Liz Cheney
American lawyer and politician
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| 2025 | Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her defense of freedom and democracy as a member of the January 6th Committee. |
| January 20 2025 | Preemptively pardoned by President Biden, along with other former January 6th Committee members, just hours before he left office. |
| January 20 2025 | President Biden preemptively pardoned January 6th Committee members, including Cheney, to protect them from potential political retaliation by the incoming Trump administration. |
| January 2 2025 | Awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Joe Biden, honoring her service during difficult times and commitment to democracy. |
| 2024 | Endorsed and campaigned for Kamala Harris's unsuccessful presidential election run. |
| November 1 2024 | At an Arizona rally, Donald Trump makes threatening remarks about Liz Cheney, suggesting violence against her, which prompts her to respond by criticizing such rhetoric as how 'dictators destroy free nations'. |
| September 2024 | Cheney suggested in an interview that the Republican Party might be unsalvageable due to Trump's influence and that traditional conservatives might need to start a new conservative party. |
| September 6 2024 | Dick Cheney announces his support for Kamala Harris and the Democratic ticket, calling Trump a 'threat to our republic' and a 'coward'. |
| September 4 2024 | Cheney told Duke University students she would vote for Kamala Harris in the 2024 election, emphasizing her commitment to constitutional principles. |
| June 9 2024 | Awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Dartmouth College. |
| April 22 2024 | Cheney published an essay in The New York Times urging the Supreme Court to expedite a decision on presidential immunity to proceed with legal proceedings against Trump. |
| January 5 2024 | At the Democracy Summit at Dartmouth College, Cheney urged voters to reject Donald Trump as the Republican presidential nominee. |
| 2023 | Completed her term in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
| December 5 2023 | Cheney released her memoir 'Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning', which became a bestseller and recounted her experiences with the January 6th Committee. |
| 2022 | Cheney was one of 47 Republicans who voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which codifies same-sex marriage into federal law and passed the House with a vote of 267–157. |
| 2022 | Voted in support of H.R. 8373, 'The Right to Contraception Act', which aimed to protect access to contraceptives and healthcare providers' ability to provide contraceptive information. |
| October 2022 | Cheney made her first-ever endorsement of a Democrat, supporting Elissa Slotkin for congressional reelection over Republican nominee Tom Barrett. |
| September 2022 | Cheney stated she would not support Trump as a Republican nominee, marking a clear break with the former president. |
| August 2022 | After her primary defeat, Cheney filed paperwork creating The Great Task political action committee, named after a phrase from the Gettysburg Address. |
| August 16 2022 | Liz Cheney lost the Republican primary election in Wyoming to pro-Trump candidate Harriet Hageman, receiving 28.9% of the vote compared to Hageman's 66.3%. This defeat was the second-worst margin for a House incumbent in the past 60 years. |
| June 2022 | During a committee hearing, Cheney delivered a powerful message to Republican colleagues defending Donald Trump, stating 'There will come a day when Donald Trump is gone, but your dishonor will remain', criticizing their support of the former president and downplaying of the January 6 events. |
| May 22 2022 | Presented with the Profile in Courage Award in person, recognized for being a 'consistent and courageous voice in defense of democracy'. |
| April 22 2022 | Named a Profile in Courage Award recipient by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation for 'defending democracy'. |
| March 2022 | In an interview on Meet The Press, Cheney said she did not regret her initial vote against Trump's first impeachment, particularly in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| February 4 2022 | The Republican National Committee censured Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger by voice vote for their participation in the House investigation of the January 6 Capitol assault, characterizing the events of January 6, 2021 as 'legitimate political discourse'. |
| 2021 | Selected for Forbes 50 Over 50 list, recognizing notable entrepreneurs, leaders, scientists, and creators over 50 years old. |
| 2021 | Included in Time 100, the annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| November 13 2021 | The Wyoming GOP Central Committee voted 31-29 to no longer recognize Liz Cheney as a member of the party, formalizing her removal due to her impeachment vote. |
| October 21 2021 | Voted as one of nine House Republicans to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress, continuing her stance of holding individuals accountable for actions related to the January 6 events. |
| September 26 2021 | During a 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl, Cheney expressed regret for her previous stance against same-sex marriage. |
| September 26 2021 | During an interview with Lesley Stahl on 60 Minutes, reaffirmed her support for waterboarding, stating that it is not torture. |
| August 2021 | Two Wyoming counties voted to remove Liz Cheney from the Republican Party. |
| July 1 2021 | Liz Cheney was appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, serving as vice chair of the committee. |
| June 17 2021 | Cheney was among 160 House Republicans who voted against repealing the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), arguing that repealing it would signal weakness to adversaries and allies. |
| May 2021 | Cheney voted with 34 other Republicans and all Democrats to approve legislation establishing a commission to investigate the January 6 Capitol storming, demonstrating her support for a bipartisan inquiry into the events. |
| May 12 2021 | Cheney was formally removed from her position as House Republican Conference chair through a voice vote at a closed-door meeting, and replaced by Elise Stefanik. |
| May 5 2021 | Liz Cheney published an opinion article in The Washington Post titled 'The GOP is at a turning point. History is watching us', defending her stance on constitutional principles and criticizing former President Trump's claims about the 2020 election. |
| April 2021 | Cheney stated she would not vote for Trump if he were the Republican nominee for president in 2024. |
| February 6 2021 | The Wyoming Republican Party censured Cheney for her impeachment vote, which she rejected and defended as fulfilling her constitutional oath. |
| February 3 2021 | Survived a House Republican Conference vote to remove her from leadership, winning 145-61 after her vote to impeach Trump. |
| January 12 2021 | Following the January 6 Capitol attack, Cheney announced she would vote to impeach Trump, saying he 'lit the flame' of the riot and betrayed his presidential oath. |
| 2020 | Liz Cheney won the Republican primary election against Blake Stanley, securing 73% of the vote. |
| 2020 | Cheney defeated Democratic candidate Lynnette Grey Bull in the general election, winning 69% of the vote. |
| 2019 | Became chair of the House Republican Conference, the third-highest position in the House Republican leadership. |
| 2019 | Voted against the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, opposing the removal of cannabis from scheduled substances and potential criminal conviction expungements. |
| December 18 2019 | Cheney voted against impeaching President Trump during his first impeachment. |
| September 18 2019 | Cheney advocated for the United States to consider a 'proportional military response' against Iran following attacks on oil bases in Saudi Arabian regions of Abqaiq and Khurais. |
| June 2019 | Cheney criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's comparison of border detention centers to 'concentration camps', arguing it showed disrespect to Holocaust victims. |
| June 21 2019 | After President Trump called off military strikes against Iran, Cheney compared Trump's inaction to Barack Obama's previous refusal to attack Syria in 2013. |
| May 2019 | Cheney accused FBI agents Peter Strzok and another agent of potentially planning a 'coup' and being guilty of 'treason' due to their personal text messages. |
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