LIZ CHENEY

Liz Cheney served in prominent roles during the George W. Bush Administration and is a highly regarded conservative. She is the mother of five children and earned a law degree from the University of Chicago. She has extensive governmental and legal experience, having worked for both the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Liz was elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 and represented Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2023. From 2019 to 2021, she served as chair of the House Republican Conference. She publicly supported the second impeachment of Donald Trump for his role in inciting the mob that led to the January 6th Capitol attack. Cheney has characterized Trump's voter fraud claims as the "Big Lie."

Raised in a political family, she was 13 years old when her father began representing Wyoming in the U.S. House of Representatives. Later, while studying political science at Colorado College as an undergraduate, she arranged for her father to spend an entire morning discussing his political experiences with her class, concluding with tips on how to get elected and build a base of supporters and campaign contributors. Since then, she has made numerous visits to political science courses at her alma mater.

Liz's decision to support Trump's second impeachment resulted in her Republican colleagues censuring her and removing her from her leadership position. Soon after, Nancy Pelosi appointed her to the select committee investigating the January 6th insurrection. She continues to receive threats of retribution from Trump and his allies. Despite this, she has remained steadfast in speaking out, and as commencement speaker at Colorado College, Liz urged graduates never to compromise with the truth.