Current Role:
Professor of Practice, University of Virginia Center for Politics (since March 2023)

Previous roles:
U.S. Representative for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district (2017–2023)
Chair, House Republican Conference (2019–2021)
Vice Chair, House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack (2021–2023)
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2005–2006)
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs (2002–2003)
USAID officer and State Department official (various roles, 1989–1996)

Education:
B.A. in Political Science, Colorado College (1988)
J.D., University of Chicago Law School (1996)

Background:
Born July 28, 1966, Madison, Wisconsin
Elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney
Raised in Wyoming and Washington, D.C.

Career:
Worked for the U.S. State Department and USAID before law school
Practiced law at White & Case and as an international law attorney at the International Finance Corporation
Consultant at Armitage Associates LLP

Political positions:
Republican Party
Known for hawkish foreign policy, pro-business stances, and neoconservative ideology
Vocal critic of Donald Trump and advocate for democratic institutions

Legislative achievements:
Served on House Armed Services, Rules, and Natural Resources Committees
Vice Chair of the January 6 Committee, leading congressional investigation into the Capitol attack
Voted to impeach Donald Trump after January 6, 2021

Controversies:
Removed from House Republican leadership in 2021 due to opposition to Trump
Censured by Republican National Committee and Wyoming Republican Party
Lost 2022 Republican primary to Harriet Hageman
Received Presidential Citizens Medal and a preemptive pardon from President Biden in 2025

Biography (100 words):
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney, born July 28, 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin, is an attorney and Republican politician who served as Wyoming’s U.S. Representative from 2017 to 2023 and chaired the House Republican Conference. Renowned for her principled opposition to Donald Trump and leadership as vice chair of the January 6 Committee, Cheney lost her seat in the 2022 Republican primary. She is a professor at the University of Virginia and author of the bestseller *Oath and Honor*. In 2025, President Biden awarded her the Presidential Citizens Medal and issued a preemptive pardon, underscoring her enduring impact on American political life.