{"id":3235,"date":"2022-02-03T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/?page_id=3235"},"modified":"2022-08-15T14:56:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T18:56:53","slug":"state-of-the-race-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ajcongress.org\/jewishpoliticalguide\/state-of-the-race-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"State of the Race: Wyoming’s At-Large Congressional District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Republican Primary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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August 15, 2022<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wyoming Republican Party primary is pitting Congresswoman Liz Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, against Harriet Hageman, an attorney that has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voters in the state have voted solidly Republican for decades, meaning the winner of the primary will most likely go on to represent Wyoming\u2019s at-large district in Congress. With Rep. Cheney being one of the 10 Republican members of Congress that voted to impeach former President Trump, the race is being watched carefully nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Jewish community is looking at this race with a lot of interest as well. So where do the candidates stand on Jewish issues?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Liz Cheney has a strong record in Congress and has been widely seen as a strong pro-Israel voice during her career. She reiterated her position on Israel last week as, after a meeting with local AIPAC members in Wyoming, she tweeted<\/a> that she would \u201cnever waver in [her] support for a strong U.S.-Israel relationship and Israel\u2019s right to defend herself<\/em>.\u201d During her tenure in Congress, Rep. Cheney has voted to provide funding for Israel\u2019s Iron Dome air-defense system, and she has explicitly stated<\/a> that \u201cthe Iron Dome saves lives and helps Israel defend herself from a barrage of rocket attacks by Hamas terrorists<\/em>.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Cheney is also a strong critic of the 2016 nuclear agreement with Iran and opposes the efforts of the Biden administration to negotiate with Tehran a return to the agreement. She has stated<\/a> that \u201cIran\u2019s pursuit of a nuclear weapon is a clear and present danger. Returning to the failed JCPOA or seeking an even deal would be a disaster<\/em>,\u201d and has called<\/a>on the U.S. administration to \u201cend JCPOA negotiations immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Cheney has also been outspoken on issues concerning antisemitism, criticizing both Democrats and Republicans for failing to fully reject and condemn anti-Jewish hate. In 2019, she blasted<\/a> Democrats for failing to explicitly condemn the antisemitic comments of Rep. Ilhan Omar<\/a> and watering down a House resolution that was meant to condemn her remarks. At the same time, Rep. Cheney has called out Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for her continued antisemitic and hateful remarks, including for speaking<\/a>, – together with fellow Republican Rep. Paul Gosar – at a white supremacist event organized by renowned Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. Moreover, in May 2022, Rep. Cheney leveled a strong accusation against her own party, tweeting<\/a> that \u201cthe House GOP leadership has enabled white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-semitism. History has taught us that what begins with words ends in far worse. GOP leaders must renounce and reject these views and those who hold them<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Challenger Harriet Hageman has not held any elected office before, although she ran for Wyoming Governor in 2018, a race in which she placed third with about 22 percent of the vote. While she does not have a voting record on issues, she expressed some of her positions in a November 2021 interview with Jewish Insider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked about her positions on foreign policy, Hageman stated<\/a> that she \u201cbelieve(s) strongly in protecting the United States\u2019 interests and Israel\u2019s interests. <\/em>Israel is clearly one of our strongest allies and our best ally in that region of the world. It\u2019s the only democracy in that region of the world…It has the absolute right to defend itself<\/em>,\u201d and that she could \u201cunderstand the policy decisions that have been made over the years in order to do so<\/em>.\u201d In the same interview, she supported the move of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem under President Trump, calling it \u201cfantastic.\u201d Moreover, she stated that the Abraham Accords \u201cwere a huge step forward<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When discussing antisemitism, she labeled out Democrat Representatives Ilhan Omar<\/a> and Rashida Tlaib<\/a> as \u201ctwo people on the left that have clearly espoused antisemitic views and really are unapologetic in their attitude<\/em>.\u201d However, she seemed to refuse calling out antisemites on the far-right, saying that she knows a lot of Republicans, but that she does not \u201cknow anybody who believes or holds antisemitic views<\/em>.\u201d Asked specifically about Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar, she said<\/a> that \u201cif they\u2019re espousing antisemitic views, hold them accountable<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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