US EditionRepublican Sen Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election in 2026
Senator Lummis, known for championing cryptocurrency legislation, cites exhaustion for retiring after one term but will focus on key bills and maintaining GOP Senate control in 2026.
- Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., announced Friday she will not seek re-election next year and will retire after one term in the U.S. Senate.
- At 71, Lummis said the energy required for another term doesn't match up after exhausting fall session weeks and that she does not have six more years to serve.
- Lummis built her Senate profile by spearheading cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence industry regulation, penning the GENIUS Act and championing American energy policies covering coal, oil, and gas.
- Her departure opens a safely Republican seat, with Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., as a possible candidate, and Latcham praised Lummis for her service.
- Her retirement follows other Republican senators declining to run again amid a string of departures, and earlier this year she raised concerns about President Donald Trump's private meeting with $TRUMP meme token investors.
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Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis Won’t Seek Second Senate Term
Senator Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming announced Friday she will not seek reelection in 2026, marking the end of a public service career that included advocacy for American energy independence, constitutional rights, and government accountability. The post Wyoming’s Cynthia Lummis Won’t Seek Second Senate Term appeared first on Breitbart.
JUST IN: Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis Announces Retirement - "I Do Not Have Six More Years in Me"
GOP Senator and Trump ally Cynthia Lummis (WY) announced on Friday that she will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2026. “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me,” the 71-year-old wrote, separating herself from the old, power-hungry who are self-serving well past their 70s. “I am a devout leg…
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…
Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis announces retirement, will not seek re-election in 2026
WYOMING (KIFI) — U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, retiring at the end of her first term in the Senate. The 71-year-old veteran of Wyoming politics cited the physical and mental demands of the office. In a heartfelt statement, the Senator described her tenure as "an incredible honor," noting that representing the people of Wyoming has remained her "one-and-only priority." Lummis was c…
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