Wyoming U.S. Senate Seat Vacancy
Cheney had been considered as a possible contender to fulfill the late U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas' term in the U.S. Senate. A Cheney spokesman stated she was considering the post. Cheney chose not to seek the seat when she did not sign an application to become a candidate for the position. If she had won the seat, she would have become the first "Second Lady" to serve in public office or in the Senate since Senator Muriel Humphrey.
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