• LUMMIS, CYNTHIA MARIE
Experience: House: At Large, 2009-Present
Home State: Wyoming
Running: President, United States, 2016
Total Raised: $100,100Coverage End: Thursday, June 30, 2016
Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal

    Full Name: Cynthia M. Lummis
    Gender: Female
    Family: Husband: Al Wiederspahn; 1 Child: Annaliese
    Birth Date: 09/10/1954
    Birth Place: Cheyenne, WY
    Home City: Cheyenne, WY
    Religion:Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod

Education

    JD, University of Wyoming, 1985
    BS, Biology, University of Wyoming, 1978
    BS, Animal Science, University of Wyoming, 1976

Political Experience

    Representative, United States House of Representatives, 2008-present
    Treasurer, State of Wyoming, 1998-2006
    Senator, Wyoming State Senate, 1993-1995
    Representative, Wyoming State House of Representatives, 1979-1983, 1985-1993

Current Legislative Committees

    Natural Resources, Member
    Oversight and Government Reform, Member
    Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, Member
    Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, Member
    Subcommittee on Federal Lands, Member
    Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, Member
    Subcommittee on the Interior, Chair
    Subcommittee on Water, Power, and Oceans, Member

Caucuses/Non-Legislative Committees

    Member, Subcommittee on Royalty Management, United States Department of the Interior
    Member, Tea Party Caucus

Professional Experience

    Owner, Lummis Ranch, 1976-present
    Attorney
    Interim Director, Office of State Lands and Investments, State of Wyoming, 1997-1998
    General Counsel, Office of the Governor, 1995-1997
    Clerk, Wyoming Supreme Court, 1985

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

    Member, Advisory Board, Center for the Rocky Mountain West, University of Montana
    Member, American Women's Financial Education Foundation
    Board Member, Cheyenne Frontier Days
    Member, Cheyenne's Vision 2020
    Member, Laramie Foundation
    Board Member, Leadership Wyoming
    Member, Ruckelshaus Institute for Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming
    Member, Trinity Lutheran Church
    Former Chair, Western State Treasurer's Association
    Member, Wyoming Business Alliance
    Member, Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural Land Trust
    Member, Wyoming Women's History House, Laramie Foundation
General Survey
Issue Title Candidate's Answers
1. Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right

Strongly Oppose
2. Stricter punishment reduces crime

No Opinion
3. Marijuana is a gateway drug
4. Higher taxes on the wealthy

Strongly Oppose
5. Stimulus better than market-led recovery

Strongly Oppose
6. Vouchers for school choice

Strongly Support
7. Make voter registration easier

Support
8. Prioritize green energy

Strongly Oppose
9. Avoid foreign entanglements
10. Expand the military

Strongly Support
11. Support & expand free trade

No Opinion
12. Support American Exceptionalism
13. Absolute right to gun ownership

Strongly Support
14. Expand ObamaCare

Strongly Oppose
15. Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens

Strongly Oppose
16. EPA regulations are too restrictive

Strongly Support
17. Keep God in the public sphere

Strongly Support
18. Legally require hiring more women & minorities

Support
19. Comfortable with same-sex marriage

Strongly Oppose
20. Privatize Social Security

Strongly Support
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