Mike Enzi
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United States Senator from Wyoming |
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Assumed office January 3, 1997 Serving with John Barrasso |
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| Preceded by | Alan Simpson |
| Chair of the Senate Budget Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Patty Murray |
| Chair of the Senate Health Committee | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Judd Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Ted Kennedy |
| Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 24th district |
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In office January 1991 – January 3, 1997 |
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| Preceded by | ??? |
| Succeeded by | Richard Erb |
| Mayor of Gillette | |
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In office 1975–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Cliff Davis |
| Succeeded by | Herb Carter |
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Michael Bradley Enzi February 1, 1944 Bremerton, Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Buckley |
| Children | 3 |
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George Washington University (BS) University of Denver (MBA) |
| Website | Senate website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch |
 United States Air Force
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| Years of service | 1967–1973 |
| Unit | Wyoming Air National Guard |
Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi /ˈɛnzi/ (born February 1, 1944) is an American politician who is the senior United States Senator from Wyoming, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Raised in Thermopolis, Wyoming, Enzi attended George Washington University and the University of Denver. He expanded his father's shoe store business in Gillette before being elected mayor of Gillette in 1974. In the late 1970s he worked in the United States Department of the Interior. He served as a state legislator in the Wyoming House of Representatives from 1987 to 1991 and the Wyoming Senate from 1991 to 1997. During the 1980s and 1990s he worked as an accountant and executive director in the energy industry.
Enzi won a tight primary for election to the U.S. Senate in 1996 and was re-elected by large margins in 2002 and 2008. Since his election, he has consistently been ranked as one of the most conservative members of the Senate. He is the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He was a member of the 2009 Gang of Six which attempted to negotiate health care reform.
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