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 | |
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United States Senator from Wyoming | |
Assumed office June 25, 2007 Serving with Cynthia Lummis | |
Preceded by | Craig L. Thomas |
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
Deputy | Joni Ernst |
Leader | Mitch McConnell |
Preceded by | John Thune |
Chair of the Senate Environment Committee | |
Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jon Tester |
Succeeded by | John Hoeven |
Member of the Wyoming Senate from the 27th district | |
In office January 3, 2003 – June 22, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Bruce Hinchey |
Succeeded by | Bill Landen |
Personal details | |
Born | John Anthony Barrasso III July 21, 1952 Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Linda Nix (Divorced) Bobbi Brown
(m. 2008; died 2024) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Georgetown University (BS, MD) |
Website | Senate website |
Education
changeBarrasso was born on July 21, 1952 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the Georgetown University.
Personal life
changeHe 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
change- ↑ 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
changeMedia related to John Barrasso at Wikimedia Commons