Global InformationLiz Cheney information
Liz Cheney | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2018 | |
| Vice Chair of the House January 6th Committee | |
| In office September 2, 2021 – January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chair of the House Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – May 12, 2021 | |
| Leader | Kevin McCarthy |
| Vice Chair | Mark Walker Mike Johnson |
| 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 |
Philip Perry (m. 1993) |
| Children | 5 |
| Relatives | Dick Cheney (father) Lynne Cheney (mother) Mary Cheney (sister) |
| Education | Colorado College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
| Signature |  |
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney[1] (/ˈtʃeɪni/; born July 28, 1966)[2] is an American attorney and politician. She represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, and served as chair of the House Republican Conference—the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership—from 2019 to 2021. Cheney is known for her vocal opposition to former President Donald Trump.[3][4][5] As of March 2023, she is a professor of practice at the University of Virginia Center for Politics.
Cheney is the elder daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney and second lady Lynne Cheney. She held several positions in the U.S. State Department during the George W. Bush administration, including the position of deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs and coordinator for broader Middle East and North Africa initiatives. She promoted regime change in Iran while chairing the Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group with Elliott Abrams. In 2009, Cheney and Bill Kristol founded Keep America Safe, a nonprofit organization concerned with national security issues that supported the Bush–Cheney administration's positions. She was a candidate for the 2014 election to the U.S. Senate in Wyoming, challenging three-term incumbent Mike Enzi before withdrawing from the race. In the House of Representatives, she held the same seat her father had held from 1979 to 1989.[6]
Regarded as a leading ideological conservative[7] in the Bush–Cheney tradition and a representative of the Republican establishment,[8] Cheney is known for her pro-business stance, focus on national security, support for the U.S. military,[9] and hawkish foreign policy views.[10][11][12] She was once considered one of the leaders of the Republican Party's neoconservative wing,[9] and was critical of the foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration while consistently voting in favor of Trump's overall agenda.[13][14][15][16]
Cheney supported the second impeachment of Donald Trump for his role in the 2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol.[17] Because of her stance on the Capitol riot, her impeachment vote, and her opposition to Trump's false stolen-election narrative, pro-Trump Freedom Caucus members of the House Republican Conference twice attempted to remove her from party leadership. With House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy supporting her removal, Cheney was removed from her position in May 2021.[18][19][20] In July 2021, Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Cheney to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. Two months later, she was made vice chair of the committee. As a consequence of her service on the Select Committee, Cheney's membership in the Wyoming Republican Party was revoked in November 2021.[21] She was censured by the Republican National Committee (RNC) in February 2022.[22]
On August 16, 2022, Cheney lost renomination in Wyoming's Republican primary to Trump-endorsed Harriet Hageman in a landslide, garnering just 28.9% of the vote.[23] Cheney has said that she intends to be "the leader, one of the leaders, in a fight to help to restore" the Republican Party,[24] and that she may be interested in a presidential run.[25]
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- ^ "Cheney, Liz". Current Biography Yearbook 2010. Ipswich, MA: H. W. Wilson. 2010. pp. 103–107. ISBN 978-0824211134.
- ^ "Day of reckoning for Donald Trump's nemesis Liz Cheney". The Economic Times. August 16, 2022.
- ^ "Liz Cheney: What's next for the firebrand anti-Trump Republican?". The Independent. August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Is the January 6 Committee Cheney's Last Stand?". nationalreview.com. June 16, 2022.
- ^ Rahman, Rema (November 8, 2016). "Liz Cheney Wins Wyoming House Seat". Roll Call. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ Collinson, Stephen (February 4, 2021). "A wild day that defined the Republican Party". CNN. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
- ^ "Is Liz Cheney the last best hope to stop GOP extremism?". Forward. Archived from the original on January 14, 2021. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
- ^ a b "Liz Cheney, Neocon Senator and President?". The National Interest. Archived from the original on March 12, 2021. Retrieved February 5, 2021.
- ^ Cooper, Matthew (August 17, 2022). "Does Liz Cheney Have a Future?".
- ^ Cole, Devan (July 23, 2020). "Liz Cheney vows to keep expressing differences with Trump after he criticizes her". CNN.
- ^ Lemann, Nicholas (May 16, 2021). "The Larger Lesson of Liz Cheney's Ouster". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ Ferris, Sarah (January 29, 2019). "Liz Cheney rises amid GOP rubble". Politico.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ DeBonis, Mike (May 11, 2019). "Liz Cheney confronts a dilemma and the GOP wonders: How high can she go?". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
- ^ Martin, Jonathan (June 1, 2015). "Dick Cheney and Daughter Push Hawkish Stances for G.O.P. Hopefuls". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Glancy, Josh (February 3, 2019). "Like father, like daughter: Liz Cheney soars as Republican hawk". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Archived from the original on January 12, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Draper, Robert (April 22, 2021). "Liz Cheney vs. MAGA". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved April 23, 2021.
- ^ Strauss, Daniel (May 12, 2021). "Liz Cheney removed from House leadership over Trump criticism". The Guardian. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Edmondson, Catie; Fandos, Nicholas (February 4, 2021). "House Republicans Choose to Keep Liz Cheney in Leadership". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 28, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
- ^ Peterson, Kristina (May 5, 2021). "Behind Liz Cheney's Break With Kevin McCarthy Over Trump". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
- ^ Wyoming GOP votes to stop recognizing Cheney as a Republican on National Public Radio, 11-15-2021
- ^ Weisman, Jonathan; Epstein, Reid J. (February 4, 2022). "G.O.P. Declares Jan. 6 Attack 'Legitimate Political Discourse'". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "What Rep. Liz Cheney's primary loss says about Trump's influence on the Republican Party". PBS NewsHour. August 17, 2022.
- ^ "Would Liz Cheney run to keep Trump from Oval Office? 'Whatever it takes,' she says". Today.com. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Liz Cheney refuses to rule out run for president in bid to thwart Trump". the Guardian. May 13, 2021. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 13, 2021.