Republican Sen Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election in 2026

Sen. Cynthia Lummis won’t seek reelection in 2026

Longtime Wyoming politician Cynthia Lummis will not seek reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026, she announced Friday.  The prominent Laramie County Republican has worked in Wyoming politics for more than four decades. She will finish her first term in the U.S. Senate in 2026 and isn’t up for another go-around, she said in the announcement. “In the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years…

Republican Sen Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election in 2026, citing the 'energy required'

Cynthia Lummis joins growing list of legislators announcing resignations ahead of 2026 midterms. The Republican US senator from Wyoming says 'energy required' doesn't match her capacity.

US senator from Wyoming won't seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold

First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming won’t seek reelection next year. Lummis said in a statement Friday that her stamina “doesn’t match up” with the energy required for another term.

Crypto's closest ally in Congress, Sen. Lummis, is retiring next year

The most tireless advocate of digital assets issues in the U.S. Senate said she's grown too tired to keep at it, leaving her Republican seat in play next year.

Cynthia Lummis becomes 11th senator to walk away from upper chamber in 2026

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) will not run for another term in 2026, becoming the 11th senator to announce plans to step down from the upper chamber after a grueling year with Republicans back in the majority. Lummis, first elected to the Senate in 2020, had previously told local press that she was “gearing up” for another run and earned the endorsement of President Donald Trump in March. But she ultimately opted against a reelection campaign, rele…

Another Senate Republican quits as GOP grapples with Trump's tanking popularity

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) became the latest Senate Republican to announce her retirement.In a statement on Friday, Lummis said she would not seek reelection."It's an incredible honor to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, and throughout my time here, Wyoming has been my one-and-only priority," sh...