and [[Andy Biggs]] of [[Arizona]], criticized Cheney for defending [[Dr. Fauci]] amid the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|COVID-19 pandemic]], and for previously endorsing [[Kentucky]] Congressman [[Thomas Massie]]'s primary opponent.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/21/house-cheney-gop-conference-375812|title=House conservatives pile on Cheney at GOP conference meeting|work=Politico|first=Melanie|last=Zanona|date=July 21, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> Cheney expressed support for [[Israel]]i plans to [[proposed Israeli annexation of the West Bank|annex]] parts of [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian territory]] in the occupied [[West Bank]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Republicans sign letter backing Israel's right to set its own borders |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/republicans-sign-letter-backing-israels-right-to-set-its-own-borders/ |work=The Times of Israel|first=Ron|last=Kampeas|date=23 June 2020}}</ref> She signed a letter addressed to Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] that reaffirms "the unshakeable alliance between the United States and Israel".<ref>{{cite news |title=Democrats Can't Allow Israel to Pursue Annexation Without Consequences |url=https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/20/democrats-israel-west-bank-palestine-annexation-without-consequences/ |work=Foreign Policy|first=Mairav|last=Zonszein |date=July 20, 2020}}</ref> [[File:20190731-OSEC-LSC-0566 (48431978047).jpg|thumb|Cheney, second from right, at Fiddleback Ranch, near [[Douglas, Wyoming]], on July 31, 2019]] In September 2020, Cheney asked the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] to investigate [[List of environmental and conservation organizations in the United States|environmental groups]] such as the [[Natural Resources Defense Council|NRDC]], Sea Change and the [[Sierra Club]], saying that "robust political and judicial activism{{snd}}combined with the fact that these groups often espouse views that align with those of our adversaries{{snd}}makes it all the more critical that the Department is aware of any potential foreign influence within or targeting these groups. I urge the Department to investigate Chinese and Russian attempts to influence environmental and energy policy in the United States".<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheney asks DOJ to probe environmental groups |url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/516973-cheney-asks-doj-to-probe-environmental-groups|first=Rachel|last=Frazin |work=The Hill |date=September 17, 2020}}</ref> Beginning during his time as a [[Dublin, California]] city councilman, [[Eric Swalwell]] was targeted by a Chinese woman believed to be a clandestine officer of [[China]]'s [[Ministry of State Security (China)|Ministry of State Security]]. Swalwell's general relationship with a suspected [[Chinese intelligence activity abroad#United States|Chinese agent]] has been characterized as problematic, particularly given his high-profile role as a member of the [[United States House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence|House Intelligence Committee]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Rep. Swalwell under fire for connection with alleged Chinese spy, blames Trump for report |url=https://news.yahoo.com/rep-swalwell-under-fire-connection-195640328.html |agency=Yahoo |publisher=Fox News |date=December 9, 2020 |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211163458/https://news.yahoo.com/rep-swalwell-under-fire-connection-195640328.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Cheney signed a letter demanding Swalwell's removal from the House Intelligence Committee. She also said, "the extent to which [the Chinese Communist Party] caused [<nowiki/>[[Coronavirus disease 2019|COVID-19]]] to be spread around the world has really shone a spotlight on the nature of that regime, and has really focused the attention of not just people in the United States but our allies around the world on the threat that they pose and how important it is we protect ourselves by moving supply chains, by ending our dependence on the Chinese government".<ref>{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney says Swalwell represents 'national security hazard,' urges Pelosi to take action |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/liz-cheney-swalwell-national-security-risk-pelosi|first=Stephanie|last=Giang-Paunon |work=Fox News |date=December 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=EDITORIAL: Chinese infiltration: Taiwan can help |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/editorials/archives/2020/12/18/2003748913 |work=Taipei Times |date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> ====Support for Donald Trump==== From 2017 to 2021, Cheney voted in line with Donald Trump's position 92.9 percent of the time, supporting Trump more consistently in House votes than even the president's former chief of staff [[Mark Meadows]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brewster |first1=Jack |title=Who’s More Loyal?: Cheney Voted With Trump More Than Possible Replacement Stefanik |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackbrewster/2021/05/06/whos-more-loyal-cheney-voted-more-with-trump-than-possible-successor-stefanik/?sh=4d894a9032e1 |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> In 2019, according to the ''New York Times,'' Cheney publicly feuded with [[Rand Paul]] over who was "Trumpier".