Mike Enzi
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi (February 1, 1944 – July 26, 2021)[2][3] was a United States Senator from Wyoming from 1997 to 2021. He was a member of the U.S. Republican Party.[2]
Mike Enzi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| United States Senator from Wyoming | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Cynthia Lummis |
| Chair of the Senate Budget Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| Succeeded by | Bernie Sanders |
| Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Judd Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kennedy |
| Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office December 13, 1991 – January 3, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Mader[1] |
| Succeeded by | Richard Erb |
| Mayor of Gillette | |
| In office 1975–1983 | |
| Preceded by | Cliff Davis |
| Succeeded by | Herb Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Bradley Enzi February 1, 1944 Bremerton, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | July 26, 2021 (aged 77) Loveland, Colorado, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Buckley (m. 1969) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | George Washington University (BS) University of Denver (MBA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Air Force |
| Years of service | 1967–1973 |
| Unit | Wyoming Air National Guard |
Early life and education
Enzi was born on February 1, 1944 in Bremerton, Washington. He studied at George Washington University and at University of Denver.
On May 4, 2019, Enzi announced that he would not seek reelection to a fifth term in the Senate.[4]
Personal life
He was married to Diana Buckley. They had three children.
Enzi was a super-conservative, the term used for an extremely conservative person.
Six months after retiring from the Senate, Enzi was in a bicycle accident on July 23, 2021 in which he broke his neck and several ribs.[5] He died three days later at a hospital in Loveland, Colorado, aged 77.[6]
References
- "Journal of the Wyoming Senate".
- "Enzi, Mike". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- Gillette, Wyo. "Ex-US Sen. Mike Enzi of Wyoming dies after bicycle accident". [AP News.
- Everett, Burgess. "Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi will not run for reelection next year". POLITICO. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- "Former U.S. Senator Mike Enzi hospitalized after bike accident". Gillette News Record. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- Kane, Paul (July 27, 2021). "Former senator Mike Enzi dies after being injured in bike accident". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
Other websites
Media related to Mike Enzi at Wikimedia Commons
- Mike Enzi, U.S. Senator for Wyoming, Home Page Archived 2015-07-16 at the Wayback Machine