John A. Barrasso

Republican senior Senator of Wyoming

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January 1, 1952 (73 years old)

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American physician and politician serving as a senior United States senator since 2007
Served in the Wyoming State Senate from 2003 to 2007
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference since 2019, making him the third-ranking Senate Republican
Born and raised in Reading, Pennsylvania
Graduated from Georgetown University with a B.S. and M.D.
Completed medical residency at Yale University
Moved to Wyoming and began a private orthopedics practice in Casper
Active in various medical societies and associations
Ran for U.S. Senate in 1996 but lost the Republican primary
Appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007 following the death of incumbent Craig L. Thomas
Elected to finish Thomas’s term in 2008 and reelected in 2012 and 2018
Dean of Wyoming’s congressional delegation
Initially identified as pro-choice but shifted to a more conservative stance on abortion and other issues over time
Voted against the Affordable Care Act and various other health care-related bills
Denied the scientific consensus on climate change in 2014 but acknowledged human contribution to climate change in 2021
Opposed the FIRST STEP Act, a criminal justice reform bill
Opposed the Russian-backed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline
Supported Donald Trump, including opposing his second impeachment and voting against the creation of the January 6 commission
Voted against the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Divorced from first wife, remarried in 2008 to Bobbi Brown who died of brain cancer in 2024
Member of the Presbyterian Church (USA)