Table of Biography
Liz Cheney is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the at-large congressional district representative for Wyoming since 2017. Moreover, Liz Cheney’s political career as a ‘Republican‘ began under George W. Bush’s presidency.
Early life
Elizabeth Lynne Cheney best known as Liz Cheney was born on 28th July 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin, the United States of America.
As of now, this woman is 55 years old and a citizen of the United States. Moreover, this woman has a zodiac sign of Leo and her ethnicity is unknown.
In addition, she is the eldest daughter of Dick Cheney (father) and Lynne Vincent (mother). Her father was a former U.S. vice president, and her mother was an author, scholar, and former talk show host.
She has a younger sister named Mary Cheney, who associates with several political action groups.
Caption: Liz Cheney with his dad Dick Cheney (Source: People.com)
Talking about her academic career, she joins schools in Casper, Wyoming. She attended ‘McLean High School,’ where she graduated in 1984 as a cheerleader. Moreover, she earns her bachelor’s degree from ‘Colorado College.’
Her final thesis, titled ‘The Evolution of Presidential War Powers,’ was submitted in 1988. In 1996, she received her law degree from the ‘University of Chicago Law School.’ She also attended the ‘Oriental Institute,’ where he studied Middle Eastern history.
Net Worth 2024
As a politician and lawyer, she has earned a decent sum of money in her profession. Moreover, her net woestimatedates at around $7 million, and she has not mentioned her income and salary.
Professional career
Early career
Liz Cheney spent five years on the staff of the ‘United States DepartmentStateate’ before enrolling in the ‘University of Chicago Law School.’
Following that, she worked for the ‘United States Agency for International Development.’ She left in 1993 to work for Armitage Associates LLP, a consulting business.
She began her legal career after earning her Juris Doctor by working for the law firm ‘White & Case’ and the ‘International Finance Corporation.’ From 1999 to 2002, Liz worked as an international local lawyer and consultant at the latter.
State Department
She worked as the deputy assistant secretary of state for ‘Near Eastern Affairs,’ at the ‘United States Department of State’ in 2002.
Her position as an official with the ‘United States Agency for International Development,’ stationed in Budapest and Warsaw, was concocted to get her hired at the agency.
Colin Powell, the then-secretary of state, had suggested her, according to ‘State Department’, spokesperson Richard Boucher. In such a capacity, she presided over the ‘Middle East Partnership Initiative.’
Moreover, she resigned from her ‘State Department’, role in 2003 and endorsed the ‘W Stands for Women’ project to encourage more women to vote in her father’s re-election campaign in 2004.
was namedames principal deputy assistant secretary of state for ‘Near Eastern Affairs’ by the ‘US State Department’ in February 2005.
As the coordinator for ‘Broader Middle East and North Africa Initiatives,’ she helped C. David Welch, the assistant secretary of state for ‘Near Eastern Affairs,’ made multiple joint efforts to promote democracy and extend diverse possibilities in the Middle East and Northern Africa.
Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group
She was instrumental in the formation of the ‘Fund of the Future’ and the ‘Foundation of the Future,’ both of which are semi-independent foundations.’The foundations’ main goal was to help small enterprises while also giving the media and democracy the most freedom possible.
She also gave her approval to a draft constitution for Iraq. In March 2006, she was chosen to lead the tIran-Syriayria Policy and Operations Group’, (ISOG) by the ‘Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs.’
Later, the unit teamed up with the ‘International Republican Institute’ for a controversial grant program.
The following month, the ‘New York Times’ slammed her work on Iran and Syria, claiming that the unit’s clandestine operations may spark a conflict. By May, the group had come to an end.
Post–State Department career
Liz was named one of three co-chairs of the 2008 ‘Republican presidential campaign by Fred Thompson in June 2007. She was named senior foreign policy advisor to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign on January 27, 2008.
In addition, she spoke out against the law prohibiting homosexual marriages in an interview with ‘MSNBC’ in 2009.
She also suggested that the federal government give homosexual couples extra-legal perks. Liz argued that states, not the federal government, should decide on the matter, even though her answer was unclear and did not explicitly specify whether she backed homosexual weddings or not.
Her stance on homosexuality sparked debate. In an ad made by the ‘American Principles Fund,’ a conservative group targeted Hillary. Many saw her anti-gay marriage position as support for her sister, Mary, who was dating Heather Poe at the time. In 2012, the two married.
Non-profit organization and guest host
She founded the non-profit organization ‘Keep America Safe’ with neoconservative political analyst William Kristol and political activist Deborah Burlingame in October 2009. They were all board of directors members.
The goal of the organization was to keep residents informed about national security problems. The foundation was heavily criticized, particularly by conservative attorneys.
In August 2011, she published ‘In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir,’ which she co-wrote with her father. She joined ‘Fox News’ in January 2012 as a guest host on ‘Hannity’ and ‘Fox News Sunday.’
The network canceled her contract in July 2013 after she declared her race for the ‘Senate’ in Wyoming as a ‘Republican’. And she was against the then-incumbent ‘Republican,’ Mike Enzi.
Her candidacy was widely panned, largely due to a dramatic shift in her position on same-sex weddings. She and Mary have never agreed on homosexual marriages, as she revealed on ‘Fox News Sunday,’ resulting in a feud between them.
The public learned about her family conflict, which had a significant influence on her election campaign.
As the US House of Representatives
On January 6, 2014, she announced her withdrawal from the race, citing family health issues as the cause. After Cynthia Lummis announced her resignation from the role of US Representative for Wyoming’s at-large congressional district in 2015, she declared her candidacy in 2016.
Simon Kukes, an oil sector executive, backed her campaign. She co-sponsored a bill to remove grey wolves from the ‘Endangered Species Act’ after taking office in January 2017.
She became Armed Services and Natural ResourCommitteestees in the 115th ‘Congress’ (January 2017 to January 2019).
Liz Cheney was re-elected to the office without opposition in the November 2018 general election. The 116Congressess’ ‘Republicans’ elected her chair of the ‘House Republican Conference’ (January 2019 to January 2021).
Award
Liz Chenamedames the Forbes 50 Over 50 list for the first time in 2021, which features important entrepreneurs, executives, scientists, and creators over the age of 50. Moreover, she became Time’s annual list of the world’s 100 most important people, the Time 100, in 2021.
She became Forbes 50 Over 50 list for the first time in 2021, which features important entrepreneurs, executives, scientists, and creators over the age of 50. She was also named to Time’s annual list of the world’s 100 most important people, the Time 100, in 2021.
Relationship Status
She married Philip Perry in 1993. They have five children whose names are Grace Perry, Kate Perry, Elizabeth Perry, Richard Perry, and Philip Richard Perry.
Caption: Liz Cheney with husband Philip Richard Perry (Source:Factboyz.com)
Liz Cheney – Body Measurements
This politician is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 56 kg. Similarly, she has blonde hair with blue eyes and there is no more information regarding her other body measurements.
Caption: body measurement (Source: The New York Times)
Liz Cheney – Social Media
On her Instagram page, there are more than 36.2k followers and there are more than 353.2k followers on Twitter. Likewise, there are more than 27k followers on Facebook.