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stolberg |first1=Sheryl Gay |title=Liz Cheney, Tart-Tongued Fighter, Is Warring With Rand Paul Over Who’s Trumpier |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/13/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump-paul.html |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[New York Times]] |date=September 13, 2019}}</ref> According to ''[[The Atlantic]]'', she was a "loyal Trumpist" and helped build "the party of Trump".<ref name="adam">{{cite news |last1=Serwer |first1=Adam |title=Liz Cheney Has Only Herself to Blame |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/05/liz-cheney-trump-fraud/618820/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=May 6, 2021}}</ref> ====Second impeachment of Donald Trump==== {{Rquote |1=right |2=The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack. Everything that followed was his doing. None of this would have happened without the President. The President could have immediately and forcefully intervened to stop the violence. He did not. There has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath to the Constitution. |3=Liz Cheney }} On January 12, 2021, following the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|storming of the United States Capitol]] during [[2021 United States Electoral College vote count|the certification process]] for President-elect [[Joe Biden]], Cheney announced she would vote to impeach Trump for his role in inciting the storming. At a rally just before the storming, Trump told the mob of insurrectionists to "get rid of" Cheney, and the mob then attacked the Capitol while chanting "Hang Mike Pence!" and trying to find lawmakers.<ref name="wapo21">{{cite news|title=Before riot, Trump said 'we got to get rid' of Rep. Liz Cheney|work=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cheney-trump-house-impeach/2021/01/12/648c677a-54d2-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html|access-date=3 February 2021}}</ref> Cheney said that Trump "lit the flame" of the riot and did nothing to stop it. Saying "there has never been a greater betrayal by a President of the United States of his office and his oath", she announced her support for impeachment.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=No. 3 House Republican Liz Cheney to vote to impeach Trump, says there's "never been a greater betrayal" by a president|language=en-US|work=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/no-3-house-republican-liz-cheney-to-vote-to-impeach-trump-says-theres-never-been-a-greater-betrayal-by-a-president/2021/01/12/f607bbfa-5527-11eb-acc5-92d2819a1ccb_story.html|access-date=2021-01-12|issn=0190-8286}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Prokop|first=Andrew|date=2021-01-12|title=Rep. Liz Cheney just backed impeaching Trump{{snd}}and even Mitch McConnell may be open to it|url=https://www.vox.com/2021/1/12/22227838/impeachment-liz-cheney-mcconnell-trump-katko|access-date=2021-01-13|website=Vox|language=en}}</ref> Nine other Republicans joined her in doing so on January 13.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/house-republicans-vote-yes-impeachment/index.html|title=These 10 House Republicans voted to impeach Trump on Wednesday|publisher=CNN|date=January 13, 2021|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> She was then the third-ranking Republican in the House.<ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Ledyard |title=Read the statement from GOP Rep. Liz Cheney, chair of the House GOP Conference, on why she'll vote to impeach Donald Trump |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/13/liz-cheney-explains-why-shes-voting-impeach-president-donald-trump/6652418002/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=USA TODAY |date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> [[Jim Jordan (American politician)|Jim Jordan]] (one of 139 House members, and 8 senators, who voted for{{snd}}or supported{{snd}}the objections to the Electoral College count) called for her removal from Republican Party leadership.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Byrnes |first1=Jesse |title=Jordan calls on Cheney to step down from House leadership |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534028-jordan-calls-on-cheney-to-step-down-from-house-leadership?fbclid=IwAR0MUwtnWuFF0Q2pcoHz9RoGsUgWYeSozRulEAujUt_SPJo-2a7mmKCXVYg |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=TheHill |date=13 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Former President [[George W. Bush]]'s spokesman said on January 30 that Bush supported Cheney's actions and intended to call his former vice president, [[Dick Cheney]], to "thank him for his daughter's service".