Mike Enzi
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| Mike Enzi | |
| Image:Mike Enzi official portrait.jpg
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 7, 1997 Serving with John Barrasso | |
| Preceded by | Alan K. Simpson (R) |
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| Succeeded by | Incumbent (2009) |
| Born | February 19 1944 Bremerton, Washington |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Diana Enzi |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi (born February 1 1944) is the United States Senator from Wyoming. Before his election to the U.S. Senate in 1996, Enzi had been a businessman, who at one time owned family shoe stores. He later became a politician on the state level, having served in the state legislature for more than a decade. He was reelected to the U.S. Senate in 2002 and will be up for election again in 2008.
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[edit] Early life
Born in Bremerton, Washington, to the former Dorothy M. Bradley and Elmer Jacob Enzi,[1] Enzi attended public schools in Thermopolis and Sheridan in northern Wyoming. He graduated from Sheridan High School in 1962. He is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award from the Boy Scouts of America.[2][3]
Enzi received a degree in accounting from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., in 1966. Enzi is also a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity and of Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity. He received an M.B.A. in retail marketing from the University of Denver in Colorado in 1968. He served in the Wyoming Air National Guard from 1967 to 1973.[4] On June 7, 1969, Enzi married the former Diana Buckley; the couple has two daughters, Amy and Emily, and a son, Brad.
[edit] Political career
Enzi served as mayor of Gillette, Wyoming, from 1975 to 1982. After that, Enzi was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991 and the Wyoming Senate from 1991 to 1996, when he was first elected to the U.S. Senate. Enzi became Senior Senator when his Wyoming colleague, Senator Craig L. Thomas, died on June 4, 2007. His new colleague is fellow Republican John Barrasso, a former state senator from Casper, whom Enzi, as a then state senator himself, only narrowly defeated in the 1996 Republican primary by 33%-32%.
Enzi's second term will expire in 2008 and he will likely run for a 3rd term. Enzi is seen as the wide favorite since most are concentrating on the special election for Craig Thomas's seat.
[edit] Political views
Enzi was ranked by National Journal as the sixth-most conservative United States Senator in their March 2007 conservative/liberal rankings[1] He was one of fourteen Senators to vote against the Iraq Funding bill in May 2007 despite his strong support of the war because he opposes the clauses of the bill which increase domestic spending.
Enzi has been trying since the fall of 1997 to get laptop use authorized on the floor of the Senate. He has introduced a bill that would usher in mandatory sales tax collection for internet purchases, broadband connections, and even e-mail by this fall.[5]
[edit] Electoral history
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | 3rd Party | Party | Votes | Pct | |||||
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| 1996 | Kathy Karpan | 89,103 | 42% | Michael B. Enzi | 114,116 | 54% | W. David Herbert | Libertarian | 5,289 | 3% | Lloyd Marsden | Natural Law | 2,569 | 1% | |||||
| 2002 | Joyce Jansa Corcoran | 49,570 | 27% | Michael B. Enzi | 133,710 | 73% |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~battle/senators/enzi.htm
- ^ Townley, Alvin [2006-12-26]. Legacy of Honor: The Values and Influence of America's Eagle Scouts. New York: St. Martin's Press, pp. 239. ISBN 0-312-36653-1. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.
- ^ Distinguished Eagle Scouts. Troop & Pack 179. Retrieved on 2006-03-02.
- ^ (Fall 2006) "Distinguished Eagle Scout Seeks to Modernize US Senate". Eagletter Vol:32 (No:2): pp: 11.
- ^ Election Statistics. Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved on 2007-08-08.
[edit] External links
- United States Senator Michael B. Enzi official Senate site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Mike Enzi profile
| Preceded by Alan K. Simpson | United States Senator (Class 2) from Wyoming 1997 – present Served alongside: Craig Thomas, John Barrasso | Incumbent |
| Preceded by Judd Gregg | Chairman of Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee 2005–2007 | Succeeded by Edward Kennedy |
| Wyoming's current delegation to the United States Congress | |
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| Senators | Mike Enzi (R), John Barrasso (R) |
| Representative(s) | Barbara Cubin (R) |
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United States Senators from Wyoming | ||
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| Class 1 | Warren · Clark · Kendrick · O'Mahoney · Barrett · McGee · Wallop · Thomas · Barrasso | Image:Senate cap.PNG |
| Class 2 | J. Carey · Warren · Sullivan · R. Carey · Schwartz · Robertson · Hunt · Crippa · O'Mahoney · Hickey · M. Simpson · Hansen · A. Simpson · Enzi | |
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