Mike Enzi : Ask Biography

Personal data

Date of birth

February 1, 1944(age 72)

Place of birth

Bremerton, Washington

Political party

Republican

Spouse

Diana Enzi

Children

Amy Enzi
Emily Enzi
Brad Enzi

Residence

Gillette, Wyoming

Alma mater

George Washington University (B.S.)
University of Denver (M.B.A.)

Occupation

accountant, energy executive

Religion

Presbyterian

Military service

Service/branch

United States Air National Guard

Years of service

1967-1973

Unit

Wyoming

Assumed office

January 3, 1997

Serving with John Barrasso

Preceded by

Alan K. Simpson

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

In office

January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2007

Succeeded by

Ted Kennedy

Preceded by

Judd Gregg

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Michael Bradley "Mike" Enzi (-enˈɛnzipron; born February 1, 1944) is the senior U.S. Senator from Wyoming (serving since 1997) and 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 (1987 � 1991) and the Wyoming Senate (1991 � 1996). 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 comfortable margins in 2002 and 2008. He has been ranked as one of the most conservative members of the Senate. He is the ranking Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, which he chaired from 2005 to 2007. He was a member of the 2009 Gang of Six which attempted to negotiate a health care reform program.