<p>CASPER, Wyo. — The Federal Elections Commission has released financial filings that show Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney spent $58,500 on security from January to March, about two weeks after voting to impeach then-President Donald Trump. </p>
<p>Cheney’s campaign spent $22,500 on security firm Command Executive Services and the remaining amount on three former Secret Service agents, the Casper Star-Tribune <a href="https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/liz-cheney-spends-more-on-security-amid-increased-attention/article_f9b6fbae-3f2d-5f3b-8883-f2a6cdcd18e6.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1">reported</a>.</p>
<p>Cheney, a Republican, previously never spent any money on security during the first quarter of non-election years, officials said. Combined, she spent less than $2,000 on security services in her last three campaigns.</p>
<p>“We don’t comment on security,” said Jeremy Adler, a spokesperson for Cheney.</p>
<p>Capitol police confirmed the Republican was recently assigned a congressional security detail — atypical for rank-and-file members of Congress. The Star-Tribune reported that she had a noticeably heavier security team when she visited the newspaper’s offices last week.</p>
<p>Her security expenses are expected to decrease as she was recently assigned a security detail by the Capitol Police.</p>
<p>Despite being censured by the Wyoming Republican Party, losing her leadership position and being challenged by others in the Republican primary, Cheney denied having been threatened while traveling. </p>
<p>“There certainly are people who are angry, and I don’t mean aggressively angry, but angry about my vote,” Cheney said, adding that she was met with protests across the state.</p>
<p>The filings also show an increase in campaign expenses compared with previous first quarters in non-election years in what the newspaper attributed as a sign that the House race is starting much earlier than usual. Late last month, Cheney made several campaign stops, including in Afton, Pinedale, Ethete, Rock Springs, Cody and Casper.</p>
