Cynthia Lummis facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Cynthia Lummis
United States Senator from Wyoming
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2021 Serving with John Barrasso
Preceded by	Mike Enzi
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wyoming's at-large district
In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Barbara Cubin
Succeeded by	Liz Cheney
27th Treasurer of Wyoming
In office January 4, 1999 – January 9, 2007
Governor	Jim Geringer Dave Freudenthal
Preceded by	Stan Smith
Succeeded by	Joe Meyer
Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 5th district
In office January 14, 1993 – January 10, 1995
Preceded by	Gary Yordy
Succeeded by	Donald Lawler
Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives from the Laramie County district
In office January 7, 1985 – January 14, 1993
In office January 8, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Personal details
Born	Cynthia Marie Lummis September 10, 1954 (1954-09-10) Cheyenne, Wyoming
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Alvin Wiederspahn (m. 1983; died 2014)
Children	1
Education	University of Wyoming (BS, BS, JD)

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (born September 10, 1954) is an American politician. Lummis is the junior United States Senator from Wyoming since 2021. She was the U.S. Representative for WY's At-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017.

Lummis is a member of the Republican Party. She was a State Representative (1979–1983, 1985–1993), State Senator (1993–1995), and State Treasurer (1999–2007).

She retired from Congress in 2016. She successfully ran for the United States Senate in the 2020 election, winning the election.

• The Cynthia M. Lummis papers at the American Heritage Center

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  Lummis during the 111th United States Congress

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  Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis with colleagues Eric Cantor and Mary Fallin