Liz Cheney
Bio | Liz Cheney was born in Wisconsin and worked for the State Department for five years and the U.S. Agency for International Development before attending Law school. She then served as the Secretary for Eastern Affairs, Fox News, and tried for a seat on the senate. She ran for the house in 2016 and held the position since. |
Status and Position | Current 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 House of Representatives Election WY-01 | WY-01 | Yes | Running | 63.0% |
Campaign Financing | Liz Cheney has money from Retired, Securities and Investment, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, and Lawyers/Law firms. Her top contributors are Morgan Stanley, Castle Harlan Inc, Acadian Ambulance Services, Wells Fargo Bank, and Sembler Co. |
Voting Rights | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Liz is against universal health care. Liz Cheney has money from Retired, Securities and Investment, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, and Lawyers/Law firms. Her top contributors are Morgan Stanley, Castle Harlan Inc, Acadian Ambulance Services, Wells Fargo Bank, and Sembler Co. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Liz disapproves of federal funds being used for healthcare. Voted for the Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 and against the MORE Health Education Act. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Liz does not support the LGBT community or their rights. Voted against the Equality Act, and has been outspoken about her anti-gay marriage stance during its legalization. |
| Taxes | Against | Liz is for tax cuts. Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and against the Tax Fairness Act. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Cheney's only recent vote for the Tax Cut and Jobs act has a section equalizing the 7 brackets have rates of 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37% until 2025. Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and against the Tax Fairness Act. |
| Abortion | Against | Liz does not support abortion. Voted for the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and supports federal funding cuts for practitioners and services that provide abortion as an option. |
| Gun Control | Against | Liz supports the second amendment. Cheney voted against the Bipartisan and Enhanced Background Checks Acts. Voted for the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Cheney voted against the Bipartisan and Enhanced Background Checks Acts. Voted for the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Voted for the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act. Has publicly praised the defunding of facilities that provide abortions. |
| Welfare | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Liz has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Liz supports the use of the death Penalty. Cheney voted for the Thin Blue Line Act. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Voted for the First Steps Act which denies illegal immigrants the ability to earn early parole for participation inn recidivism reduction programs. Also voted for the Protect and Serve act which has a minimum sentencing of 10 years for those who knowingly hurt an officer or lawman. |
| Military Spending | For | Voted against the No War Against Iran Act, against countless act to withdraw troops and military spending from Europe and the Middle East. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Voted against the No War Against Iran Act, introduced the Afghanistan Partnership and Transparency Act. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Has a militaristic mindset when dealing with foreign affairs. Has had stake in most votes for withdrawing troops and funding from major defense and military operations in Turkey, Iran, Italy, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. Voted for the Uyghur and Hong Kong Human Rights acts. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| 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 but has said "I think we can all agree that talking about skin color is racist, which is why affirmative action is so wrong and racist." |
| Government Spending | For | Supports the major spending on defense budget. Does not support federal funds for certain programs such as planned parenthood, health care, and welfare. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Does not support clean energy use. Voted against the Climate Action Now act, has openly stated that nothing should be done about climate change, and supports oil and coal use. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Does not support religious freedom for all. Cheney voted against the Condemning Anti-Semitism as hate speech act. Did vote for the Uyghur human right protection act however. |
| 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 | For | Liz heavily supports closing borders, deportation and immigration control. Voted against the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, the American Dream and Promise Act, and for Kate's Law. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Against | Voted against the American Dream and Promise Act and did not support DACA when first proposed. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Voted for the No Sanctuary for Criminals act. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Voted against the Safe Banking act, and against police prosecuting cannabis users and businesses where recreational use is legal. |