Liz Cheney, born July 28, 1966, in Madison, Wisconsin, is an American attorney and Republican politician, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.[1] She earned a Bachelor of Arts from Colorado College and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1996.[2][3] Early in her career, Cheney worked for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department in roles involving Poland, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, and as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs.[1][2][3] She practiced law at White & Case in Washington, D.C., and the International Finance Corporation, and cofounded Keep America Safe in 2009, criticizing President Barack Obama's national security policies.[1] After a failed 2014 Senate bid in Wyoming, Cheney won election as the at-large U.S. House representative for Wyoming in 2016, serving from 2017 to 2023 and securing reelection in 2018 and 2020.[1][2] She chaired the House Republican Conference (2019–2021), the third-highest GOP leadership position and the highest ever held by a Republican woman in the House.[2][3][4] Cheney served on the Armed Services, Natural Resources, Rules committees, and the China Task Force.[2][3] A staunch conservative, she became a vocal critic of Donald Trump after the 2020 election, urging him to respect court rulings and support a peaceful power transfer.[4] Following the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack, Cheney voted to impeach Trump, stating he "summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack."[1][4] She served as vice chair of the House Select Committee investigating the event, facing death threats and GOP backlash that cost her leadership role and led to her 2022 primary defeat.[1][2][4][5] Post-Congress, Cheney joined the University of Virginia Center for Politics as a professor of practice in 2023.[3] She received the 2022 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for defending democracy, and was named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People and Forbes' 50 Over 50 lists.[2][3][4] Today, she remains a prominent voice on principled leadership and national security.[2][3]