Cynthia Lummis
Republican | Wyoming
Candidate Profile
Evaluation In Progress
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Cynthia Lummis
Party
Republican
Election Year
2012
Election
General
Race
U.S. Representative (At Large)
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
Univeristy of Wyoming, Laramie, BS, 1976
University of Wyoming, Laramie, JD, 1985
WORK & MILITARY
Rancher
Lawyer
WY Supreme Court Clerk
AFFILIATIONS
Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS, The Lutheran Hour
Loius Swain House (WY Womens History House)
The Heifer Project, 4-H
WY Business Alliance
The Congressional Awards, The Republican Party
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
US House of Representatives, 2009-present
WY State Treasurer, 8 years
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Served in the WY State Legislature, 14 years
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2013
100%
2013-14
100%
2013-14
100%
2015-16
100%
2015-16
100%, 95%†
2014
92%, 94%†
2015-16
93%
2013-14
92%
2015
92%
2016
87%, 86%†
2015
82%, 85%†
2015
78%
2015-16
78%, 74%†
2013
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2013-14
|100%
2015-16
|100%
2015-16
|100%, 95%†
2014
|92%, 94%†
2015-16
|93%
2013-14
|92%
2015
|92%
2016
|87%, 86%†
2015
|82%, 85%†
2015
|78%
2015-16
|78%, 74%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2015
17%, 7%†
2014
5%
2015-16
0%
2013
0%, 0%†
2015-16
0%
2015
0%
2014
|5%
2015-16
|0%
2015-16
|0%
2015
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
OTHER (1)
National Rifle Association
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (32)
Andrew 'Andy' Tobin
Barbara Comstock
Barry Loudermilk
Bruce Poliquin
Carlos Curbelo
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (51)
Aaron Schock
Adrian Smith
Associated Builders and Contractors
Black Hills Corporation
BudgetHawks.com
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Americans for the Arts
National Farmers Union
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
1. Free enterprise and the right to private property turn mankind's natural self interest into the fairest and most productive economic system there is, and is the key to national prosperity.
Strongly Agree
2. Government should enforce laws designed to protect the border and to prevent illegal entry of persons into the country.
Strongly Agree
3. It is the government’s responsibility to be sure everyone has health care and a livable income.
Strongly Disagree
4. Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Did not answer
5. Marriage is a union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
6. Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which permitted our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
7. The United States must maintain a nuclear arsenal that is safe, reliable, modern and numerically superior to those of potential adversaries.
Strongly Agree
8. Efforts to bring Islamic law (shariah) to America pose a threat to our country and its Constitution.
Strongly Agree
9. U.S. disarmament entailed in President Obama’s defense budget cuts will endanger our national security.
Strongly Agree
10. Pure democracy is the best form of government to ensure the safety and equitable treatment of all citizens.
Did not answer
11. Who has the primary responsibility to be sure children are properly educated?
Their Parents
12. Should abortion be allowed under extenuating circumstances? If so, what circumstances?
See Notes
13. Based on the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution, please arrange the following entities, starting with the highest source of authority, and continue the list in descending order of authority, skipping any that do not apply: Academia, Congress, Constitution, God, Industry, Media, Professional Sports, Supreme Court, Voters.
God, Constitution, Voters, Congress, Supreme Court
14. What in the nature of mankind caused America’s Founders to carefully define, separate, and limit powers within the Constitution?
Our founders recognized mankind's sinful nature and the corrupting influence of unchecked power.
15. Please list your educational, military and vocational history, and any church and civic leadership positions held, and political positions held or sought.
BS-Animal Science/BS-Biology/JD-University of Wyoming Rancher/Attorney Wyoming Supreme Court Clerk Wyoming Legislator - 14 years General Counsel-Gov. Jim Geringer Office of State Land and Investments, Director Wyoming State Treasurer - 8 years US Congress - 3.5 years
16. What charitable, educational, religious, or political organizations have you been affiliated with as a member, contributor, or volunteer?
Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS, Cheyenne, WY The Lutheran Hour,Contributor The Heifer Project, Contributor Louis Swain House (History House of Wyoming Women) Meals on Wheels The Congressional Award 4-H University of Wyoming The Republican Party Wyoming Business Alliance Wyoming Stock Growers Agricultural land Trust
17. Please list, up to six (6) in number, the endorsements (groups or individuals) you would most like to promote.
The people of Wyoming. 1998,2002,2008,2010
