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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• University of Wyoming College of Law - JD (1985)

• University of Wyoming - BS, biology (1978)

• University of Wyoming - BS, animal science (1976)

• East High School (Cheyenne, Wyo.) - Diploma (1972)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for Wyoming (Class 2)
  Cynthia Marie Lummis, 71.13%

  Republican
  Merav Ben-David, 26.13%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  At-Large Congressional District of Wyoming
  Cynthia Marie Lummis, 66.05%

  Republican
  Richard Grayson, 22.09%

  Democrat
  Richard Brubaker, 4.16%

  Libertarian
  Daniel Clyde Cummings, 3.94%

  Constitution

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  At-Large Congressional District of Wyoming
  Cynthia Marie Lummis, 66.39%

  Republican
  Chris Henrichsen, 22.96%

  Democrat
  Richard P Brubaker, 3.37%

  Libertarian
  Daniel Clyde Cummings, 1.98%

  Constitution
  Don Wills, 1.51%

  Undetermined

• 2011 (Nov. 2, 2010 election)

  At-Large Congressional District of Wyoming
  Cynthia Marie Lummis, 69.00%

  Republican
  David Wendt, 23.98%

  Democrat
  John V Love, 4.85%

  Libertarian

• 2009 (Nov. 4, 2008 election)

  At-Large Congressional District of Wyoming
  Cynthia Marie Lummis, 52.59%

  Republican
  Gary Trauner, 42.78%

  Democrat
  W David Herbert, 4.42%

  Libertarian

Employment History

• Donald J. Trump Presidential Transition Team (Dec. 2016-Jan. 2017)
  Donald John Trump

  Vice Chair

• State of Wyoming (Jan. 1999-Jan. 2007)

  Treasurer

• Wiederspahn, Lummis and Liepas PC (1988-2007)

  Attorney

• Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments (1997-1998)

  Director, Interim

• Wyoming Office of the Governor (1994-1996)

  General Counsel

• Private practice attorney (1986-1988)

• Wyoming Supreme Court (1985-1986)

  Law Clerk

Associated Organizations

Own leadership PAC:

• Steer PAC

• DAGNY PAC

Owner:

• Laramie River Ranch LLC

• Old Horse Pasture Inc.

• ARP and Hammond Hardware Co.

• Sweetgrass Development Inc.

  Operator

• Lummis Livestock Co. LLC

  Owner/Rancher

Election campaign:

• Friends of Cynthia Lummis (Wyoming)

• Lummis for Congress (Wyoming)

Membership:

• Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust

• Wyoming Business Alliance

• Laramie (Wyo.) Community Foundation

• Cheyenne (Wyo.) Vision 2020

Place of worship:

• Trinity Lutheran Church (Cheyenne, Wyo.)

Board membership:

• University of Wyoming

  Member, Advisory Board, Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources

• Leadership Wyoming

• Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days

  Director

• American Women’s Financial Education Foundation

• University of Montana (Missoula)

  Member, Advisory Board, Center for the Rocky Mountain West

Board membership:

• Western State Treasurer’s Association

  Former Chair

Bar membership:

• U.S. District Court Bar (1985-)

• Wyoming State Bar (1985-)

Awards

• Fiscal Hero Award (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (May 2024)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Aug. 2023)

• Defender of Limited Government Award (Institute for Legislative Analysis) (June 2023)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Freedom Fighter Award (FreedomWorks Inc.) (July 2017)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (Oct. 2016)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Excellence in Soil Stewardship Award (Soil Science Society of America) (March 2016)

• Taxpayers’ Friend Award (National Taxpayers Union) (Oct. 2013)

• Friend of Farm Bureau Award (American Farm Bureau Federation) (March 2013)

• Outstanding Alumni (University of Wyoming) (2005)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: reading, fishing, hiking, skiing, baking
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form

Privately Financed Travel

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Consumer Protection, Product Safety and Data Security Subcommittee
Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee Space and Science Subcommittee
• Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Safety Subcommittee
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Fisheries, Water and Wildlife Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

Caucuses

• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Honorary Congressional Girl Scout Troop Caucus
• International Conservation Caucus
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Financial Innovation Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Recycling Caucus
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Ukraine Caucus
• Senate Veterinary Medicine Caucus
• Senate Western Caucus, Chair

Caught Our Eye

• Almost all freshman senators and 3/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 30, 2022
  Three out of every five of this session's freshman representatives and nearly all freshman senators have added at least one lobbyist to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more

• Coinbase adds Senate staffer amid crypto overhaul

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 7, 2022
  Cryptocurrency-exchange platform Coinbase has picked up Sen. Gary Peters' (D-Mich.) top economic staffer, just as the Senate's proposed regulatory overhaul grips the cryptocurrency industry. read more

• Freshman senator picks up EPA senior adviser

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 26, 2021
  After a stint with the Environmental Protection Agency, a GOP aide is back to the Senate. read more

• Half of freshman senators and 1/5 of freshman reps have staffed up with lobbyists

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Feb. 8, 2021
  A month into the new session, a fifth of freshman representatives and half of freshman senators have already added lobbyists to their staff, according to LegiStorm data. read more