The Gateway Pundit reported last week that GOP Senator and Trump ally Cynthia Lummis (WY) announced that she will not seek reelection to the Senate in 2026.
Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) has now announced that she is throwing her hat in the ring and running for Senate.
In her announcement, Lummis, who is 71, shared, “Deciding not to run for reelection does represent a change of heart for me, but in the difficult, exhausting session weeks this fall I’ve come to accept that I do not have six more years in me.”
“I am a devout legislator, but I feel like a sprinter in a marathon. The energy required doesn’t match up.”
“I am honored to have earned the support of President Trump and to have the opportunity to work side by side with him to fight for the people of Wyoming,” Lummis added. “I look forward to continuing this partnership and throwing all my energy into bringing important legislation to his desk in 2026 and into retaining commonsense Republican control of the U.S. Senate.”
Hageman released a video announcing her candidacy,
Watch:
Our Faith, Our Family, Our Community, and Our Country.
That’s what we care about, that’s what we FIGHT for. pic.twitter.com/ii88iYNz1y
— Harriet Hageman (@HagemanforWY) December 23, 2025
Hageman told Cowboy State Daily:
Rep. Harriet Hageman, 63, told Cowboy State Daily her choice to run for one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats sprang from calculations about doing the most good for Wyoming — and shielding it from bad policy.
It also contrasts a poll that surfaced in late January showing her as a favorite to become governor.
“We’ve been talking a lot about what the opportunities are, and I’ve been talking with my family and my friends, about what is the best thing I can do to serve the state of Wyoming,” said Hageman.
The upper congressional chamber in the nation’s capital fits that priority, she said, in part because “so much of the bad policy that’s affected Wyoming over the last 20 years has come out of Washington, D.C.”
President Trump responded to the announcement on Truth Social.
“Highly Respected Congresswoman, Harriet Hageman, is running for the United States Senate in the Great State of Wyoming, a place I love and WON BIG in 2016, 2020, and 2024!” President Trump wrote.
“I know Harriet well, and she is a TOTAL WINNER! Harriet has ALWAYS delivered for Wyoming, and will continue to do so in the United States Senate. She will fight tirelessly to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Champion our Amazing Farmers and Ranchers, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Support our Incredible Military/Veterans, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.”
“Harriet Hageman has my Complete and Total Endorsement to be your next Senator — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!”
