Cynthia Lummis
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American politician (born 1954)
Key facts
- Preceded by
- Mike Enzi
- Succeeded by
- Liz Cheney
- Governor
- Jim Geringer , Dave Freudenthal
- Born
- Cynthia Marie Lummis , ( 1954-09-10 ) September 10, 1954 (age 71) , Cheyenne, Wyoming , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Alvin Wiederspahn ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1983 ; died 2014 )
- Education
- University of Wyoming ( BS , JD )
- Website
- Senate Website , Campaign website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Cynthia
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Cheyenne
- Occupation
- husbandry worker
- Position held
- United States senator
- Employer
- Jim Geringer
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Lutheranism
- Official website
- lummis.house.gov
- Image
- Cynthia Lummis U.S. Senator.jpg
- Work location
- Washington, D.C.
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- 1954-09-10
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Encyclopedic overview
Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (/ˈlʌmɪs/ LUH-miss; born September 10, 1954) is an American attorney and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Wyoming since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Lummis served as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017. She served in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983 and from 1985 to 1993, in the Wyoming Senate from 1993 to 1995, and as the Wyoming State Treasurer from 1999 to 2007.
Lummis was elected treasurer of Wyoming in 1998 and reelected without opposition in 2002. She managed the gubernatorial campaigns of Mary Mead in 1990 and Ray Hunkins in 2006. She also served on Bob Dole's presidential steering committee in Wyoming and chaired Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign in Wyoming.
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