Elizabeth Lynne Cheney was born on July 28, 1966
In Madison, Wisconsin, the eldest of
Two daughters to former Vice President Dick Cheney
Former Second Lady Lynn Cheney
At the time of his birth, his parents were studying at
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
His younger sister, Mary Cheney, was also born in Madison
Cheney studied in the sixth and seventh grades in Casper
Wyoming, while his father campaigned for Congress
Family Casper and Washington, D.C
He divided his time between the 1970s and 1980s after
His father was elected to Congress
Cheney graduated from McLean High School in 1984
where she was a cheerleader
He graduated from Colorado College
His mother's parent institution
Where he wrote his senior thesis
The Evolution of Presidential War Powers.
He earned a doctorate of jurisprudence from
The University of Chicago Law School in 1996
While there, he also took Middle
Eastern history courses at the Oriental Institute