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Park County residents looking for assistance from Congress will continue to have a local office to turn to, as U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is opening an office in Cody.
Her predecessor, …
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Park County residents looking for assistance from Congress will continue to have a local office to turn to, as U.S. Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., is opening an office in Cody.
Her predecessor, outgoing U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., has long maintained an office in Cody and this week, Lummis announced she will continue that presence. It will be located in the same spot — 1285 Sheridan Ave., Suite 210 — and may wind up with the same phone number and it will be staffed by a familiar face. Wyoming native Jennifer Fernandez, who served as a Cody-based field representative for Enzi, will serve Lummis in the same capacity.
Before working for the U.S. Senate, Fernandez worked for the Wyoming Attorney General’s Office, Wyoming Department of Education and Park County Circuit Court. In a news release, Lummis’ office described the new field representative as “passionate about providing excellent customer service to Wyoming constituents.” Fernandez also spends some of her free time volunteering for 4-H and FFA events and organizing equestrian clinics for barrel racing enthusiasts.
She was among a number of staffing hires Lummis announced on Tuesday, including other field representatives in Sheridan, Casper, Cheyenne and Star Valley and a tribal liaison in Riverton.
“Bringing capable staff onto the team to serve at every level has been one of my top priorities as I prepare to join the Senate,” Lummis said in a statement. “Everyone I’m bringing onto the team, from my field representatives to my policy experts, brings passion and experience to the table to serve the people of Wyoming. I couldn’t be prouder of the team we are putting in place.”
The news that Lummis will maintain an office in Cody office was welcomed by Powell Mayor John Wetzel. Wetzel had reached out to the senator-elect shortly after November’s election to put in a plug for keeping the Cody office open — noting it’s the only Congressional office in the Big Horn Basin.
“Many folks I know in the Basin utilize the Cody office to access our representatives with much success,” he had written to Lummis’s staff, “and really appreciate having access to Washington so close to home.”
Lummis was formally sworn in as Wyoming’s next senator on Sunday, the first day of the 117th Congress. She is the first woman to represent the Equality State in the U.S. Senate.