<ref name="cnn-bush">{{cite news |title=George W. Bush to thank Dick Cheney, father of Liz Cheney, 'for his daughter's service' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/george-w-bush-thank-dick-cheney-liz-cheney/index.html |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> Days later, Senate minority leader [[Mitch McConnell]] said, "Liz Cheney is a leader with deep convictions and the courage to act on them. She is an important leader in our party and in our nation. I am grateful for her service and look forward to continuing to work with her on the crucial issues facing our nation".<ref name="cnn-mcconnell">{{cite news |title=First on CNN: Liz Cheney gets boost from McConnell amid divisive intraparty battle over Trump's impeachment |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/01/politics/liz-cheney-mitch-mcconnell/index.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=CNN}}</ref> McConnell also condemned Trump supporters' "loony lies".<ref>{{cite news |title=McConnell condemns 'loony lies' in swipe at Marjorie Taylor Greene, defends Cheney |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/cancer-republican-party-mcconnell-condemns-loony-lies-swipe-marjorie-taylor-n1256429 |access-date=3 February 2021 |work=NBC News}}</ref> Senator [[Lindsey Graham]] said Cheney "is one of the strongest and most reliable conservative voices in the Republican Party. She is a fiscal and social conservative, and no one works harder to ensure that our military is well prepared".<ref name="cnn-graham">{{cite news |title=Lindsey Graham defends Liz Cheney amid attacks from Trump allies |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/02/politics/liz-cheney-republican-reaction-lindsey-graham/index.html |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=CNN|first=Manu|last=Raju}}</ref> Trump supporters were angered by Cheney's vote to impeach, and on February 3, 2021, the House Republican Conference held a closed-door, secret-ballot vote on whether to remove her from her position in the Republican House leadership. She held her position by a 145–61 vote, with one member voting present. After the vote, Cheney said, "we’re not going to be divided and that we’re not going to be in a situation where people can pick off any member of leadership”.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/politics/liz-cheney-house-republican-meeting/index.html|title=House Republicans vote to keep Liz Cheney in leadership after impeachment vote|author=Manu Raju, Jeff Zeleny and Clare Foran|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hughes|first=Kristina Peterson and Siobhan|date=2021-02-04|title=Liz Cheney Retains GOP Post, Marjorie Taylor Greene's Committee Seats Under Threat|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/republicans-weigh-political-fates-of-marjorie-taylor-greene-liz-cheney-11612374731|access-date=2021-02-04|issn=0099-9660}}</ref> On February 6, the Wyoming Republican Party [[censure]]d Cheney for her vote to impeach Trump.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|last=Leonard|first=Ben|title=Wyoming GOP censures Liz Cheney for vote to impeach Trump|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-censure-liz-cheney-466561|access-date=2021-02-07|website=POLITICO|language=en}}</ref> Cheney responded, "My vote to impeach was compelled by the oath I swore to the Constitution. Wyoming citizens know that this oath does not bend or yield to politics or partisanship. I will always fight for Wyoming values and stand up for our Western way of life."<ref name="auto1"/> She rejected the Wyoming party's demands that she step down, and noted the censure incorrectly asserted that the January 6, [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]] was instigated by [[Antifa (United States)|Antifa]] and [[Black Lives Matter]].<ref>Richardson, Valerie. [https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/7/liz-cheney-says-she-wont-resign-after-wyoming-gop-/ "Liz Cheney says she won't resign after Wyoming GOP calls for her to step down"], ''[[Washington Times]]'', February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions#fbi-says-there-is-no-evidence-antifa-participated-in-storming-the-capitol|title=F.B.I. says there is no evidence antifa participated in storming the Capitol|first=Davey|last=Alba|date=September 16, 2020|work=The New York Times}}</ref> Cheney raised the possibility of a criminal investigation of Trump for provoking violence<ref>{{cite news |title=Liz Cheney raises possibility of criminal investigation of Trump for provoking violence |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/07/liz-cheney-criminal-investigation-trump-tweet-mike-pence |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=The Guardian|first=Ed|last=Pilkington|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref> and on multiple occasions has said Trump "does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward".