Editing Mike Enzi (section)

==Early life and education==
Michael Bradley Enzi was born in [[Bremerton, Washington]], on February 1, 1944,{{sfn|Fortin|2021}} to Elmer J. Enzi (1914–1988) and Dorothy Bradley.{{sfn|Elmer J. Enzi|1988}} Raised in [[Thermopolis, Wyoming]],{{sfn|Johnson|2021}} he graduated from Sheridan High School in 1962, [[George Washington University]] with a degree in accounting in 1966, and from the [[University of Denver]] with a [[master of business administration|Master of Business Administration]] in retail marketing in 1968.{{sfn|Johnson|2021}}{{sfn|Mike Enzi|1996}}

Enzi was elected to as a city councilor in the [[Boys/Girls State|American Legion Boys State]] in 1961,{{sfn|Boys State|1961}} and junior councilor in the Wyoming [[DeMolay International]] organization in 1963.{{sfn|DeMolays Elect|1963}} In 1970, Enzi was appointed to serve as vice-chair of the nine-member Public Health Nursing Advisory Committee in Gillette,{{sfn|Nurse Advisory|1970}} and elected president of the Wyoming [[United States Junior Chamber]] in 1973.{{sfn|Jaycees|1973}}

From 1967 to 1973, Enzi served in the [[Wyoming Army National Guard]].{{sfn|Fortin|2021}} 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.{{sfn|Tollefson Draft|1996}}

On June 7, 1969, Enzi married Diana Buckley, with whom he had three children, and moved to [[Gillette, Wyoming]], a week later.{{sfn|Johnson|2021}} Buckley and Enzi opened NZ Shoes in Gillette, and opened two other locations in Sheridan and Miles City, Montana. He was an accounting manager, computer programmer, and safety trainer at Dunbar Well Service from 1985 to 1997.{{sfn|Gruver|2021}}