John Anthony Barrasso III is an American physician and politician serving as the senior United States senator from Wyoming, a seat he has held since 2007.
33 Facts About John Barrasso
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John Barrasso conducted his medical residency at Yale University before moving to Wyoming and beginning a private orthopedics practice in Casper.
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John Barrasso first ran for US Senate in 1996, narrowly losing the Republican primary to Mike Enzi.
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John Barrasso was elected to finish Thomas's term in 2008 and reelected in 2012 and 2018.
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In 2018, John Barrasso was selected as chair of the Senate Republican Conference.
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John Barrasso is a 1970 graduate of the former Central Catholic High School, which in 2011 merged with Holy Name High School to form Berks Catholic High School.
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John Barrasso attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for two years before transferring to Georgetown University in Washington, DC, graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1974 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology.
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John Barrasso conducted his residency at Yale Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut.
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In 1983, after completing of his residency at Yale, John Barrasso moved to Wyoming, with his wife at the time, Linda Nix.
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John Barrasso joined a private orthopedic practice in Casper and for a time was the Wyoming Medical Center's chief of staff.
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John Barrasso was State President of the Wyoming Medical Society, President of the National Association of Physician Broadcasters, and a member of the American Medical Association Council of Ethics and Judicial Affairs.
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John Barrasso was a rodeo physician for the Professional Rodeo Cowboy's Association and volunteered as a team physician for Casper College as well as several local high schools.
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John Barrasso was a board-certified orthopedic surgeon in private practice in Casper from 1983 to 2007.
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John Barrasso was elected to the Wyoming Senate unopposed in 2002 and reelected unopposed in 2006.
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On June 22,2007, Governor Dave Freudenthal appointed Barrasso to replace Senator Craig L Thomas, who died earlier that month.
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John Barrasso announced on May 19,2008, that he would run in the general election in 2008 to serve the remainder of Thomas's term, though he had already stated that intention before his appointment.
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John Barrasso ran for reelection to a first full term in 2012.
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At the time of his appointment to the US Senate in 2007, John Barrasso was quoted as saying on his application: "I believe in limited government, lower taxes, less spending, traditional family values, local control and a strong national defense"; he said that he had "voted for prayer in schools, against gay marriage and [had] sponsored legislation to protect the sanctity of life".
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When John Barrasso ran for the 1996 Republican nomination for US Senate, he presented himself as a supporter of abortion rights.
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John Barrasso has voted to prohibit federal funding for abortion.
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John Barrasso voted with 40 Republicans and 5 Democrats to stop the bill.
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John Barrasso voted against the Affordable Care Act in December 2009, and against the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
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John Barrasso was part of the group of 13 senators drafting the Senate version of the American Health Care Act of 2017, an Obamacare repeal bill that failed to pass.
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John Barrasso was a leading opponent of President Barack Obama's climate change policies.
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John Barrasso opposed the CIA's creation of its Center on Climate Change and National Security in 2009.
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John Barrasso co-authored and was one of 22 senators to sign a letter to President Donald Trump urging Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement.
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In September 2020, John Barrasso supported a measure to dramatically limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons, used in refrigerants and other applications that have contributed to global warming.
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John Barrasso opposed the FIRST STEP Act, legislation which sought to reform the federal prison system.
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On May 28,2021, John Barrasso voted against creating the January 6 commission.
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In November 2021, John Barrasso refused to condemn Trump for defending January 6 rioters who called for Pence's death.
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John Barrasso is divorced from Linda Nix and married to his second wife, Bobbi Brown.
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John Barrasso is a member of the board of directors of Presidential Classroom, and a member of the Casper Chamber of Commerce.
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John Barrasso identifies as a member of the Presbyterian Church.