<ref>{{cite news |title=Cheney: Trump 'does not have a role as a leader of our party going forward' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/537724-cheney-trump-does-not-have-a-role-as-the-leader-of-our-party-going-forward |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=The Hill|first=Aris|last=Folley|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Spurning Calls to Resign, Liz Cheney Says G.O.P. Must Move Past Trump |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/politics/liz-cheney-trump.html |access-date=8 February 2021 |work=The New York Times|first=Nicholas|last=Fandos|date=February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Steven|date=2021-02-24|title=Reps. Kevin McCarthy and Liz Cheney clash over Trump's role in the future of the GOP|url=https://nypost.com/2021/02/24/liz-cheney-says-trump-should-have-no-role-in-gop-or-country/|access-date=2021-02-25|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}</ref> In April 2021, she said she would not vote for him if he were the Republican nominee for president in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moye|first=David|date=2021-04-14|title=Liz Cheney's Answer On If She'd Ever Vote For Trump Stumps Fox News Anchor|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/liz-cheney-fox-news-trump-answer_n_60777289e4b08e452a170350|access-date=2021-04-15|website=HuffPost|language=en}}</ref> In May 2021 she said "I will do everything I can to ensure that [Trump] never again gets anywhere near the Oval Office" and that "we cannot let the former president drag us backward and make us complicit in his efforts to unravel our democracy."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57090202|title=Liz Cheney: Republican ousted from leadership for challenging Trump election claims|date=May 12, 2021|via=www.bbc.com}}</ref> In his first speech since the storming of the Capitol, Trump attacked the Bush administration for launching the Afghanistan and Iraq wars, and described Liz Cheney as a "warmonger" and "a person that loves seeing our troops fighting" for her support for the Bush administration's foreign policy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Trump speaks at CPAC |url=https://thehill.com/video/in-the-news/540899-watch-live-trump-speaks-at-cpac-2021-final-day |date=February 28, 2021 |access-date=28 February 2021 |work=The Hill}}</ref> In March 2021 former Republican speaker [[Paul Ryan]] announced his support for Cheney.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guess who's fundraising for Liz Cheney |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2021/03/05/guess-whos-fundraising-for-liz-cheney-492016 |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Politico}}</ref> ''Salon'' wrote that although Cheney is "arch-conservative", she is "now considered too liberal for some GOP extremists".<ref name="salon2021">{{cite news |title=Why arch-conservative Liz Cheney is now considered too liberal for some GOP extremists |url=https://www.salon.com/2021/02/02/why-arch-conservative-liz-cheney-is-now-considered-too-liberal-for-some-gop-extremists_partner/ |access-date=14 March 2021 |work=Salon}}</ref> ===Efforts to unseat Cheney from conference chair=== In response to rising calls from pro-Trump factions in the Republican Party for her to be removed from her position as House Republican Conference chair, Cheney wrote an opinion article, "The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us", published in ''[[The Washington Post]]'' on May 5, 2021. In it, she reiterated her positions on adhering to the principles of the U.S. Constitution, upholding the law, and defending "the basic principles that underpin and protect our freedom and our democratic process".<ref>Cheney, Liz, ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/ The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us.]'', The Washington Post, May 5, 2021</ref> Senator [[Joni Ernst]] criticized the GOP's efforts to remove Cheney from party leadership, comparing it to [[cancel culture]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zilbermints|first=Regina|date=2021-05-10|title=Top female GOP senator compares Cheney ousting to 'cancel culture'|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/552734-top-female-gop-senator-compares-cheney-ousting-to-cancel-culture|access-date=2021-05-11|website=TheHill|language=en}}</ref> On the eve of a House Republican vote to remove her, Cheney made an address on the House floor after her colleagues had left the chamber, saying in part: [[File:C-Span speech of Republican Liz Cheney May 12 2021 clip.4928297.MP4-M20.webm|thumb|right|300px|Full speech, May 11, 2021]] <blockquote>Today we face a threat America has never seen before. A former president, who provoked a violent attack on this Capitol in an effort to steal the election, has resumed his aggressive effort to convince Americans that the election was stolen from him. He risks inciting further violence. Millions of Americans have been misled by the former President. They have heard only his words, but not the truth, as he continues to undermine our democratic process, sowing seeds of doubt about whether democracy really works at all. I am a conservative Republican and the most conservative of conservative principles is reverence for the rule of law. The Electoral College has voted. More than sixty state and federal courts, including multiple judges he appointed, have rejected the former president's claims. The Department of Justice in his administration investigated the former president's claims of widespread fraud and found no evidence to support them. The