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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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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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Daily Kos broke the news in United States on Friday, December 19, 2025.
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