Cynthia Lummis
Encyclopedia
Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn (born September 10, 1954) is the U.S. Representative
for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party
. She previously served as a state representative (1979–83, 1985–93), state senator
(1993–95), and state treasurer
(1999–2007).
. She was educated at Trinity Lutheran School and public schools in Cheyenne. She was active in the 4-H Club
and raised Hereford
calves every year for showing at the annual county fair
in August.
After high school
, Lummis enrolled in the University of Wyoming
in Laramie
, the state's only four-year institution of higher learning. She obtained two bachelor of science
degrees in animal science
in 1976 and in biology
in 1978. While she was a legislator, she received her Juris Doctor
degree in 1985 and also clerked for the Wyoming Supreme Court
.
from 1979 to 1982, and the Wyoming Senate
from 1982 to 1994. At 24, she was the youngest woman to have been elected to the Wyoming House. Lummis concentrated on issues of taxation and natural resources
.
On leaving the Wyoming Senate, she served as transition director for Governor Jim Geringer
and then worked for two years in Geringer's office. In that capacity she spearheaded the Governor’s Open Spaces Initiative and edited Wyoming’s Open Lands Guidebook. She also served on the Board of the Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. She is a former interim director of the Office of State Lands and Investments. State revenues increased sharply during her tenure, and investment income increased.
as the "Women in Business Advocate of the Year 2005." The award is given to a public official who promotes women's business ownership. That same year, Lummis was honored by the University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture as one of two "Outstanding Alumni." She was ineligible to seek reelection in 2006 because of Wyoming's term limits law, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Joseph B. Meyer, previously Secretary of State of Wyoming.
On June 14, 2007, Lummis was among 31 Wyoming Republicans to file their names with the Republican State Central Committee in Cheyenne for consideration as the successor to U.S. Senator Craig Thomas, who died earlier in the month. She was chosen as one of the three nominees by the committee submitted to Governor Dave Freudenthal
for final selection who, under Wyoming law, made the final selection on June 22, 2007, to appoint John Barrasso
, an orthopedic surgeon and State Senator from Casper
. Lummis had considered challenging Barrasso in the 2008 special election to complete the remaining four years of Thomas's term, but instead announced her candidacy for the open seat that was vacated by Barbara Cubin
in the U.S. House of Representatives
.
Lummis, who carried the support of pro-life
and economic conservative
voters in Wyoming, won the November 4, 2008, general election
to succeed Barbara Cubin of Casper
. In the August primary election
, Lummis defeated businessman and rancher Mark Gordon who outspent her four-to-one, along with other candidates Bill Winney and Michael S. Holland.
In the general election, Lummis faced Democrat
Gary Trauner
of Wilson
in Teton County
, who criticized Lummis because she has supported privatization
of Social Security
and has also suggested raising the retirement age for receiving such benefits; Trauner has called instead for consideration of imposing the FICA
tax on income over $100,000, which is currently exempt.
Lummis defeated Trauner by 10% points, however, she lost her home county, Laramie County
. Trauner had the support of Governor Dave Freudenthal
, with whom Lummis has had political and personal differences.
Trauner had nearly toppled Cubin in the 2006 election.
2010
Lummis won re-election with 71% against Democratic challenger David Wendt.
has called Lummis one of Arizona
Congressman Jeff Flake
's "posse of anti-appropriators" on the Approrpriations Committee
. According to Carney, Lummis "is the league leader in bucking the committee leadership." She is a member of the Republican Study Committee
.
and rancher in Cheyenne
. She manages Lummis Livestock, located outside Cheyenne, which began in 1919 when her great-grandfather, the owner of a hardware
store, bought the property from a business partner. The ranch has a stone barn
built in the latter 19th century. Lummis and Wiederspahn also own ranches in Wheatland
and in Lincoln County.
Although she uses her maiden name, she has been married since 1983 to Cheyenne attorney and businessman Alvin Laramie "Al" Wiederspahn
(born 1949), himself a former Democratic member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature. The two were House colleagues from 1979 to 1983, when they married. The Wiederspahns have a daughter, Annaliese Wiederspahn, who graduated in 2007 from Haverford College
in Haverford, Pennsylvania
. They are members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cheyenne. Lummis's father-in-law was former Laramie County Coroner
Arling Wiederspahn (1916–2007), a Democrat. a funeral home owner, and a leading civic builder of Cheyenne.
Her affiliations include the American Women's Financial Education Foundation, the Center for the Rocky Mountain West Advisory Board, Cheyenne's Vision 2020, the Wyoming Business Alliance, and the Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust. She is the first woman to have served on the popular Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo
Board. She won the title "Miss Frontier" in 1976. In 2003, Lummis was a fundraiser for the construction of Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza in Downtown Laramie in Albany County, where a statue has been erected in honor of Louisa Gardner Swain
, the first woman ever to have voted in a general election in the United States.
