Talk:Mike Enzi

Ancestry

Sen. Enzi is member of the Italian American Congressional delegation, source: https://www.niaf.org/programs/niaf-government-affairs-program/ so would be had some italian ancestry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.18.211.26 (talk) 00:00, 23 November 2020 (UTC)

If he is Italian American, why isn't this information added to the article? Also, why is this article in the "American people of Ukrainian descent" category, yet the term "Ukrainian" isn't mentioned a single time in the text of the current version of this article? That's not very encyclopedic. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 20:38, 18 June 2022 (UTC)

Votes to add

Affordable Care Act, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, and Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Jon698 (talk) 21:17, 6 May 2025 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Mike Enzi/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Jon698 (talk · contribs) 21:39, 12 May 2025 (UTC)

Reviewer: Borsoka (talk · contribs) 09:38, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

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   A. The prose is clear and concise, and the spelling and grammar are correct:

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   A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with the layout style guideline:

   B. Reliable sources are cited inline. All content that could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):

   C. It contains no original research:

   D. It contains no copyright violations nor plagiarism:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

   A. It addresses the main aspects of the topic:

   B. It stays focused on the topic without going into unnecessary detail (see summary style):

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   It represents viewpoints fairly and without editorial bias, giving due weight to each:

5. Is it stable?

   It does not change significantly from day to day because of an ongoing edit war or content dispute:

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7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail:

Image review

• File:Mike Enzi, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg: the source is a dead link at Commons.

Replaced with this

• File:Mike Enzi official portrait.jpg: the source is missing at Commons.

Added archive link on page

• File:Mike Enzi, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped1).jpg: the source is a dead link at Commons. Borsoka (talk) 09:46, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Added source on page

Source review

• Almost exclusively primary sources are cited. Is this approach is fully in line with our regulation on the use of primary sources? Borsoka (talk) 09:46, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

  @Borsoka Yes it is. Primary sourcing ≠ Original research. This is a biographical article about a person who died a few years ago. Almost all of the sources about this person will therefore be primary. For example: Bill Clinton, a GA, is just as reliant on primary sources as this article is. Jon698 (talk) 09:57, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

  Almost all of my GAs, and even my one FA, all follow this kind of sourcing. The use of primary sourcing does not bar an article from becoming a GA/FA, only the way that it is used. Jon698 (talk) 09:59, 18 December 2025 (UTC)

Our relevant policies are the following: 1. "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources, and to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources and primary sources." 2. "Do not base an entire article on primary sources, and be cautious about basing large passages on them." 3. "If available, academic and peer-reviewed publications are usually the most reliable sources on topics such as history ..." Could you clarify how this article’s sourcing meets these requirements? Borsoka (talk) 01:44, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

All of the sources within this article are reliable. None of them are found in the list of Perennial sources. As I said before, this is a biographical article about somebody who died four years ago. A wealth of secondary sources simply do not exist because of that fact. Jon698 (talk) 06:52, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

Another biographical article that is based on primary sources: Greta Thunberg Jon698 (talk) 06:56, 19 December 2025 (UTC)

The comparison with Bill Clinton is not particularly helpful, as that article is supported by peer-reviewed academic literature. At first glance, I would not have passed the Greta Thunberg article either, given that such literature is demonstrably available in her case. By contrast, I have not been able to identify peer-reviewed academic sources relating to Enzi, and a brief survey suggests that the sources currently used are, on the whole, of a high standard. In these circumstances, I am prepared to accept their use. I will begin the article's review within the next day or two. Borsoka (talk) 05:42, 20 December 2025 (UTC)

References 1, 10, 11, 34, 44, 103. (The two sentences about his birth and death are closely paraphrased due to the limited scope for rewording.)

Comments

• ...to Elmer J. Enzi (1914–1988) and Dorothy Bradley...Diana Buckley Any further information about them?

Done in this and this edit

• He was criticized by multiple people, including Wyoming Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Bill Saunders, for attempting to equate his service in the Wyoming Army National Guard with that of those who served in the Vietnam War although Enzi stated that his comments were misinterpreted. Without citing his words, this text is quite mystic and uninformative.

I have significantly edited the section in this edit

• Introduce Alan Simpson, Dick Wallis, John Hines, David Shippy, Liz Cheney, Cynthia Lummis, Sacagawea, Matthew Sheppard, Elián González with one or two words.

In what way?

• For instance, "local Republican leader", "local politicians", etc.

I have added descriptions in this edit for all of them except for Dick Wallis and John Hines as the sentence already establishes that they are fellow state representatives elected with Enzi.

• ...he left his mayoral office in January... Why?

I rephrased it to be "Enzi's term as president of the Wyoming Association of Municipalities was meant to end in June 1983, but John Nickle had to serve the remainder of his term after Enzi left his mayoral office in January 1983."

• It was speculated... By whom?

