Michael B. Enzi

A Senator from Wyoming. Born in Bremerton, Wash. , February 1, 1944. Attended public schools of Thermopolis and Sheridan, Wyo. Graduated, Sheridan High School 1962. Received degree in accounting, George Washington University 1966. M. B. A. In retail marketing from Denver University 1968. Served in Wyoming National Guard 1967-73. Owned and operated family shoe stores in Gillette and Sheridan, Wyo. , and Miles City, Mont. Accountant. Certified Professional in Human Resources, 1993-present. Mayor of Gillette 1975-1982. Member, Wyoming house of representatives 1987-1991. Member, Wyoming state senate 1991-1996. Commissioner, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education 1995-1996. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1996. Reelected in 2002, 2008, and again in 2014, and served from January 3, 1997, to January 3, 2021. Chair, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (One Hundred Ninth Congress), Committee on Budget (One Hundred Fourteenth through One Hundred Sixteenth Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2020. Was a resident of Gillette, Wyo. , until his death on July 26, 2021. Interment in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Gillette, Wyo.