She also served in the House Republican Conference, with the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership, from 2019 to 2021.
Cheney was happy before Trump came along and energized the Republican Party. Back when Republicans were more elitist Cheney was a rockstar. Back when the strings were being pulled quietly, in secret, she was the ultimate deep-state advocate.
She rode her dad’s coattails into public service. And held his Neo-con pro-war views close to her heart. And her political career survived and thrived despite her 2016 “never Trump” stance.
Cheney has been the U.S. representative for Wyoming’s sole congressional district since 2017. She holds the seat her father held from 1979 to 1989.
Changing times
Now Cheney is certainly exiled from the Republican Party apparatus. And she seems to be “missing-in-action” from her constituents.
She stopped appearing at state Republican Party functions more than two years ago. And hasn’t made a live in-person appearance at any of the 23 county chapters since 2020.