The source simply says "Enzi, 34, has been rumored to be considering running for the state Senate seat vacated by Republican gubernatorial hopeful John Ostlund or running for the mayor's seat again."

• What about "widely speculated"?

Done in this edit

• As of 2018, all personal electronic devices are still prohibited from the floor. Fresh information?

The most recent article I can find about this rule is from 2020.

• What is a "lifetime score" and what do "A" ratings and a F rating mean?

These seem rather self-evident. A lifetime score is a score across someone's lifetime and the A/F ratings are based on grading schemes using in North America. Is there a way that this can be improved?

I cannot understand "A" and "F" ratings without explanation. Could you link when the rating is first mentioned?

I added a wikilink to Grading systems by country in this edit

• ...and voted against the it in 2002... Rephrase.

Fixed in this edit

• What is NAACP?

There is a Wikilink to the page. If you want me to give more detail I guess I could add "The civil rights organization NAACP", but that would be the most I would do.

MOS:NOFORCELINK: when you first mention an organization, please give its full name, as the abbreviation is entirely meaningless to most readers who are not familiar with the context. Borsoka (talk) 01:19, 28 December 2025 (UTC)

Would this suffice?

• What is NARAL?

Same as above.

Same as above. :)

• Enzi married his wife, Diana Buckley, in 1969 Repetition of information previously mentioned. Borsoka (talk) 04:10, 23 December 2025 (UTC)

Removed and moved the section up to be above the Political positions section

• I have done a few more of your requests @Borsoka: and will do the image comments soon. Jon698 (talk) 23:36, 29 December 2025 (UTC)

@Borsoka: I have done your comments for the images. Jon698 (talk) 10:41, 2 January 2026 (UTC)

@Borsoka: I have answered more of your comments. I will look more into his mother and father soon. Jon698 (talk) 11:18, 4 January 2026 (UTC)

Thank you for this thoroughly researched and informative article. Although my knowledge of US politics and politicians is fairly limited, I found it very clear and easy to follow. Borsoka (talk) 09:34, 8 January 2026 (UTC)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 20:02, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

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• ... that Mike Enzi raised over $1.4 million during the 2002 United States Senate election while his opponent raised less than $9,000?

• Source: "Mike Enzi 2002 campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. January 1995.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
• "Joyce Corcoran 2002 campaign finance". Federal Election Commission. January 1995.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

• ALT1: ... that Mike Enzi did not seek reelection as mayor as he was "not a career politician", but later became the third-longest serving U.S. Senator in Wyoming's history?

• Source: "Enzi won't run again". Casper Star-Tribune. July 8, 1982. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
• Reynolds, Nick (January 2, 2021). "The quiet senator with a calculator watch: Wyoming's Mike Enzi retires after 23 years in Washington". Casper Star-Tribune.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
• "States in the Senate - Wyoming Senators". United States Senate. Archived from the original on May 10, 2025.

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Opal Plumstead
• Comment: The Casper Star-Tribune source for the second hook incorrectly lists him as the second-longest serving. The U.S. Senate source shows that he is behind two senators.

Improved to Good Article status by Jon698 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 110 past nominations.

Jon698 (talk) 07:37, 9 January 2026 (UTC).

• This is my first review, someone may want to double check (though this looks like low-hanging fruit)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Earwig gives 23%. The two clauses that appear lifted from the sources seem to fall under WP:LIMITED in that they are very difficult to paraphrase. Both hooks are good, as a non-American I find the first one more interesting, YMMV. Would prefer them to be cited to one secondary source each, but they don't appear to violate WP:SYNTH in that everything is directly supported, and aren't strongly implying an original conclusion. I only see Enzi as being behind Warren, so second-longest? Warren has 34, Enzi has 24, Clark has 22? Kowal2701 (talk) 19:12, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

@Kowal2701: Joseph C. O'Mahoney served a total of 25 years in both seat classes. 1934 to 1953 (19) + November 1954 to January 1961 (6). Jon698 (talk) 22:21, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Jon698, you're right, sorry, didn't know what the classes were. This is good to go bar any objections from a second reviewer Kowal2701 (talk) 22:33, 9 January 2026 (UTC)

Sources to look at

https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Michael+Enzi%22&so=rel&pagemark=eyJwYWdlIjoyMCwic3RhcnQiOjQ3NSwidG90YWwiOjcxM30%3D&groupefq=WyJjb250cmlidXRlZF92aWRlbyIsInJldmlldyIsInJlc2VhcmNoX3JlcG9ydCIsImNvbnRyaWJ1dGVkX3RleHQiLCJjb250cmlidXRlZF9hdWRpbyIsInNlYXJjaF9hcnRpY2xlIiwibXBfcmVzZWFyY2hfcmVwb3J0X3BhcnQiLCJzZWFyY2hfY2hhcHRlciJd Jon698 (talk) 12:19, 20 June 2026 (UTC)