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Celebrating Wyoming's
Women Trailblazers





March is Women's History Month
which is a great time to celebrate Wyoming's rich history of
trailblazing firsts.

Wyoming became the first state to
continuously recognize women's right to vote when Governor John
Campbell signed landmark legislation on December 10th, 1869. Soon
after, Louisa Swain became the first woman to vote under the new
law on September 6th, 1870, in Laramie.

Esther Hobart Morris became the
first woman to serve as justice of the peace in our nation when
she was appointed Justice of South Pass City in 1870.

A March 1870 grand jury made
history when Laramie public school teacher Eliza Stewart Boyd
served on the grand jury and Martha Symons Boies Atkinson served
as the bailiff. Each became the first woman in our country to do
so respectively.

In 1920, the town of Jackson
became the first in America to elect an all-women town council.
The historic government comprised of Grace Miller, Rose Crabtree,
Faustina Haight, May Deloney and Genevieve Van Vleck became known
as the 'petticoat rulers.'
All of these women fought hard to
forge a better future for the women around them.
Unfortunately, while women have
come such a long way, we have reached a new frontier where woke
priorities are often coming at the expense of women's rights.
Today, we are witnessing an
all-out assault on Title IX, which allows for women and girls to
stand on an even playing field and compete in the sports they
love. We cannot let these hard-earned rights be rolled back.
This week, I joined U.S. Senators
Tommy Tuberville (R-AL), Katie Britt (R-AL) and Cindy Hyde-Smith
(R-MS) in a conversation about protecting Title IX and saving
women's sports. The roundtable discussion featured former
SportsCenter Host Sage Steele and female athletes who have been
forced to compete against biological men.











I am committed to protecting the
rights of girls across Wyoming to compete in sports on an even
playing field.


Happy Trails,









Senator Lummis' Week in Pictures















I had the pleasure of speaking at
the Women's Democracy Network 2024 Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Awards
honoring Elena Larrinaga De Luis and Berta Valle. Elena and Berta
have tirelessly fought to advance human rights in Cuba and
Nicaragua and have been instrumental in encouraging women in
their home countries to get involved in fighting for their
freedoms.











I joined Senator Ted Budd (R-NC)
for a discussion with the National Federation of Republican Women
about the important work being done in the Senate to address
inflation and bring down the sky-high cost of living.
















WORKING
IN WASHINGTON



Legislative Actions:


I joined U.S.
Senator Mark Kelly (D-AZ) in introducing the Legacy Mine Cleanup
Act, a bipartisan effort to codify the Trump administration's
Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains within the Environmental
Protection Agency.

This bill
abandons the federal government's one-size-fits-all approach and
adopts region-specific solutions to help preserve Wyoming's
iconic landscapes and western way of life.
This week,
this bill advanced out of the Senate Environment and Public Works
(EPW) Committee.


I joined U.S.
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) in introducing a bill to ensure
state and local land managers play an active role in protecting
Wyoming's old growth forests.

The people of
Wyoming, not unelected D.C. bureaucrats, know better than anyone
how to manage our lands, which is why I am partnering with
Senator Barrasso to block the Biden administration's
one-size-fits-all approach to land management.














WORKING
IN WYOMING



Working for Wyoming:
The heartbreaking
murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley by an illegal
alien was a sobering reminder of the tragic reality of President
Biden's open borders agenda. I was extremely disappointed to see
President Biden choose politics over humanity when he apologized
to Laken's killer for correctly identifying him as an illegal
alien to appease the radical leftwing base.

Laken Riley's death
was especially sad because it was entirely preventable. I am
working to prevent this tragic situation from ever happening
again. I joined Senators Katie Britt (R-AL) and Ted Budd (R-NC)
in introducing the Laken Riley Act which seeks to require U.S.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal
aliens who commit theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting
offenses and would mandate they are detained until they are
removed from the United States.

Prior to killing
Laken Riley, her killer was arrested for shoplifting, but ICE
never arrested and deported him. If they had, Laken would still
be with us today.












GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR WYOMING






Senator John Barrasso, Governor
Mark Gordon and I are looking forward to hosting the second
annual Wyoming Funding Summit in April. The summit presents a
rare opportunity for towns, counties and organizations across
Wyoming to hear directly from state and federal funding agencies
about how to identify, apply and secure grant funding.

This event would not be possible
without our partners.

We are so grateful that the
University of Wyoming is once again partnering with us for this
event alongside the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services,
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming Association
of Municipalities and Wyoming Business Council.

It truly would not be possible
without their support.

If you are interested in joining
us for this summit, click here.










WYOMING SHOUT OUT






Western art will always have a
special place in my heart not only because of the beauty of the
individual pieces but because of the history and stories captured
and told by them. I was thrilled to see that Newsweek shares my
affinity for western art when it released its readers' choice
best art museums and our very own Whitney Western Art Museum in
Cody earned the top spot, beating out the Art Institute of
Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and the Denver Art
Museum.

If you have not been, the Whitney
Western Art Museum is worth a trip. It is one of five museums at
the Buffalo Bill Center for the West and offers a spectacular
array of art featuring pieces from the 19th-century to
contemporary works that include paintings, printings, sketches,
watercolors, bronzes and photographs.








Photo courtesy of
Newsweek.













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1285 Sheridan Avenue,
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Cody, WY 82414
Phone: 307-527-9444


Cheyenne
Federal Center
2120 Capitol Avenue,
Suite 2007
Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: 307-772-2477

Casper
Dick Cheney Federal
Bldg.
100 East B Street,
Suite 3201
PO Box 33201
Casper, WY 82601
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Sundance
120 North 4th Street
(769)
P.O. Box 769
Sundance, WY 82729
Phone: 307-283-3461

Star Valley
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Suite 105
P.O. Box 1630
Afton, WY 83110
Phone: 307-248-1736

Washington, DC
Russell Senate Office
Building
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Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3424

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