Cynthia Lummis

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn is an American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator from Wyoming. She is the first woman to represent Wyoming in the Senate. A member of the Republican Party, she served as the U.S. Representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district from 2009 to 2017. Before joining Congress, she served as a State Representative, State Senator (1993–95), and State Treasurer (1999–2007). She did not seek reelection to the House of Representatives in 2016, and defeated Democratic nominee Merav Ben-David for the U.S. Senate in 2020.