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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]]: | ||
| − | :"In the state Senate, in addition to receiving an 'A' rating from the NRA, I have voted for prayer in schools, against gay marriage and have sponsored legislation to protect the sanctity of life."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201958.html</ref> | + | :"In the state Senate, in addition to receiving an 'A' rating from the [[NRA]], I have voted for [[prayer in schools]], against [[gay marriage]] and have sponsored legislation to protect the [[sanctity of life]]."<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/22/AR2007062201958.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 02:39, July 24, 2007
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.
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:
- "In the state Senate, in addition to receiving an 'A' rating from the NRA, I have voted for prayer in schools, against gay marriage and have sponsored legislation to protect the sanctity of life."[1]