Changes

{{Officeholder/senator

{{Officeholder/senator

|state=Wyoming

|state=Wyoming

|terms=June 25, 2005-present

|terms=June 25, 2007-present

|preceded=[[Craig Thomas]]

|preceded=[[Craig Thomas]]

|former=n

|former=n

}}

}}

}}

}}

'''John Anthony Barrasso''', M.D. (b. 1952), is a 2007 [[Republican]] appointee to the [[United States Senate]] from [[Wyoming]], filling the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Senator [[Craig Thomas]]. Barrasso, a divorced orthopedic surgeon, had served in the Wyoming State Senate since 2002. He is a graduate of Georgetown University in [[Washington, D.C.]]

'''John Anthony Barrasso''', M.D. (b. 1952), is the junior United States Senator from [[Wyoming]], being appointed to the vacancy left by the death of U.S. Senator [[Craig Thomas]]. He was elected to the Senate in his own right in 2008 with 73% of the vote. Barrasso, a divorced orthopedic surgeon, had served in the Wyoming State Senate since 2002. He is a graduate of Georgetown University in [[Washington, D.C.]]

He was a [[pro-choice]] candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1996, but was defeated in the primary by the more [[conservative]] [[Mike Enzi]].  He has since declared himself [[pro-life]] and made the following statement upon his appointment to the [[U.S. Senate]]:

He was a [[pro-choice]] candidate for the [[U.S. Senate]] in 1996, but was defeated in the primary by the more [[conservative]] [[Mike Enzi]].  He has since declared himself [[pro-life]] and made the following statement upon his appointment to the [[U.S. Senate]]: