Senator John Barrasso

Republican  •  Wyoming  •  1st Term  •  Sworn In 2007
Current Term 2007 - 2012
  • Votes with party 92%
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07/22/08
Primary Voter’s Guide Part 2

Sen. John Barrasso’s seat, to which he was appointed after the death of Sen. Craig Thomas last year, is also on the ballot. Barrasso, a Republican from ...

Source: Planet Jackson Hole, WY
07/22/08
Wolves back to endangered list

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is not pleased with the ruling and said so in a news release Saturday. “Today’s ruling by an activist judge was not based on ...

Source: Powell Tribune, WY
07/20/08
Gazette Opinion: Ups&Downs

Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., have proposed that the federal government match state funds for wolf compensation and also help support ...

Source: Billings Gazette,  USA
07/19/08
Senators: Show us AML money

The bill — co-sponsored by Wyoming’s US Sen. John Barrasso — seeks to change the language of current legislation. The bill reads “all payments of ...

Source: Gillette News Record, WY
07/18/08
School trustee resigns, takes job with Barrasso

... a job with US Sen. John Barrasso in Cheyenne. Campbell County School Board Chairman David Fall on Wednesday announced the resignation, dated Monday. ...

Source: Gillette News Record, WY
07/18/08
Senate vote imminent on HIV travel ban repeal

The three senators who voted against the cloture motion were Sessions (R-Ala.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.).

Source: Washington Blade, DC
07/17/08
Barrasso's calls draw complaint

By JOAN BARRON CHEYENNE -- Automated calls from US Sen. John Barrasso's office do not appear to violate state law, the administrator of the state elections ...

Source: Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY
07/17/08
Barrasso hosts conference calls with constituents

(AP) Sen. John Barrasso has rolled out a new campaign tactic in Wyoming politics large-scale conference calls with Wyoming voters. ...

Source: cbs4denver.com, CO
07/17/08
Barrasso hosts conference calls with constituents

(AP) - Sen. John Barrasso is using a new tactic to communicate with Wyoming residents - large-scale conference calls. Wyoming residents are called at random ...

Source: LocalNews8.com, ID
07/16/08
Senate Vote Ends Filibuster on HIV Travel Ban Repeal

The three senators who voted against the cloture motion were Sessions (R-Ala.), Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.). //

Source: New England Blade, MA
07/16/08
Senator’s bill bans imports from Argentina until country is ...

The Foot-and-Mouth Disease Prevention Act of 2008 is S. 3238, introduced by Senator Tim Johnson, DS.D. Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso are also ...

Source: The Prairie Star, MT
07/15/08
Gov, group: Reports back Wyo Range bill

The Wyoming Range Legacy Act was introduced by US Sen. John Barrasso in October, based on legislation that the late Wyoming Republican Sen. ...

Source: The Casper Star Tribune, WY
07/14/08
Kevin Richert: Otter excludes Boise for meeting on transportation

John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., want the federal government to match state payments to ranchers who lose livestock to wolves. ...

Source: IdahoStatesman.com, ID
07/11/08
Feds have duty to help pay for wolf kills

John Barrasso, R-Wyo., and Jon Tester, D-Mont., have sponsored a bill that would require the federal government to pay a portion of those costs. ...

Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online, WY
07/11/08
House candidates divided on Wyo Range protection

The Wyoming Range Legacy Act, originally sponsored by the late Sen. Craig Thomas, and now championed by Sen. John Barrasso would ban further energy leasing ...

Source: Wyoming Business Report, WY
07/11/08
Senate Passes Bill to Help Troubled Homeowners

“Every legal work day, people are filing 8500 new foreclosures,” Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic majority leader, said in urging passage of the ...

Source: New York Times, United States
07/11/08
Senators defend their votes amid criticism

John Barrasso and Mike Enzi for voting against the bill. Although the bill finally passed in the Senate vote Wednesday, Carter called Barrasso's vote "an ...

Source: Jackson Hole Star-Tribune, WY
07/11/08
Senators defend their votes amid criticism

John Barrasso and Mike Enzi for voting against the bill. Although the bill finally passed in the Senate vote Wednesday, Carter called Barrasso's vote "an ...

Source: Casper Star-Tribune Online, WY
07/10/08
Interior fights wolf kill dollars

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming sponsored the bill that would approve federal matching money for state ...

Source: Ag Weekly, ID
07/10/08
Wyo. senator backs parks on quarters

US Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., on Thursday announced the introduction of a bill celebrating America’s national parks by depicting them on quarters. ...

Source: Jackson Hole Guide, WY
07/10/08
South Dakota Stockgrowers Thank Senator Johnson

Jon Tester, D-Mont., Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., Sen. Pete Domenici, RN.M., Sen. Byron Dorgan, DN.D., Sen. ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com, KS
07/10/08
Bush Administration Fights Wolf Kill Compensation

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and Republican Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming sponsored the bill. “I think it’s terrible,” said Tester, who chastised ...

Source: New West, MT
07/10/08
Wyoming may have first commemorative quarter

Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., is pushing a bill in Congress to issue a new series of 50 quarters that would commemorate a national park or other site in each ...

Source: cbs4denver.com, CO
07/10/08
USCA: "Keep America FMD-Free" Bill Introduced In Congress

Senators Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Mike Enzi (R-WY) along with along with Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), John Barrasso (R-WY), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), ...

Source: CattleNetwork.com, KS
07/09/08
Wolf Kill Legislation

Tester and Senator Max Baucus support the bill as does Wyoming Republican Senator John Barrasso. Barrasso says the legislation is the only fair way to ...

Source: KULR-TV, MT
07/09/08
Schools get $1.4M grant for youth social services

In a press release, US Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., praised the Department of Education for the grant, saying it would ensure healthy behavior in students ...

Source: Gillette News Record, WY
07/09/08
Preble's mouse still threatened in Colo., not Wyo.

Sen. John Barrasso said in a release that the delisting freed Wyoming farmers and ranchers from “unnecessary Washington red tape. ...

Source: San Diego Union Tribune, United States
07/04/08
Five arrested in Rainbow Family clash with feds

Barbara Cubin and Sen. John Barrasso, both Republicans, raised concerns in separate letters to Schafer. They pointed out that because of the gathering, ...

Source: The Casper Star Tribune, WY
07/02/08
GI Bill education benefits can transfer to family members

Senator John Barrasso (R-Wy) partnered with others to force changes to the GI Bill legislation to reward Wyoming military members and their families. ...

Source: Little Chicago Review, IL
07/01/08
State physician groups, AMA target GOP senators over Medicare votes

and John Barrasso (Wyo.), a physician, also rank among the top 20. Although most state medical societies neither make formal endorsements of federal ...

Source: The Hill, DC

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Phone: 202-224-6441
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