Liz Cheney was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2016 in Wyoming and lost a primary re-election in 2022. Cheney is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney. She briefly ran for the U.S. Senate in Wyoming before abandoning her candidacy.
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