election is over. That is the rule of law. That is our constitutional process. Those who refuse to accept the rulings of our courts are at war with the Constitution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/cheney-house-floor-remarks/index.html|title=Liz Cheney strikes defiant tone in floor speech on eve of her expected ousting from House GOP leadership|first=Jeremy Herb and Annie Grayer|last=CNN|website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/11/politics/liz-cheney-floor-speech-full-remarks/index.html|title=READ: Liz Cheney's remarks on the House floor on the night before her expected removal from leadership post &#124; CNN Politics|date=May 12, 2021|website=CNN}}</ref></blockquote> Cheney was formally recalled by voice vote at a closed-door House Republican Conference meeting on May 12, 2021.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=King|first=Ledyard|title=Liz Cheney's future in Republican leadership decided by voice vote in closed-door meeting|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-secret-ballot-republican-meeting-decide-her-fate/5040165001/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref> As it was a voice vote conducted behind closed doors, it was unclear which Republican lawmakers supported her ouster.<ref name=":3" /> ===Committee assignments=== * [[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]] ** [[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel|Subcommittee on Military Personnel]] ** [[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces|Subcommittee on Strategic Forces]] === Caucus memberships === * [[Republican Study Committee]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-06|title=Membership|url=https://rsc-banks.house.gov/about/membership|access-date=2021-03-28|website=Republican Study Committee|language=en}}</ref> * [[Congressional Western Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members |url=https://westerncaucus.house.gov/about/membership.htm |publisher=Congressional Western Caucus |access-date=June 27, 2018}}</ref> ==Political positions== Cheney has described herself as a conservative Republican.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/05/05/liz-cheney-republican-party-turning-point/</ref> [[Lawrence R. Jacobs]] said "Cheney is an arch-conservative. She’s a hard-edged, small government, lower taxes figure and a leading voice on national defense."<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/08/liz-cheney-republican-party-trump|title=Liz Cheney a martyr to resistance as Republican party picks cult of Trump|date=May 8, 2021|website=the Guardian}}</ref> [[Jake Bernstein (journalist)|Jake Bernstein]] argued that "Liz Cheney is a true conservative in every sense of the word and she’s only a moderate in relation to the radicalism that has seized the Republican party."<ref name="auto3"/> Cheney has several times been described as "Republican royalty".<ref name="thetimes-fury">{{cite news |title=Incandescent with fury, Donald Trump wants his party to burn |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/incandescent-with-fury-trump-wants-his-party-to-burn-tmjhqqjll |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=The Times}}</ref><ref name="politio-cheney">{{cite news |title=Limbaugh lines up with Liz Cheney |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/rush-limbaugh-liz-cheney-094564 |access-date=2 February 2021 |work=Politico}}</ref>&nbsp;''[[The National Interest]]'' described her as the "heiress to a [[neoconservative]] throne".<ref name="auto"/> ''Salon'' described her as "arch-conservative".<ref name=salon2021 /> {{Expand section|date=May 2021}} ===Drug legislation=== Cheney has supported bills to further restrict [[opioids]] in the face of the [[opioid epidemic]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laslo |first1=Matt |title=Cheney Is A Strong Supporter Of Opioid Legislation While Others Aren't So Sure |url=https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/post/cheney-strong-supporter-opioid-legislation-while-others-arent-so-sure#stream/0 |website=Wyoming Public Media |access-date=9 April 2021}}</ref> ===Marriage=== In 2013, Cheney announced her opposition to same-sex marriage.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|last=Clark|first=Meredith|date=November 17, 2013|title=Liz Cheney sparks family feud with anti-gay marriage remarks|url=https://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/liz-cheney-sparks-family-feud|access-date=December 24, 2018|website=[[MSNBC]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|location=New York City}}</ref> ==Controversies== {{controversy section|date=May 2021}} ===Conspiracy theorizing=== [[Bud Goodall]] has called Cheney a "conspiracy propagandist".