Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te wā o te pōtitanga perehitini o te tau 2008, i whakaarohia e Lummis kia whai kōrero ia ki te Rūnanga ā-Motu o te Rōpū Reipa
i te rā tuatahi, engari i whakakorea tana kōrero nā te Hurricane Gustav. I te wa o nga pooti perehitini Republican o te tau 2012, i tautoko ia i a Mitt Romney, a, ko ia te tumuaki o te kaupapa a Romney i Wyoming. I te wa o te 2016 Republican presidential primary, he kaitono ia mo Rand Paul, a, i muri mai, i tautoko ia i a Trump i te pooti perehitini.