Liz Cheney
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney[1] (/ˈtʃeɪni/; born July 28, 1966)[2] is an American attorney and politician. She was the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. Cheney was the House Republican Conference Chair, the third-highest position in GOP House leadership.[3][4] She was removed from the position by a voice vote of the House Republican Conference on May 12, 2021 because she supported the second impeachment of Donald Trump and for not supporting Trump's efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election.[5] She is a neoconservative.[6]
Liz Cheney | |
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Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
In office January 3, 2019 – May 12, 2021 | |
Deputy | Mark Walker Mike Johnson |
Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
Preceded by | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
Succeeded by | Elise Stefanik |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Cynthia Lummis |
Succeeded by | Harriet Hageman |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Lynne Cheney July 28, 1966 Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Philip Perry (m. 1993) |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Dick Cheney (father) Lynne Vincent (mother) Mary Cheney (sister) |
Education | Colorado College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Website | House website |
Cheney is the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney.[7]
On August 16, 2022, Cheney lost renomination in Wyoming's Republican primary to Trump-supported Harriet Hageman.[8]
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Cheney at the 2005 presidential inauguration
Liz Cheney campaigning for the U.S. Senate in Buffalo, Wyoming, October 2013
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Robert Aderholt, Liz Cheney, and Liz's father Dick Cheney, in November 2018
Cheney, second from right, at Fiddleback Ranch, near Douglas, Wyoming, on July 31, 2019
Rep. Liz Cheney: "Our Freedom Only Survives If We Protect It" Rep. Cheney (R-WY) denounces former President Trump's claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, calling it an attempt to undermine democracy. She speaks from the House floor a day before the GOP will vote on her role as conference chair.
References
- ↑ "Cheney makes first visit to World Trade Center site". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 19, 2001. Retrieved December 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Cheney, Liz". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H. W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 103–107. ISBN 9780824211134.
- ↑ "Republican Conference Chairmen | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ Taylor, Jessica (6 January 2019). "A Guide To Who's Who In House Leadership For The 116th Congress". NPR.org. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ↑ Greve, Joan E. (2021-05-12). "Republicans vote to remove Liz Cheney from leadership role over Trump ‘big lie’ criticism – live" (in en-GB). The Guardian. . https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/may/12/liz-cheney-republicans-vote-trump-us-politics-live. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
- ↑ Heilbrunn, Jacob (2013-07-08). "Liz Cheney, Neocon Senator and President?". The National Interest. Retrieved 2023-01-22.
- ↑ Rahman, Rema. Liz Cheney Wins Wyoming House Seat. http://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/liz-cheney-wins-wyoming-house-seat. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ↑ Wyoming and Alaska primaries