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Goodall |first1=H.L. |title=Counter-Narrative: How Progressive Academics Can Challenge Extremists and Promote Social Justice |date=2016 |publisher=[[Routledge]] |isbn=978-1315431482 |page=71 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A9NmDAAAQBAJ}}</ref> She has defended proponents of [[Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Walsh |first1=Joan |title=Liz Cheney defends the Birthers |url=https://www.salon.com/2009/07/23/liz_cheney_and_birthers/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=[[Salon (magazine)|Salon]] |date=July 23, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Benen |first1=Steve |title=Birther madness |url=https://washingtonmonthly.com/2009/07/22/birther-madness/ |access-date=January 13, 2021 |work=[[Washington Monthly]] |date=July 22, 2009}}</ref> In 2009, she gave the keynote address at a dinner hosted by the [[Center for Security Policy]], a [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy]]-oriented [[SPLC]]-designated hate group<ref>{{cite web |title=Center for Security Policy |url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/center-security-policy |website=splcenter.org |publisher=[[Southern Poverty Law Center]] |access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> led by [[Frank Gaffney]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Liz Cheney at the Freedom Flame: Educating Obama |url=https://www.centerforsecuritypolicy.org/2010/06/30/liz-cheney-at-the-freedom-flame-educating-obama-2/ |website=centerforsecuritypolicy.org |publisher=[[Center for Security Policy]] |access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> ===Carpetbagging accusations=== Cheney has been accused of being a [[carpetbagger]], with little connection to Wyoming, were she lived only a few years as a child before purchasing a home there in 2012.<ref name="cott">{{cite news |last1=Cottelle |first1=Michelle |title=Liz Cheney Makes Nice |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/liz-cheney-makes-nice/436683/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[The Atlantic]] |date=February 1, 2016}}</ref><ref name="tnr">{{cite news |last1=Ward |first1=Jon |title=Why Liz Cheney Flamed Out |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/116120/liz-cheneys-wyoming-flame-out-was-result-her-cable-tv-style |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[The New Republic]] |date=January 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Camia |first1=Catalina |title=Poll: Wyoming voters say Cheney isn't one of them |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/07/22/cheney-senate-wyoming-enzi-carpetbagger/2575197/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[USA Today]] |date=July 22, 2013}}</ref> When she launched her 2014 senate campaign, she did it with a Facebook post geotagged to [[McLean, Virginia]], her primary residence at the time.<ref name="int">{{cite news |last1=Grim |first1=Ryan |title=Liz Cheney’s Stand Had Nothing to Do With Principle. Ask Her Sister. |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/05/12/liz-cheney-republican-house-trump/ |access-date=May 12, 2021 |work=[[The Intercept]] |date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> During that campaign, ''[[New Republic]]'' columnist Jon Ward observed that "she talked up her Wyoming roots and dressed in boots. But when I chatted with her at one stop, her jeans were so new that her hands were stained blue from touching them."<ref name="tnr"/> == Personal life == Cheney's relationship with her younger sister Mary publicly suffered after Liz stated in her 2014 Senate campaign that she did not support [[same-sex marriage]].<ref name=":1" /> Mary denounced her sister's remarks, writing in a [[Facebook]] post, "Either [y]ou think all families should be treated equally or you don't. Liz's position is to treat my family as second class citizens."<ref>{{cite news|last=Blake|first=Aaron|date=November 18, 2013|title=Mary Cheney: My sister is treating us as 'second class citizens'|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2013/11/18/mary-cheney-my-sister-is-treating-us-as-second-class-citizens/|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref> Mary's wife Heather Poe wrote in a Facebook post, "Liz has been a guest in our home, has spent time and shared holidays with our children, and when Mary and I got married in 2012{{snd}}she didn't hesitate to tell us how happy she was for us. To have her now say she doesn't support our right to marry is offensive to say the least."<ref>{{cite news|last=Camia|first=Catalina|date=November 18, 2013|title=Cheney sisters spar over gay marriage on social media|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|location=McLean, Virginia|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/onpolitics/2013/11/18/liz-cheney-gay-marriage-sister-facebook/3625829/|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref> Mary said she would not support her sister's candidacy,<ref name="politico.com">{{cite web|last=Zengerle|first=Jason|date=November 20, 2013|title=The Race That Broke the Cheneys|url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2013/11/the-race-that-broke-the-cheney-family-100174|access-date=December 24, 2018|website=[[Politico.com|Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=Arlington, Virginia}}</ref> and in 2015 refused to say if she and her sister had mended their relationship.