FAMILY TIES
How many kids does Liz Cheney have?
AT HOME, she's a mom of five who has been married to her lawyer husband Philip Perry for more than two decades.
However, publicly, Liz Cheney is more commonly known as the Republican congresswoman who represents Wyoming.
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How many kids does Liz Cheney have?
Liz Cheney and Philip Perry have welcomed five kids together.
They are - Grace, Elizabeth, Kate, Philip Richard, and Richard.
The couple welcomed their youngest child, Richard, likely named after Liz's father, in 2006.
Philip Richard was born two years earlier on July 2, 2004.
Liz and her family live in Wilson, Wyoming.
Some of their children attended a private school in McLean, Virginia, where tuition is over $30,000 a year.
Her husband Philip was a political appointee in the George W. Bush administration.
At one time he was the acting associate attorney general at the Department of Justice, general counsel of the Office of Management and Budget, and general counsel of the Department of Homeland Security.
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He is best known for "his pioneering work litigating biotechnology issues and his work on constitutional and federal regulatory matters."
As of August 2022, Philip works as a partner at the law firm Latham and Watkins LLP.
Who is Liz Cheney's father?
Liz's father, Dick Cheney, served as the US vice president under then-President George W Bush from 2001 to 2009.
He also served as Secretary of Defense under George HW Bush from 1989 to 1993 and he was Gerald Ford's chief of staff from 1975 to 1977.
Liz led the House select committee in the investigation of the January 6 Capitol riot and Donald Trump's role on that day.
She was ostracized from the Republican party for leading the committee and has been strongly criticized by Trump loyalists.
Her father addressed her tenacity in an ad, saying: “Liz is fearless. She never backs down from a fight.
"There is nothing more important she will ever do than lead the effort to make sure Donald Trump is never again near the Oval Office. And she will succeed."
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What has Liz Cheney said about the 2024 presidential election?
On Wednesday, May 12, House Republicans voted to remove Liz as chair of the House Republican Conference.
House Republicans ousted Liz by voice vote on Capitol Hill and she was replaced by New York Rep Elise Stefanik on May 14.
Liz has been a vocal opponent of former President Trump following the attack on the US Capitol in 2021 and for his false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election.
Former House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy called for her removal as House Republican Conference Chair.
He cited her denouncings of Trump as being against the party's interest to retake the House in 2022.
In 2023, Liz said she was leaning towards forging a third party or even running for president in 2024 herself.
"I certainly hope to play a role in helping to ensure that the country has ... a new, fully conservative party," she told .
She said she hoped to be "involved and engaged" in either restoring the current Republican Party" or " setting up a new party."
Liz is also open to joining a bipartisan ticket in the next presidential election.
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"The situation that we're in is so grave, and the politics of the moment require independents and Republicans and Democrats coming together in a way that can help form a new coalition"
"So that may well be a third-party option," she said.
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