John Barrasso
U.S. Senator from Wyoming
John Anthony Barrasso III was born in July 1952 in Reading, Pennsylvania. He attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute before graduating from Georgetown University. He earned a Doctor of Medicine from Georgetown University School of Medicine.
Barrasso practiced orthopedic medicine as a surgeon in Wyoming. He served as a rodeo physician and was president of the Wyoming Medical Society.
Barrasso lost an election for U.S. Senate in 1996. He won a seat to the state senate in 2002 and was reelected four years later. Wyoming Governor Freudenthal appointed Barrasso to the U.S. Senate when Senator Craig Thomas died in office in 2007. He then won the special election to retain the seat. In 2012, he won his first full Senate term, and has been reelected twice thereafter.
Barrasso is divorce from Linda, with whom he has three children. He was widowed of Bobbi in 2024. He is a Presbyterian.
In the News…
Senator John Barrasso of Wyoming introduced the “No Licenses for Illegal Drivers or Truckers Act,” which would require states to verify the legal status of applicants for driver’s licenses, identification, and commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
“Millions of illegal immigrants flooded into the United States,” Senator Barrasso said. “While Wyoming already prohibits illegal immigrants from getting driver’s licenses, 19 states and the District of Columbia continue to issue personal and commercial driver’s licenses without verifying legal status. My legislation will ensure states follow the law and prioritize public safety.”
The measure, co-introduced by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, would direct the Department of Transportation to withhold 10 percent of federal highway funding to states that do not comply with the verification requirement.
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The Honorable John Barrasso
Senator from Wyoming
307 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
