Lynne Ann Cheney (/ˈtʃeɪni/ CHAY-nee; née Vincent; born August 14, 1941) is an American author, scholar, and former talk show host.

Her mother, Edna Lolita (née Lybyer, 1919–1973),[1] became a deputy sheriff, and her father, Wayne Edwin Vincent, was an engineer.

A descendant of Mormon pioneers, and with ancestral roots in Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, and Wales,[2][3] she was raised Presbyterian and became Methodist upon her marriage to Dick Cheney.

[citation needed] The appointed head of the nominating committee was her husband, Dick Cheney, then the CEO of Halliburton, who eventually emerged as Bush's choice.

[14] As second lady, she repeatedly spoke out against violent and sexually explicit lyrics in popular music, including those of rapper Eminem, picking up on an issue that was originally made famous by former vice president Al Gore and his wife Tipper.

[15] On an October 10, 2007, episode of The Daily Show, Cheney stated her opposition to a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

Her daughter Mary identifies as lesbian and both Lynne Cheney and her husband Dick have publicly supported same-sex marriage during and after his vice presidency.