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Early life and education. Cynthia Marie Lummis was born on September 10, 1954, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Doran Lummis and Enid Bennett. She is descended from German immigrants and her family first came to Wyoming in 1868.
After departing U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, Senator Lummis operated her family’s cattle ranches and the Sweetgrass development in Laramie County, with her brother and sister. She is a three-time graduate of the University of Wyoming in animal science, biology and law.
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Cynthia Lummis earned bachelor's degrees in animal science and biology and a J.D. from the University of Wyoming. Lummis graduated from Cheyenne East High School. Lummis' career experience includes working as general counsel to former Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer, the director of the Wyoming Office of State Lands and Investments, and a law clerk w...
The Affordable Care Act
During a hearing on December 9, 2014, members of Congress questioned Jonathan Gruber's involvement with the Affordable Care Act. Lummis shared the story of her husband's death and the "real-life consequences" of Obamacare. "On October 24, the week before election, my husband went to sleep and never woke up. He had a massive heart attack in his sleep at age 65. A perfectly, by all accounts, healthy man. Come to find out, in a conversation with his physician after he died, he chose not to have...
Electoral vote certification on January 6-7, 2021
1. See also: Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021) Congress convened a joint session on January 6-7, 2021, to count electoral votes by state and confirm the results of the 2020 presidential election. Lummis voted against certifying the electoral votes from Pennsylvania. The Senate rejected the objection by a vote of 7-92.
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Like-minded colleagues
The website OpenCongresstracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Ideology and leadership
1. 1.1. See also: GovTrack's Political Spectrum & Legislative Leadership ranking Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack, Lummis was a "far-right Republican," as of July 21, 2014.This was the same rating Lummis received in June 2013.
Lifetime voting record
1. 1.1. See also: Lifetime voting records of United States Senators and Representatives According to the website GovTrack,Lummis missed 129 of 4,997 roll call votes from January 2009 to September 2015. This amounted to 2.6 percent, which was higher than the median of 2.2 percent among representatives as of September 2015.
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update. One week before the 2014 election, Lummis' husband, Al Wiederspahn, died of a heart attack. She and their daughter, Annaliese, released the following statement: “Last night, my husband, Al, passed away peacefully in his sleep in our home in Cheyenne. Annaliese and I know ...
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After departing U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, Senator Lummis operated her family’s cattle ranches and the Sweetgrass development in Laramie County, with her brother and sister. She is a three-time graduate of the University of Wyoming in animal science, biology and law.
There she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one in animal science (1976) and another in biology (1978). In 1978 she was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives, becoming the youngest woman ever elected to the chamber. She served in the state legislature from 1979 to 1983.
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