Lynnette Grey Bull

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Born
Lynnette Grey Bull

(1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 47)
Los Angeles, California
Political party Democratic
Children3
ParentMyron Grey Bull (father)
Residence Wyoming
Alma mater Mount San Antonio College

Lynnette Grey Bull (born February 12, 1977) is a Native American activist from the Arapaho tribe, and a politician who is the director of the Northern Arapaho Land Buy-Back Program and the Not Our Native Daughters project, while also currently serving as the vice president for the Global Indigenous Council. She was the Democratic nominee for the 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming and the 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, losing to Liz Cheney and Harriet Hageman respectively.

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Early life and education

Grey Bull was born in Los Angeles, California on February 12, 1977 to Myron Grey Bull, a senior technician for Panasonic, and an unnamed mother. [1]

Grey Bull attended Mt. San Antonio College from 2000 to 2002 with a degree in health management. [2]

Politics

2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Main Article: 2020 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Grey Bull would run against incumbent congresswoman Liz Cheney to represent Wyoming's at-large congressional district in 2020. She defeated Carol Hafner and Carl Beach in the Democratic primary on August 18, 2020, winning by a nearly 3-to-1 margin.

Democratic primary results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lynnette Grey Bull 14,153 60.03
Democratic Carol Hafner5,17221.94
Democratic Carl Beach4,10717.42
Write-in 1440.61
Total votes23,576 100.00

Grey Bull would go on to lose the general election to incumbent congresswoman Liz Cheney, receiving 24.6% of the vote to Cheney's 68.6%. Grey Bull would only carry the traditionally Democratic Teton County.

Wyoming's at-large congressional district, 2020 [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Liz Cheney (incumbent) 185,732 68.56% +4.98%
Democratic Lynnette Grey Bull66,57624.58%−5.19%
Libertarian Richard Brubaker10,1543.75%+0.31%
Constitution Jeff Haggit7,9052.92%−0.10%
Write-in 5250.19%±0.00%
Total votes270,892 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Main Article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming

Grey Bull would once again run for Wyoming's at-large congressional district, this time facing off against Harriet Hageman, who had defeated incumbent Liz Cheney in the Republican primary. Grey Bull would defeat Meghan Jensen and Steven Helling, winning 59.7% of the vote to Jensen and Helling's 24.3% and 11.9% respectively.

Democratic primary results August 16, 2022 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lynnette Grey Bull 4,507 62.3
Democratic Meghan Jensen1,83325.3
Democratic Steve Helling89712.4
Total votes7,237 100.0

Grey Bull would go on to lose the general election to Harriet Hageman, receiving 24.4% of the vote to Hageman's 68.2%. Grey Bull would slightly underperform her vote percentage from 2020, losing about 0.2% from 2020 to 2022. Despite this, she was able to flip Albany County, home to Laramie and the University of Wyoming.

2022 Wyoming's at-large congressional district election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Harriet Hageman 132,206 68.18% −0.37
Democratic Lynnette Grey Bull47,25024.37%−0.22
Libertarian Richard Brubaker5,4202.80%−0.95
Write-in 4,5212.33%+1.14
Constitution Marissa Selvig4,5052.32%−0.60
Total votes193,902 100.00% N/A
Republican hold

Other activities

Grey Bull is active in many Native American civil rights and Native American activist groups, particularly for Wyoming's Northern Arapaho Tribe. She has served as the director of the Not Our Native Daughters project since 2013, the Program Consultant and Advisor for the Amber Alert Training and Technical Assistance Program since 2014, the Director of the Northern Arapaho Land Buy-Back Program since 2019, and the Vice President of the Global Indigenous Council since 2019. [7]

Personal Life

Grey Bull currently resides in Pasadena, Wyoming. She is divorced and has three children: A'kai, Jonah, and Ahyla. She is a Christian. She has stated that her favorite author is Maya Angelou and her favorite book is Black Elk Speaks. [8]

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