Harriet Maxine Hageman was born on October 18,1962 and is an American politician and attorney serving as the US representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district since 2023.
21 Facts About Harriet Hageman
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Harriet Hageman unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for governor of Wyoming in 2018 and later served as a member of the Republican National Committee.
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Harriet Hageman voted for Kevin McCarthy on every ballot in the 2023 Speaker of the House election.
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Harriet Maxine Hageman was born on a ranch outside of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, near the Nebraska border, on October 18,1962.
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Harriet Hageman is a fourth-generation Wyomingite; her great-grandfather moved to the then-Wyoming Territory from Texas in 1878.
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In 1997, Hageman represented Wyoming in Nebraska v Wyoming, a dispute over management of the North Platte River.
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Harriet Hageman was a candidate in the 2018 Wyoming gubernatorial election, placing third after investment manager Foster Friess and the eventual winner, state Treasurer Mark Gordon.
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Harriet Hageman was the Republican National Committeewoman for Wyoming in 2020 and 2021.
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On September 9,2021, Harriet Hageman announced her candidacy for Wyoming's at-large congressional district, challenging three-term incumbent Liz Cheney for the Republican nomination in the 2022 election.
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Harriet Hageman formally launched her campaign at a Cheyenne hotel later that day, saying that Wyoming needed someone in Congress "who represents Wyoming's conservative values" and had "Wyoming's best interests at heart".
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Harriet Hageman claimed that Cheney's drive to "destroy President Trump" made her ineffective in Washington.
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Harriet Hageman was quickly endorsed by Trump, who had personally interviewed several prospective primary challengers to Cheney.
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Harriet Hageman was an adviser to Cheney's brief 2014 Senate campaign, and introduced Cheney at a rally during Cheney's first congressional bid in 2016.
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Harriet Hageman claimed that when Cheney called her to say that any claims about irregularities in the 2020 election were untrue, "that was probably the end of our relationship".
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Harriet Hageman added that had she known that Cheney would have voted to impeach Trump, she "never would have answered [Cheney's] first phone call" in 2016.
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Harriet Hageman later claimed that Cheney and others had deceived her into opposing Trump but dismissed her previous opposition to Trump as "ancient history".
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Besides Trump, Harriet Hageman was endorsed by many other prominent Republicans, including House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy.
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Harriet Hageman received campaign support from several Trump administration staffers, including Bill Stepien, Justin R Clark, and Tim Murtaugh.
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In January 2022, it was reported that Harriet Hageman's campaign had raised $1 million, to Cheney's $4.5 million.
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Harriet Hageman raced out to a large lead in opinion polling.
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Harriet Hageman carried all but two counties in the state, Cheney's home county of Teton County, and Albany County, home to the University of Wyoming.