Republican 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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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…
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced on Friday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, saying “the energy required doesn’t match up.” “It’s an incredible honor to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, and throughout my time here, Wyoming has been my one-and-only priority,” Lummis said in a statement posted to X. “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fa…
Republican Sen Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election in 2026, citing the 'energy required'
Cynthia Lummis joins growing list of legislators announcing resignations ahead of 2026 midterms. The Republican US senator from Wyoming says 'energy required' doesn't match her capacity.
Lummis Won't Seek Re-Election in 2026
CHEYENNE — Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., won’t be seeking another term as a member of Wyoming’s delegation to Washington, D.C. Lummis announced her decision Friday. “It’s an incredible honor to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Senate, and throughout my time here, Wyoming has been my one-and-only priority,” she said in a media release. “What a
US senator from Wyoming won't seek reelection in 2026 in Republican stronghold
First-term U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming won’t seek reelection next year. Lummis said in a statement Friday that her stamina “doesn’t match up” with the energy required for another term.
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