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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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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