Lummis appeared on The Colbert Report on March 9, 2009, as part of the show's recurring Better Know a District
segment, which often lampoons members of the U.S. Congress. The segment dealt with Cougars
, also known as Mountain Lions, with Colbert asking if Wyoming
had a cougar problem (while alluding to the slang use of the term cougar as it applies to Mrs. Lummis, notwithstanding that Lummis is six years younger than her husband).
Lummis' has been reported to own assets worth between $13 million and 83.6 million, made up primarily of cattle ranches valued at $5 millions and $25 millions each.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
for , serving since 2009. She is a member of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
. She previously served as a state representative (1979–83, 1985–93), state senator
Wyoming Senate
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal amount of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.Members of the Senate...
(1993–95), and state treasurer
State Treasurer
In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....
(1999–2007).
Early life
Lummis was born on September 10, 1954 in CheyenneCheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
. She was educated at Trinity Lutheran School and public schools in Cheyenne. She was active in the 4-H Club
4-H
4-H in the United States is a youth organization administered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture of the United States Department of Agriculture , with the mission of "engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development." The name represents...
and raised Hereford
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
calves every year for showing at the annual county fair
County Fair
"County Fair" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Gary Usher for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was originally released as the second track on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari. On November 26th of that year, it was released as the B-side to The Beach Boys' third single, "Ten Little...
in August.
After high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, Lummis enrolled in the University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...
in Laramie
Laramie, Wyoming
Laramie is a city in and the county seat of Albany County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 30,816 at the . Located on the Laramie River in southeastern Wyoming, the city is west of Cheyenne, at the junction of Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 287....
, the state's only four-year institution of higher learning. She obtained two bachelor of science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
degrees in animal science
Animal science
Animal Science is described as "studying the biology of animals that are under the control of mankind". Historically, the animals studied were farm animals, including livestock and horses, but courses available now look at a far broader area to include companion animals, for example dogs, cats and...
in 1976 and in biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
in 1978. While she was a legislator, she received her Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree in 1985 and also clerked for the Wyoming Supreme Court
Wyoming Supreme Court
The Wyoming Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The Court consists of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices. Each Justice is appointed by the Governor of Wyoming for an eight-year term. The five Justices select the Chief Justice from amongst themselves. The person...
.
Legislature
Lummis was a member of the Wyoming House of RepresentativesWyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal amount of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of at least 9,000. The House convenes at the Wyoming...
from 1979 to 1982, and the Wyoming Senate
Wyoming Senate
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal amount of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne.Members of the Senate...
from 1982 to 1994. At 24, she was the youngest woman to have been elected to the Wyoming House. Lummis concentrated on issues of taxation and natural resources
Natural Resources
Natural Resources is a soul album released by Motown girl group Martha Reeves and the Vandellas in 1970 on the Gordy label. The album is significant for the Vietnam War ballad "I Should Be Proud" and the slow jam, "Love Guess Who"...
.
On leaving the Wyoming Senate, she served as transition director for Governor Jim Geringer
Jim Geringer
James Edward "Jim" Geringer was the 30th Governor of Wyoming.-Early life and education:Geringer was raised on a farm in Wheatland, Wyoming. He attended Kansas State University and was a member of Triangle Fraternity, earning a degree in mechanical engineering. He served for ten years in the...
and then worked for two years in Geringer's office. In that capacity she spearheaded the Governor’s Open Spaces Initiative and edited Wyoming’s Open Lands Guidebook. She also served on the Board of the Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming. She is a former interim director of the Office of State Lands and Investments. State revenues increased sharply during her tenure, and investment income increased.
State Treasurer
Lummis was elected State Treasurer in 1998 and reelected in 2002 (unopposed) and 2004. She managed over $8 billion in annual funds and was elected President of the Western State Treasurer's Association. As State Treasurer, she was cited by the Small Business AdministrationSmall Business Administration
The Small Business Administration is a United States government agency that provides support to entrepreneurs and small businesses. The mission of the Small Business Administration is "to maintain and strengthen the nation's economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small businesses...
as the "Women in Business Advocate of the Year 2005." The award is given to a public official who promotes women's business ownership. That same year, Lummis was honored by the University of Wyoming (UW) College of Agriculture as one of two "Outstanding Alumni." She was ineligible to seek reelection in 2006 because of Wyoming's term limits law, and was succeeded by fellow Republican Joseph B. Meyer, previously Secretary of State of Wyoming.
