'''Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn''' (born September 10, 1954) is an American politician serving as the junior senator from [[Wyoming]]. Lummis was the representative from Wyoming until she was succeeded by [[Liz Cheney]].
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'''Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn''' (born September 10, 1954) is an American politician serving as the junior senator from [[Wyoming]]. Lummis was the representative from Wyoming until she was succeeded by [[Liz Cheney]].
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==Tenure==
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She is the widow of Alvin Wiederspahn, whom she met when the two were state legislators. He was a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]; she a [[Republican Party|Republican]].
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Lummis was among eight senator who objected to either [[Pennsylvania]] or [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> She also voted against the nomination of [[Merrick Garland]].<ref>https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00114</ref>
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Lummis was among eight senator who objected to presidential election vote tabulations for either [[Pennsylvania]] or [[Arizona]].<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/01/07/us/elections/electoral-college-biden-objectors.html</ref> She also voted against the nomination of [[Merrick Garland]].<ref>https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=117&session=1&vote=00114</ref>