Cynthia Lummis
Bio | Cynthia Lummis attended the University of Wyoming where she received a Bachelor of Science in both animal science and biology as well as her J.D. She has spent time in the Wyoming state legislature as well as the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of Wyoming |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Wyoming |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Wyoming 1 | Wyoming 1 | Yes | Running | 73.1% |
Campaign Financing | Cynthia Lummis' biggest donors include The Club For Growth, Senate Conservatives Fund and the Arch Resources. The Oil and Gas Industry as well as Leadership PACs have also made large donations to her campaign. |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Lummis does not support Universal Healthcare. Lummis has stated she wants to repeal and replace Obamacare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Lummis wants to give people the option to choose their healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Lummis supports private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Lummis does not support LGBT rights. Lummis only defines marriage as between a man and a woman. She opposes all other definitions. |
| Taxes | Against | Lummis is committed to keeping taxes low. Lummis opposes all new federal tax increase proposals. She has also signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Lummis supports a single rate tax system. Lummis opposes all new federal tax increase proposals. She has also signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. |
| Abortion | Against | Lummis is pro-life. Lummis is endorsed by the Susan B. Anthony List, a pro life organization. She believes abortion is a sin and opposes all federal funding for it. |
| Gun Control | Against | Does not support gun control. Voted for the SHARE act, Prohibits District of Columbia from Implementing Certain Firearm Laws. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Voted for the SHARE act, Prohibits District of Columbia from Implementing Certain Firearm Laws. |
| Government Interference | Against | Given her support for free-market, auditing federal agencies, and lesser restrictions on guns. Cynthia does not support government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Cynthia does not support any federal funding for any clinic that provides abortions. |
| Welfare | Nuance | Supports a restricted welfare system. Cynthia has voted for maintaining work requirement for welfare, No Subsidies Without Verification Act, and a photo/government ID requirement for food stamps and other programs. |
| Welfare | Against | Cynthia has voted against the use of embryos in stem cell research as well as the 2009 budget act which would give more funding to these research labs. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | For | Cynthia support heavy military spending with no restrictions. Has voted against the Prohibits Use of Funds for Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity Act, countless bills to appropriate funds for the defense budget, and against bills that would restrict or limit military force and use in middle east. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Cynthia has voted against withdrawal of troops from middle east, shutting down and holding accountable guantanamo bay, and preventing weapons from being developed in certain countries. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Has a militaristic view on this issue. Cynthia is voted by AAL as anti-palestine/arab deal, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, and Prohibit Funds from Being Used to Implement the New START Treaty |
| United Nations power | Against | Cynthia voted to withhold funding to UN "until certain criteria are met such as Directs the President to influence the UN to shift the funding mechanism for the UN from an assessed to a voluntary basis. Withholds up to 50% of nonvoluntary US contributions to the regular budget of the UN unless 80% of the total regular budget of the UN is apportioned on a voluntary basis. Requires the annual congressional budget justification to include a detailed itemized request. Prohibits making funds available for international peacekeeping activities for any purpose other than the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) or to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda" |
| Nationalism | For | Seeing her views on military and foreign policies she supports that the US should be first and foremost. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Cynthia supports spending on defense and military. Does not seem to support any other type of funding. |
| Charter Schools | For | Cynthia voted for reauthorizing the DC opportunity scholarship program. Has no other opinion on this issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Does not support clean energy or fossil fuel restrictions. Cynthia voted to ban EPA from implementing restrictions on C02 emissions and loosen restrictions on fracking and drilling. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | Nuance | Has a mixed view on immigration. Cynthia voted to hold the law in sanctuary cities but also voted for the STEM Jobs Act of 2012. Voted against the Dream Act. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Against | Voted against the Dream Act. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Voted to hold the law in sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |