John Barrasso

American physician and politician (born 1952)

John Barrasso (born July 21, 1952)[1] is the senior United States Senator from Wyoming. He is a member of the U.S. Republican Party and has been in Senate since June 25, 2007. He was in the Wyoming Senate from 2003 to 2007.[1]

John Barrasso
United States Senator
from Wyoming
Assumed office
June 25, 2007
Serving with Cynthia Lummis
Preceded byCraig L. Thomas
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
Assumed office
January 3, 2019
DeputyJoni Ernst
LeaderMitch McConnell
Preceded byJohn Thune
Chair of the Senate Environment Committee
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byJim Inhofe
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017
Preceded byJon Tester
Succeeded byJohn Hoeven
Member of the Wyoming Senate
from the 27th district
In office
January 3, 2003 – June 22, 2007
Preceded byBruce Hinchey
Succeeded byBill Landen
Personal details
Born
John Anthony Barrasso III

(1952-07-21) July 21, 1952 (age 72)
Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Linda Nix (Divorced)
Bobbi Brown
(m. 2008; died 2024)
Children3
EducationRensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Georgetown University (BS, MD)
WebsiteSenate website

Education

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Barrasso was born on July 21, 1952 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Georgetown University.

Personal life

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He was married to Linda Nix until they divorced. He was then married to Bobbi Brown from 2008 until her death in 2024. Barrasso has three children.

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Barrasso, John". Office of Art and Archives and Office of the Historian, The United States Congress. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

Other websites

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  Media related to John Barrasso at Wikimedia Commons