Biography
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney (born July 28, 1966) is an American attorney and politician. She served as the U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. She chaired the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021. She currently serves as 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, notably as 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, which advocated 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 seat her father held from 1979 to 1989.
Filmography
all 13
TV Shows 11
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Movies 2
January 6th (2022)
The Lincoln Project (2022)
Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol (2022)
The Problem With Jon Stewart (2021)
Inside Politics with Dana Bash (2021)
Axios (2018)
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover (2018)
11/8/16 One Year Later (2017)
Deadline: White House (2017)
The Circus (2016)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
60 Minutes (1968)
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GenderFemale
Birthday1966-07-28 (57 years old)
Birth NameElizabeth Lynne Cheney
Birth PlaceMadison, United States of America
ReligionUnited Methodist Church
SpousePhilip Perry
FatherDick Cheney
MotherLynne Cheney
SiblingsMary Cheney
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesWyoming, United States of America
AwardsTime 100
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