Former Vice President Dick Cheney will cast his ballot for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to his daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney.
Both Cheneys are Republicans, and the elder served under President George W. Bush. The younger Cheney has become one of former President Donald Trump’s most prominent conservative critics.
The younger Cheney’s announcement about her father came during an interview at the Texas Tribune Festival, just two days after she herself endorsed Harris.
“Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” the former Wyoming representative said Friday when asked in an interview if she knew who her father would vote for.
Liz Cheney had said during her announcement at Duke University on Wednesday that people do not have “the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states.”
“Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris,” she said Wednesday.
Liz Cheney also said during her Friday interview with The Atlantic’s Mark Leibovich that she would support Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, in his Senate bid in the state. Allred is challenging Sen. Ted Cruz, who has served in the Senate since 2013.
“Here in Texas you guys do have a tremendous, serious candidate running for the United States Senate, and his name is —” she paused as the audience cheered and Leibovich asked them to let her speak.
“It’s not Ted Cruz,” she said.
Cheney went on to praise Allred’s credentials, noting the time she served in the House with him.
“We need people who are going to serve in good faith,” Cheney said. “We people who are honorable public servants, and in this race, that is Colin Allred, so I’ll be working on his behalf.”
This is a developing story and will be updated.