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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| Senate Majority Whip | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | John Thune |
| Preceded by | Dick Durbin |
| Ranking Member of the Senate Energy Committee | |
| In office February 3, 2021 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Joe Manchin |
| Succeeded by | Martin Heinrich |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Conference | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2025 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Vice Chair | Joni Ernst Shelley Moore Capito |
| Preceded by | John Thune |
| Succeeded by | Tom Cotton |
| Chair of the Senate Environment Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2017 – February 3, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Inhofe |
| Succeeded by | Tom Carper |
| Chair of the Senate Republican Policy Committee | |
| In office January 26, 2012 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | John Thune |
| Succeeded by | Roy Blunt |
| Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jon Tester |
| Succeeded by | John Hoeven |
| United States Senator from Wyoming | |
| Assumed office June 22, 2007 Serving with Cynthia Lummis | |
| Preceded by | Craig L. Thomas |
| 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. 2001; died 2025) |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Georgetown University (BS, MD) |
| Signature |  |
| 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
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Media related to John Barrasso at Wikimedia Commons