<ref>{{cite web|last=Brightman|first=Kendall|date=January 22, 2015|title=Mary Cheney: 'I'm Darth Vader's daughter'|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/01/mary-cheney-darth-vader-daughter-114489|access-date=December 24, 2018|website=[[Politico.com|Politico]]|publisher=[[Capitol News Company]]|location=Arlington, Virginia}}</ref> Liz Cheney is married to [[Philip Perry]], a lobbyist of [[Latham & Watkins]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] They were married in Wyoming in 1993. She and Perry have five children.<ref name="health" /> ==Electoral history== {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming At-Large Congressional District Republican Primary, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/Primary/2016_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 16, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=[[Wyoming Secretary of State]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Liz Cheney | votes = 35043 | percentage = 39.78 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = [[Leland Christensen]] | votes = 19330 | percentage = 21.95 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = [[Tim Stubson]] | votes = 15524 | percentage = 17.62 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Darin Smith | votes = 13381 | percentage = 15.19 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Mike Konsmo | votes = 1363 | percentage = 1.55 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Jason Adam Senteney | votes = 976 | percentage = 1.11 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = [[Rex Rammell]] | votes = 890 | percentage = 1.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Paul Paad | votes = 886 | percentage = 1.01 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Heath Beaudry | votes = 534 | percentage = 0.61 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 155 | percentage = 0.18 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 88082 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming At-Large Congressional District General Election, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2016/Results/General/2016_General_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 8, 2016|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=[[Wyoming Secretary of State]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Liz Cheney | votes = 156176 | percentage = 62.03 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Ryan Greene | votes = 75466 | percentage = 29.97 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Constitution Party (United States) | candidate = Daniel Clyde Cummings | votes = 10362 | percentage = 4.12 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Lawrence Gerard Struempf | votes = 9033 | percentage = 3.59 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 739 | percentage = 0.29 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 251776 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming At-Large Congressional District Republican Primary, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/Primary/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Election - August 21, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=[[Wyoming Secretary of State]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Liz Cheney ([[incumbent]]) | votes = 75183 | percentage = 67.72 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Rod Miller | votes = 22045 | percentage = 19.86 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Blake E Stanley | votes = 13307 | percentage = 11.99 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 478 | percentage = 0.43 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 111013 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming At-Large Congressional District General Election, 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2018/Results/General/2018_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf|title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming General Election - November 6, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2020|publisher=[[Wyoming Secretary of State]]}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Liz Cheney ([[incumbent]]) | votes = 127963 | percentage = 63.59 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Greg Hunter | votes = 59903 | percentage = 29.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Richard Brubaker | votes = 6918 | percentage = 3.44 }}{{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Constitution Party (United States) | candidate = Daniel Clyde Cummings | votes = 6070 | percentage = 3.02 }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 391 | percentage = 0.19 }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 201245 | percentage = 100.0 }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming At-Large Congressional District Republican Primary, 2020<ref name="primaryresults">{{cite web |title=Statewide Candidates Official Summary Wyoming Primary Electionmary.xlsx |url=https://sos.wyo.gov/Elections/Docs/2020/Results/Primary/2020_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |website=Wyoming Secretary of State |access-date=August 21, 2020}}</ref> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent) | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 78,870 | percentage = 73.46% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = Blake Stanley | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 