WYOMING — Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not seek re-election to the U.S. Senate next year, she announced Friday.
The Republican has served in the position since being elected in 2020. She is the first woman to represent Wyoming in the U.S. Senate. President Trump had already endorsed her for a 2026 run in March of this year.
“Deciding not to run for re-election does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me,” Lummis’ statement reads. “I am a devout legislator, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon. The energy required doesn’t match up.”
Prior to her Senate term, Lummis served four terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017. She was also Wyoming’s treasurer from 1999 to 2007.
“I am honored to have earned the support of President Trump and to have the opportunity to work side by side with him to fight for the people of Wyoming,” Lummis’ statement reads. “I look forward to continuing this partnership and throwing all my energy into bringing important legislation to his desk in 2026 and into retaining commonsense Republican control of the U.S. Senate. Thank you, Wyoming!”
Sen. John Barrasso issued a statement about his counterpart on Friday, after Lummis called working with him and other Wyoming legislators “a blessing.”
“Cynthia Lummis is a perfect senator for Wyoming,” Barrasso posted to social media. “From Miss Frontier Days to the Wyoming Legislature to the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate – Cynthia has never stopped fighting for the people of Wyoming. Cynthia is a straight shooter and a trailblazer. We’re going to miss her infectious energy and iconic laugh in the halls of the U.S. Senate. I’m grateful we have another year to work side by side serving the people of Wyoming.”
Rep. Harriet Hageman, who also gets a shout-out in Lummis’ statement, had kind words for the senator following the announcement.
“For 46 years in jobs with the public trust, Cynthia Lummis has embodied the clear-eyed common sense that Wyoming is known for,” Hageman’s statement reads. “Her retirement marks the close of an extraordinary era in our state’s political history — one defined by integrity, independence and an unwavering devotion to the people she served. Cynthia built one of the most distinguished and consequential careers in the history of Wyoming public life. She will leave having made Wyoming and America stronger, and I will always consider her a lifelong friend.”
Election day is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
