Mary Cheney

Mary Claire Cheney was born on March 14, 1969, in Madison, Wisconsin. She is the younger daughter of former Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney, and Lynne Cheney. She graduated from McLean High School in McLean, Virginia, in 1987. She then attended Colorado College, graduating in 1991, and subsequently earned a graduate business degree from the University of Denver in 2002. Her early career included working for the Colorado Rockies baseball team in 1993, focusing on promotions during the team’s inaugural season in Denver. Following this, she served as a public relations manager for the Coors Brewing Company.

Cheney has had a significant career in both political campaigns and corporate roles. She was a key campaign aide and confidante to her father. In July 2003, she became the Director of Vice Presidential Operations for the George W. Bush re-election campaign in 2004. Her professional experience also includes a role as vice president of standards and practices at AOL, which she held until 2007. In 2010, Mary Cheney became involved in a network of politically active nonprofit organizations, including her BKM Strategies consulting firm, The Alliance for Freedom, and The Alliance for America’s Future. She also co-founded a Super PAC, Partnership for America’s Future, in the same year.

Her career continued to involve strategic communications and political engagement. In 2014, her consulting firm, BKM Strategies, was noted for its role in a writing campaign supporting the Keystone XL pipeline, organizing a significant number of comments submitted to the U.S. State Department. Beyond her professional life, Cheney published her autobiography, “Now It’s My Turn,” in 2006, where she discussed her personal life and experiences. She married Heather Poe on June 22, 2012, and they have two children, Samuel and Sarah.