On June 14, 2007, Lummis was among 31 Wyoming Republicans to file their names with the Republican State Central Committee in Cheyenne for consideration as the successor to U.S. Senator Craig Thomas, who died earlier in the month. She was chosen as one of the three nominees by the committee submitted to Governor Dave Freudenthal
Dave Freudenthal
David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal , is an American politician who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming. A Democrat, he was reelected to his second term on November 7, 2006, and announced on March 4, 2010, that he would not attempt to seek a third term as Governor.-Education and early...
for final selection who, under Wyoming law, made the final selection on June 22, 2007, to appoint John Barrasso
John Barrasso
John Anthony Barrasso is the junior U.S. Senator from Wyoming and a member of the Republican Party. He was appointed to the Senate following Craig L. Thomas's death and won a special election in 2008 to fill the remaining four years of Thomas's term....
, an orthopedic surgeon and State Senator from Casper
Casper, Wyoming
Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
. Lummis had considered challenging Barrasso in the 2008 special election to complete the remaining four years of Thomas's term, but instead announced her candidacy for the open seat that was vacated by Barbara Cubin
Barbara Cubin
Barbara Lynn Cubin was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, having served as the sole member of that body from Wyoming. In the 109th Congress, she was a member of the House Resources Committee and the House Energy and Commerce Committee...
in the U.S. House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
.
Elections
2008Lummis, who carried the support of pro-life
Pro-life
Opposition to the legalization of abortion is centered around the pro-life, or anti-abortion, movement, a social and political movement opposing elective abortion on moral grounds and supporting its legal prohibition or restriction...
and economic conservative
Conservatism
Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes the maintenance of traditional institutions and supports, at the most, minimal and gradual change in society. Some conservatives seek to preserve things as they are, emphasizing stability and continuity, while others oppose modernism...
voters in Wyoming, won the November 4, 2008, general election
General election
In a parliamentary political system, a general election is an election in which all or most members of a given political body are chosen. The term is usually used to refer to elections held for a nation's primary legislative body, as distinguished from by-elections and local elections.The term...
to succeed Barbara Cubin of Casper
Casper, Wyoming
Casper is the county seat of Natrona County, Wyoming, United States.. Casper is the second-largest city in Wyoming , according to the 2010 census, with a population of 55,316...
. In the August primary election
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
, Lummis defeated businessman and rancher Mark Gordon who outspent her four-to-one, along with other candidates Bill Winney and Michael S. Holland.
In the general election, Lummis faced Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
Gary Trauner
Gary Trauner
Gary S. Trauner is a Wyoming businessman and a two-time unsuccessful Democratic nominee for , his state's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. He was defeated in the 2006 and 2008 general elections by Republicans Barbara Cubin and Cynthia Lummis, respectively.Trauner lost by 1,012...
of Wilson
Wilson, Wyoming
Wilson is a census-designated place in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,294 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson, WY–ID Micropolitan Statistical Area...
in Teton County
Teton County, Wyoming
Teton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of 2010, the population was 21,294. Its county seat is Jackson. Teton County contains the affluent Jackson Hole skiing area...
, who criticized Lummis because she has supported privatization
Privatization
Privatization is the incidence or process of transferring ownership of a business, enterprise, agency or public service from the public sector to the private sector or to private non-profit organizations...
of Social Security
Social Security (United States)
In the United States, Social Security refers to the federal Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program.The original Social Security Act and the current version of the Act, as amended encompass several social welfare and social insurance programs...
and has also suggested raising the retirement age for receiving such benefits; Trauner has called instead for consideration of imposing the FICA
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax is a United States payroll tax imposed by the federal government on both employees and employers to fund Social Security and Medicare —federal programs that provide benefits for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers...
tax on income over $100,000, which is currently exempt.
Lummis defeated Trauner by 10% points, however, she lost her home county, Laramie County
Laramie County, Wyoming
Laramie County is the most populous of the 23 counties of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The county is located in the southeastern corner of the state. The county's population was 91,738 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Cheyenne, the state capital...
. Trauner had the support of Governor Dave Freudenthal
Dave Freudenthal
David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal , is an American politician who served as the 31st Governor of Wyoming. A Democrat, he was reelected to his second term on November 7, 2006, and announced on March 4, 2010, that he would not attempt to seek a third term as Governor.-Education and early...
, with whom Lummis has had political and personal differences.
Trauner had nearly toppled Cubin in the 2006 election.
2010
Lummis won re-election with 71% against Democratic challenger David Wendt.
Tenure
Timothy Carney of the Washington ExaminerWashington Examiner
The Washington Examiner is a free daily newspaper published in Springfield, Virginia, and distributed in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It is owned by Denver billionaire Philip Anschutz....
has called Lummis one of Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
Congressman Jeff Flake
Jeff Flake
Jeffrey Lane "Jeff" Flake is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2001. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was featured in the documentary series How Democracy Works Now: Twelve Stories....
's "posse of anti-appropriators" on the Approrpriations Committee
United States House Committee on Appropriations
The Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States...
