--- title: Liz Cheney And The Family Business: A Chart of All Congressional Dynasties description: During an appearance on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, former vice president Dick Cheney was bullish on his daughter Liz's chances of winning the Republican... canonical: https://time.com/archive/7180585/liz-cheney-and-the-family-business-a-chart-of-all-congressional-dynasties/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2013-10-28T17:10:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-25T06:05:44.711Z article:section: Politics og:title: Liz Cheney And The Family Business: A Chart of All Congressional Dynasties og:description: During an appearance on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, former vice president Dick Cheney was bullish on his daughter Liz's chances of winning the Republican... og:url: https://time.com/archive/7180585/liz-cheney-and-the-family-business-a-chart-of-all-congressional-dynasties/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt992eaa5bdf6ac750/698a9cf8b21a9c15545113aa/ap937532439315.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4044 og:image:height: 2275 og:image:alt: Liz Cheney og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Liz Cheney And The Family Business: A Chart of All Congressional Dynasties twitter:description: During an appearance on ABC's "This Week" on Sunday, former vice president Dick Cheney was bullish on his daughter Liz's chances of winning the Republican... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt992eaa5bdf6ac750/698a9cf8b21a9c15545113aa/ap937532439315.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) # Liz Cheney And The Family Business: A Chart of All Congressional Dynasties by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Oct 28, 2013 5:10 PM UTC  Liz Cheney speaks during a campaign appearance in Casper, Wyoming, Wednesday, July 17, 2013\. Cheney, the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, announced on Tuesday her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming's senior U.S. incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi. (AP Photo/Matt Young) Liz Cheney speaks during a campaign appearance in Casper, Wyoming, Wednesday, July 17, 2013\. Cheney, the elder daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, announced on Tuesday her GOP primary challenge to Wyoming's senior U.S. incumbent Sen. Mike Enzi. (AP Photo/Matt Young)ASSOCIATED PRESS—AP2013 by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Oct 28, 2013 5:10 PM UTC During an [appearance](http://abcnews.go.com/ThisWeek/video/dick-cheney-liz-cheney-win-senate-race-20695488) on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday, former vice president Dick Cheney was bullish on his daughter Liz’s chances of winning the Republican Senate primary in Wyoming next summer, stating flatly that she is “going to win.” The younger Cheney is challenging three-term senator Mike Enzi in a much-watched race that [won’t be decided until August](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2013/10/07/why-the-wyoming-senate-race-is-like-nothing-youve-seen-before/). A poll with a sample size of one consisting of the candidate’s father is bound to have a few statistical weaknesses. Should Dick Cheney’s prophecy come true, however, his daughter will have amble company in the fraternity of lawmakers with relatives who served in past or present congresses. According to TIME’s analysis of the [Congressional Biographical Directory](http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp), which includes family relationships between past and present lawmakers, there are 37 current members who have a relative who served in Congress. Here, those lineages are arranged in a chart from newest to oldest names. Whether Liz and Dick Cheney will join this chart a year from now will depend in part on how the Cheney name has aged in the memories of Wyomingites. As Zeke Miller [wrote in the magazine](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2148168,00.html#ixzz2j2IWyyqC) when Cheney announced her bid: “While America has long held an aversion for kings, it sure loves its princes and princesses.” **Correction, Oct. 29, 2013:** This chart originally left off Sen. Rand Paul and his father, former Rep. 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