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| − | '''Michael Bradley Enzi''', known as '''Mike Enzi''' (February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021), was a generally [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] for his native state of [[Wyoming]]. He was elected to the Senate in 1996 to succeed [[Moderate Republican]] [[Alan Simpson], who did not seek reelection. He did not seek reelection to a fifth term in 2000 and was succeeded by | + | '''Michael Bradley Enzi''', known as '''Mike Enzi''' (February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021), was a generally [[conservative]] [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[United States Senator]] for his native state of [[Wyoming]]. He was elected to the Senate in 1996 to succeed [[Moderate Republican]] [[Alan Simpson]], who did not seek reelection. He did not seek reelection to a fifth term in 2000 and was succeeded by conservative Cynthia Lummis.<ref>[https://www.senate.gov/~enzi/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=AboutSenatorEnzi.AboutMike About Senator Enzi]</ref> Over the course of the 110th [[Congress]], Enzi voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88.6 percent of the time, as of March 22, 2008.<ref>[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/e000285/ Michael Enzi] at Congress Votes Database - [[Washington Post]]</ref> |
He previously served in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973. He was also a state senator from 1991 to 1997 and the [[mayor]] of Gillette, Wyoming, from 1975 to 1983. | He previously served in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973. He was also a state senator from 1991 to 1997 and the [[mayor]] of Gillette, Wyoming, from 1975 to 1983. | ||
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Revision as of 13:48, July 27, 2021
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| U.S. Senator from Wyoming From: January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021 | |||
| Predecessor | Alan Simpson | ||
| Successor | Cynthia Lummis | ||
| Former State Senator for Wyoming's 24th District From: December 13, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |||
| Predecessor | Kelli Mader | ||
| Successor | Richard Erb | ||
| Former Mayor of Gillette From: 1975-1983 | |||
| Predecessor | Cliff Davis | ||
| Successor | Herb Carter | ||
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| Party | Republican | ||
| Spouse(s) | Diana Buckley | ||
| Religion | Presbyterian | ||
Michael Bradley Enzi, known as Mike Enzi (February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021), was a generally conservative Republican United States Senator for his native state of Wyoming. He was elected to the Senate in 1996 to succeed Moderate Republican Alan Simpson, who did not seek reelection. He did not seek reelection to a fifth term in 2000 and was succeeded by conservative Cynthia Lummis.[1] Over the course of the 110th Congress, Enzi voted with a majority of his Republican colleagues 88.6 percent of the time, as of March 22, 2008.[2]
He previously served in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973. He was also a state senator from 1991 to 1997 and the mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, from 1975 to 1983.
He died at the age of seventy-seven of injuries sustained in a bicycle accident.
References
- ↑ About Senator Enzi
- ↑ Michael Enzi at Congress Votes Database - Washington Post