
Elizabeth Lynne "Liz" Cheney (28 July 1966-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-WY) from 3 January 2017 to 3 January 2023, succeeding Cynthia Lummis and preceding Harriet Hageman.
Biography[]
Liz Cheney was born on 28 July 1966 in Madison, Wisconsin, one of the two daughters of former Vice President Dick Cheney. She graduated from Colorado College and University of Chicago Law School. Before law school, she worked for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development. After 1993, she worked for Armitage Associates LLP, which was founded by Richard Armitage, who served as Former Deputy Secretary of State. After graduating from law school, she was an international law attorney and consultant at the International Finance Corporation. In addition, she was involved with government work by serving as the Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State for Assistance to the former Soviet Union, and as a USAID officer in US embassies in Budapest and Warsaw. In 2002, Cheney was named Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. In 2004, she assisted in the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign. In 2006, Cheney headed the Iran Syria and Operations Group in the State Department. In 2008, she served as one of the three national co-chairs for Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. In 2009, Cheney was one of the board members for Keep America Safe. In 2012, Cheney became a contributor for Fox News. Despite a failed 2014 US Senate run, she was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2017, and she became known for her hawkish foreign policy views. In August 2019, she criticized US Senator Elizabeth Warren for her support for unilateral denuclearization, asking her which American cities she would like to sacrifice first; when Bernie Sanders tweeted that taking foreign policy advice from a Cheney was useless, Cheney struck back by calling him a "commie" who had "daddy issues" with her father. On 13 January 2021, she was one of only 10 Republicans to vote in favor of Trump's second impeachment, following the 2021 United States coup d'etat attempt. As a result of her opposition to Trump, she was removed from her position as Chair of the House Republican Conference on 12 May 2021, and, that same day, she described the ouster as the "opening salvo" in a "battle for the soul of the Republican Party" and announced her intention to prevent Donald Trump from returning to the White House. In 2022, she was defeated by Trump-endorsed primary challenger Harriet Hageman as a consequence of her high-profile opposition to Trump.