28,039 | percentage = 26.12% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | candidate = ''Write-ins'' | party = Republican Party (United States) | votes = 454 | percentage = 0.42% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 107,363 | percentage = 100.0% }} {{Election box end}} {{Election box begin no change | title = Wyoming's at-large congressional district General Election, 2020<ref name="auto2"/> }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change | party = Republican Party (United States) | candidate = Liz Cheney (incumbent) | votes = 185,732 | percentage = 68.56% | change = +4.98% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Democratic Party (United States) | candidate = Lynnette Grey Bull | votes = 66,576 | percentage = 24.58% | change = -5.19% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Libertarian Party (United States) | candidate = Richard Brubaker | votes = 10,154 | percentage = 3.75% | change = +0.31% }} {{Election box candidate with party link no change | party = Constitution Party (United States) | candidate = Jeff Haggit | votes = 7,905 | percentage = 2.92% | change = -0.10% }} {{Election box write-in with party link no change | votes = 525 | percentage = 0.19% | change = ±0.00% }} {{Election box total no change | votes = 270,892 | percentage = 100.0% | change = N/A }} {{Election box end}} ==Works== * With [[Dick Cheney]], ''[[Exceptional: Why the World Needs a Powerful America]]''. New York: [[Simon & Schuster]]. 2015. {{ISBN|978-1-5011-1541-7}}. * {{cite book |title=In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir|others=with [[Dick Cheney]]|publisher=Threshold Editions |location=New York|year=2011|isbn=978-1-4391-7619-1|title-link=In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir}} ==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} * [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]] ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{commons category}} {{wikiquote}} * [http://www.cheneyforwyoming.com Official website] * [http://www.cheneyforwyoming.com/ Campaign website] {{CongLinks |congbio=C001109 |votesmart=145932 |fec=S4WY00089 |congress=liz-cheney/C001109}} * [http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=WYS2&cycle=2014 2014 Campaign contributions] at [[OpenSecrets.org]] * {{C-SPAN|lizperry}} ; Transcripts and videos * [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136214,00.html Transcript: appearance on Fox News' ''No Spin Zone''], interview with Bill O'Reilly, October 21, 2004 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090517040231/http://2002-2009-fpc.state.gov/56709.htm Transcript: Foreign Press Center briefing on disbursement of MEPI funds], Manama, Bahrain, November 9, 2005 * [https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/21551 Interview: Carnegie Endowment (August 25, 2008; HTML)] [http://www.carnegieendowment.org/files/Interview.pdf (PDF)] {{s-start}} {{s-par|us-hs}} {{US House succession box |before = [[Cynthia Lummis]] |state = Wyoming |district = AL |years = 2017–present}} |- {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=[[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives|Chair of the House Republican Conference]]|years=2019–2021}} {{s-aft|after=TBD}} |- {{s-prec|usa}} {{s-bef|before=[[Salud Carbajal]]}} {{s-ttl|title=[[Seniority in the United States House of Representatives|United States representatives by seniority]]|years=256th}} {{s-aft|after=[[Lou Correa]]}} {{s-end}} {{Current Wyoming statewide political officials}} {{WY-FedRep}} {{Current members of the U.S. House of Representatives}} {{Wyoming Representatives}} {{USCongRep-start|congresses= 115th–present [[United States Congress]]es |state=[[Wyoming]]}} {{USCongRep/WY/115}} {{USCongRep/WY/116}} {{USCongRep/WY/117}} {{USCongRep-end}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheney, Liz}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:20th-century American lawyers]] [[Category:20th-century Methodists]] [[Category:21st-century American lawyers]] [[Category:21st-century American politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American women politicians]] [[Category:21st-century American non-fiction writers]] [[Category:21st-century Methodists]] [[Category:21st-century American women writers]] [[Category:American political commentators]] [[Category:American United Methodists]] [[Category:Cheney family|Liz]] [[Category:Children of vice presidents of the United States]] [[Category:Colorado College alumni]] [[Category:Female members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:International Republican Institute]] [[Category:Lawyers from Madison, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Lawyers from Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives from Wyoming]] [[Category:People from McLean, Virginia]] [[Category:Politicians from Madison, Wisconsin]] [[Category:Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives]] [[Category:United States Department of State officials]] [[Category:University of Chicago Law School alumni]] [[Category:Women in Wyoming politics]] [[Category:Wyoming Republicans]] [[Category:20th-century American women lawyers]] [[Category:21st-century American women lawyers]]'