Former Wyoming Sen. Mike Enzi dies after bicycle accident
By Julia Manchester - 07/27/21 06:02 AM EDT
Former Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) died after sustaining serious injuries from a bicycle accident on Friday, his family said late Monday.
Enzi, 77, was known as one of the more conservative lawmakers during his time on Capitol Hill, where he served for four terms in the Senate before retiring late last year. The senator served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.
The former senator was involved in drafting more than 100 bills signed by four different presidents during his tenure in the Senate, according to the Casper Star-Tribune.
Tributes poured in for Enzi early Tuesday.
Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso (R), who served alongside Enzi, called him "one of the most consequential public servants of our time," while Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (R) referred to the former senator as "a straight-shooter, an honest broker, and a soft-spoken but powerful advocate for the causes he cared deeply about."
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