Donors from outside of Wyoming make up the majority of Rep. Liz Cheney’s record-breaking fundraising during the 2022 election cycle

Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) was removed from the House GOP leadership in May, and has been a target of many in her own Republican Party since her vote to impeach former President Donald Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. That hasn’t put a dent in her fundraising, however, since Cheney raised about $7 million in 2021 for her re-election — more than doubling her campaign’s fundraising haul for the entire 2020 cycle.

Cheney raised most of that money from out-of-state donors while her opponent Harriet Hageman, who Trump endorsed, raised about $745,382 with the majority from in-state donors.

Texas tops the list with donors from that state contributing $556,430 to Cheney’s campaign. California is the second highest, with the state’s donors contributing $541,880. Cheney raised $466.100 from Virginia donors, $450,370 from Florida donors, $408,290 from New Yorkers and $215,600 from Connecticut donors. Donors from each of those states have contributed significantly more for Cheney’s 2022 reelection bid than they did for the 2020 election. 

Wyoming, the state Cheney represents, is an exception.