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Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (/ ˈ l ʌ m ɪ s / LUH-miss; [1] 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.
Wyoming was admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, and elects United States senators to class 1 and class 2.Its current U.S. senators are Republicans John Barrasso (serving since 2007) and Cynthia Lummis (serving since 2021). 21 people have served as a United States senator from Wyoming.
The 2020 United States Senate election in Wyoming was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Wyoming, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and re-elected Cynthia Lummis as the U.S. representative from the state's at-large congressional district.
Wiederspahn was the husband of Wyoming's United States senator Cynthia Lummis. They had one daughter, Annaliese. [4] His widow is a Republican. [5] Wiederspahn died of a heart attack in Cheyenne on October 24, 2014. [4] [6] He was buried at Beth El Cemetery.
Liz Cheney was elected to the seat to succeed Lummis. The filing period for candidates lasted from May 12 to 27, 2016, and the primaries were held on August 16. [ 1 ] Republican attorney Liz Cheney , daughter of former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney , and Democratic energy executive Ryan Greene won their respective primaries.
Lummis is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ben Lummis (born 1978), New Zealand pop and R&B singer; Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859–1928), American journalist, historian, and poet; Cynthia Lummis (born 1954), American politician, U.S. Senator (State of Wyoming); state treasurer 1999–2007; Dayton Lummis (1903-1988), American ...
Lummis 45.86% – Henrichsen 44.61% Cynthia Lummis 2006. Senate District 9 General Election [9] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic: Mike Massie (Incumbent)