Liz Cheney Net Worth

What is Liz Cheney's Net Worth?

Liz Cheney, a prominent attorney and politician, has an estimated net worth of $20 million. Serving as the US representative for Wyoming from 2017 to 2023, she is the eldest daughter of former vice president Dick Cheney. Her influential roles in the US State Department under George W. Bush solidified her reputation as a staunch neoconservative. Cheney gained significant attention in 2021 as the vice chair of the House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack on the US Capitol.

Early Life and Education

Born on July 28, 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin, Liz Cheney is the eldest daughter of Dick Cheney and Lynne Cheney. She has a younger sister named Mary. With her father's election to the US Congress in the 1970s, the family split their time between Casper, Wyoming, and Washington, DC. Cheney graduated from McLean High School in 1984, then earned her Bachelor's degree from Colorado College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1996.

Career Beginnings

Before law school, Cheney spent five years working for the State Department and the US Agency for International Development, followed by a stint at the consulting firm Armitage Associates. Post law school, she joined White & Case as a practicing attorney and worked as an international law consultant at the International Finance Corporation. Additionally, Cheney served as a USAID officer in US embassies in both Budapest, Hungary, and Warsaw, Poland.

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US State Department, 2002-2007

In 2002, Cheney was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, taking charge of the Middle East Partnership Initiative. In 2003, she temporarily left for the Bush-Cheney reelection campaign, only to return in 2005 as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs. She managed projects like the Fund of the Future and Foundation of the Future and led the Iran Syria Policy and Operations Group. Cheney was known for her neoconservative policies and a robust focus on national security and military strength.

Post-US State Department

After her tenure at the State Department, Cheney co-chaired Fred Thompson's 2008 presidential campaign. When Thompson dropped out, she joined Mitt Romney's campaign as a senior foreign policy advisor. In 2009, Cheney co-founded the non-profit organization Keep America Safe with William Kristol and Deborah Burlingame, advocating for the hawkish positions of the Bush-Cheney administration. Cheney subsequently became a Fox News contributor.

US Senate Campaign

In 2013, Cheney launched a campaign for the US Senate as a Wyoming Republican. Her campaign faced challenges due to her hawkish foreign policy views and a public conflict with her sister over same-sex marriage. Unable to match the popularity of incumbent Mike Enzi, Cheney withdrew from the race in early 2014.

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US House of Representatives

After Wyoming congresswoman Cynthia Lummis retired in late 2015, Cheney announced her campaign for Lummis's House seat in early 2016. She secured the seat with over 60% of the vote and was re-elected in 2018 and 2020. Cheney also served as the chair of the House Republican Conference from 2019 to 2021.

Although she largely aligned with Donald Trump during her early tenure, Cheney opposed him after the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol. Her support for Trump's second impeachment led to attempts by the Freedom Caucus to remove her from party leadership. By mid-2021, she was successfully removed from her leadership position. Her anti-Trump stance also cost her the Wyoming Republican Party membership and the renomination for her Senate seat in 2022.

House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack

In mid-2021, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi appointed Cheney to the bipartisan House Select Committee investigating the January 6 Attack. Cheney served as vice chair and became a central figure in scrutinizing the events. She concluded that former president Donald Trump incited the attack through misinformation about the 2020 election results and recommended several charges against him.