{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-honors-senator-cynthia-lummis-her-retirement-public", "Congresswoman Hageman Honors Senator Cynthia Lummis on her Retirement from Public Service", "2025-12-19", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C.\u2013 Today, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R\u2013WY) honored Wyoming Senator Cynthia Lummis upon the senator\u2019s announcement that she will retire from public life after nearly a half-century, effective at the end of her current term in January 2027. Lummis blazed a wide trail in her native state, serving in the U.S. Senate since 2021, and also holding the state\u2019s only U.S. House of Representatives seat, currently occupied by Hageman, from 2009 to 2017. Lummis spent two stints in the Wyoming House (1979-1983 and 1985-1993) and one in the state Senate (1993-1995), and also served as Treasurer of Wyoming from 1999 to 2007.\n\nThere are few figures in the history of Wyoming public service who have had an impact as large and substantial as Sen. Lummis.\n\n\u201cFor forty-six years in jobs with the public trust, Cynthia Lummis has embodied the clear-eyed common sense that Wyoming is known for. Her retirement marks the close of an extraordinary era in our state\u2019s political history\u2014one defined by integrity, independence, and an unwavering devotion to the people she served,\u201d Rep. Hageman said. \u201cCynthia built one of the most distinguished and consequential careers in the history of Wyoming public life. She will leave having made Wyoming and America stronger, and I will always consider her a lifelong friend.\u201d\n\nGrowing up on a family ranch near Cheyenne, Lummis learned the lessons that would guide her life, shape her view of the world, and form her leadership style. She has always subscribed to faith, fidelity to principle, and hard work. Whether she was talking about cattle, studying law, or debating policy in the halls of power, she carried herself with trademark honesty and strength that reflect the very best of the people of Wyoming.\n\nHer two degrees from the University of Wyoming\u2014one in animal science and the other in law\u2014formed an apt foundation for a life dedicated to serving a western state in elected office. But she felt the calling when she was just 24 years old, and she won her first election to the Wyoming House of Representatives. Cynthia Lummis hasn\u2019t stopped serving since.\n\nIn the Wyoming Legislature, she earned a reputation as a principled conservative, with a love for the Constitution and the tenets of individual liberties. There she worked with Representative Hageman\u2019s father, James. She worked to make sure that state government controlled its spending, while protecting Wyoming\u2019s natural resources so that they remain an economic engine for today\u2019s citizens, as well as for future generations.\n\nWhen she was State Treasurer, Sen. Lummis approached her responsibilities with the same dedication to stewardship that guided her on the family ranch: protect what you\u2019ve been given, invest wisely, and leave things better than you found them. As treasurer, Lummis safeguarded public funds, modernized practices, and strengthened Wyoming\u2019s fiscal position. Her ethics and integrity were her calling card.\n\nIn 2008, Lummis was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, beginning a four-term tenure as Wyoming\u2019s lone member. Over her eight years in the House, she became nationally known as a Constitutionalist, a believer in the Tenth Amendment, and a leading advocate for energy producers and ranchers in western states.\n\nWhen she was elected Wyoming\u2019s first female United States Senator in 2020, Lummis returned to Washington with the clarity of purpose that had always defined her. She brought the practicality and toughness of a rancher and the precision of a lawyer to every debate, and she quickly emerged as a leading voice in the Senate on fiscal responsibility, regulatory reform, and innovation in the American economy.\n\nSenator Lummis earned national recognition for her pioneering work in cryptocurrency policy, pressing for innovation while demanding transparency and accountability. Her forward-looking approach reflects her belief that financial and technological progress can coexist and allow for individual freedom and fiscal safety.\n\nYet even while pursuing groundbreaking policies in modern finance, Lummis never lost sight of her Wyoming roots. She remained an advocate for farmers, energy producers, and landowners. She defended the rights of ranchers, miners, and small business owners who built Wyoming over the centuries and kept the state\u2019s economy strong. And she brought Western common sense to the debates that too often get lost in the noise of Washington.\n\nLummis\u2019 leadership in the Western Caucus, a growing group of Republicans in both the House and Senate, has been vital to the state\u2019s interests. With Lummis\u2019 influence, the caucus consistently champions private land rights, encourages energy production on federal lands, and pushes for commonsense federal regulations that protect the environment while allowing access to natural resources so the Western economy can thrive.\n\n\u201cSenator Lummis has been a trailblazer for Wyoming and has been key in educating other members of Congress, including other Republicans, about what life is like in our Western states,\u201d Rep. Hageman said. \u201cShe knew that to do what\u2019s right for our people, she had to first make sure folks in D.C. knew how their actions would affect us out west. There can be no question that the people of Wyoming are better off for having had Cynthia Lummis on their side.\u201d", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-honors-senator-cynthia-lummis-her-retirement-public"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7027341052889824, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}