. According to Carney, Lummis "is the league leader in bucking the committee leadership." She is a member of the Republican Study Committee
Republican Study Committee
The Republican Study Committee [RSC] is a caucus of over 170 conservative members of the Republican Party in the United States House of Representatives...
.
Committee assignments
- Committee on AppropriationsUnited States House Committee on AppropriationsThe Committee on Appropriations is a committee of the United States House of Representatives. It is in charge of setting the specific expenditures of money by the government of the United States...
- Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Vice Chair)
- Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesUnited States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related AgenciesThe House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies is a standing subcommittee within the House Appropriations Committee.-Members, 112th Congress:-External links:**...
- Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Caucus memberships
- Congressional Western Caucus (Vice-Chair)
- International Conservation CaucusUnited States Congressional International Conservation CaucusThe U.S. Congressional International Conservation Caucus is a bipartisan congressional organization that was founded in September 2003 with the conviction that “the United States of America has the opportunity, the obligation and the interests to advance the conservation of natural resources for...
- Sportsmen's Caucus
- Women's Caucus (Co-Chair)
- Congressional Arts Caucus
Electoral history
Personal life
Lummis is a lawyerLawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
and rancher in Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
. She manages Lummis Livestock, located outside Cheyenne, which began in 1919 when her great-grandfather, the owner of a hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
store, bought the property from a business partner. The ranch has a stone barn
Barn
A barn is an agricultural building used for storage and as a covered workplace. It may sometimes be used to house livestock or to store farming vehicles and equipment...
built in the latter 19th century. Lummis and Wiederspahn also own ranches in Wheatland
Wheatland, Wyoming
Wheatland is a town in and the county seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. The population was 3,548 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Wheatland is located at ....
and in Lincoln County.
Although she uses her maiden name, she has been married since 1983 to Cheyenne attorney and businessman Alvin Laramie "Al" Wiederspahn
Alvin Wiederspahn
Alvin Laramie Wiederspahn, usually known as Al Wiederspahn , is a prominent attorney in Cheyenne who served for ten years as a Democrat in the Wyoming House of Representatives and the Wyoming State Senate...
(born 1949), himself a former Democratic member of both houses of the Wyoming legislature. The two were House colleagues from 1979 to 1983, when they married. The Wiederspahns have a daughter, Annaliese Wiederspahn, who graduated in 2007 from Haverford College
Haverford College
Haverford College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Haverford, Pennsylvania, United States, a suburb of Philadelphia...
in Haverford, Pennsylvania
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Haverford is an unincorporated community located partially in Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA, but primarily in Lower Merion Township in Montgomery County, about west of Philadelphia. It is on the Main Line, which is known historically for its wealth. As of August 2009,...
. They are members of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cheyenne. Lummis's father-in-law was former Laramie County Coroner
Coroner
A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...
Arling Wiederspahn (1916–2007), a Democrat. a funeral home owner, and a leading civic builder of Cheyenne.
Her affiliations include the American Women's Financial Education Foundation, the Center for the Rocky Mountain West Advisory Board, Cheyenne's Vision 2020, the Wyoming Business Alliance, and the Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust. She is the first woman to have served on the popular Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo
Rodeo
Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,...
Board. She won the title "Miss Frontier" in 1976. In 2003, Lummis was a fundraiser for the construction of Johnson Lummis Hunkins Plaza in Downtown Laramie in Albany County, where a statue has been erected in honor of Louisa Gardner Swain
Louisa Ann Swain
Louisa Gardner Swain was the first woman to vote in a general election in the United States. She voted on September 6, 1870, in Laramie, Wyoming.-Biography:...
, the first woman ever to have voted in a general election in the United States.
Lummis appeared on The Colbert Report on March 9, 2009, as part of the show's recurring Better Know a District
Better Know A District
Better Know a District is a recurring segment on The Colbert Report. It offers a humorous explanation of a different United States Congressional district in each segment and generally includes an interview with that district's member of Congress.- Structure :Each segment begins with basic...
segment, which often lampoons members of the U.S. Congress. The segment dealt with Cougars
Cougars
Cougars is a Chicago-based rock band signed to the New York-based label Go-Kart Records.The Cougars' music is often compared to that of Rocket from the Crypt...
, also known as Mountain Lions, with Colbert asking if Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
had a cougar problem (while alluding to the slang use of the term cougar as it applies to Mrs. Lummis, notwithstanding that Lummis is six years younger than her husband).
Lummis' has been reported to own assets worth between $13 million and 83.6 million, made up primarily of cattle ranches valued at $5 millions and $25 millions each.
External links
- Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis official U.S. House site
- Cynthia Lummis for Congress official campaign site
- Profile at SourceWatchSourceWatchSourceWatch is an internet wiki site that is a collaborative project of the liberal Center for Media and Democracy...