John Barrasso
American physician and politician
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| 2025 | Assumes the role of Senate majority whip, becoming the second-ranking Senate Republican. |
| 2024 | Barrasso declined to run for Senate Republican leader and instead announced his candidacy for Republican Whip. |
| 2024 | John Barrasso defeated Reid Rasner in the Republican primary election, winning 67.9% of the vote. His campaign was challenged over his support of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. |
| 2024 | Barrasso won the general election against Democratic nominee Scott Morrow, securing 75.1% of the vote and retaining his U.S. Senate seat. |
| November 2024 | Endorsed Chris Wright, a fracking magnate nominated by Trump for secretary of energy, calling him an 'energy innovator'. |
| July 2024 | Introduced S. 4753, the Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024, with Joe Manchin, aiming to speed up permitting for energy infrastructure and mineral development projects. |
| January 25 2024 | Bobbi Brown passed away from brain cancer. She was known for being an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. |
| 2023 | Voted against the final passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 as one of 31 Senate Republicans, demonstrating his stance on fiscal policy. |
| November 2022 | Criticized China's 'developing country advantage' in international climate agreements, arguing against unfair privileges. |
| May 2022 | As part of the same diplomatic mission, Barrasso visited Finland and met with President Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin to express support for Finland's NATO membership application. |
| May 2022 | Senator John Barrasso visited Kyiv and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of a U.S. Senate delegation to show support for Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War. |
| 2021 | Admitted that 'mankind is certainly contributing' to climate change, shifting from his previous stance. |
| 2021 | During the COVID-19 pandemic, Barrasso voted against the American Rescue Plan Act but supported the PPP Extension Act and the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act. |
| 2021 | Becomes the dean of Wyoming's congressional delegation after Mike Enzi's retirement. |
| November 2021 | Barrasso refused to condemn Trump for defending January 6 rioters who had called for Vice President Pence's death. |
| May 28 2021 | Barrasso voted against creating the January 6 commission investigating the U.S. Capitol attack. |
| February 13 2021 | Barrasso voted to acquit Trump in the second impeachment trial, characterizing the impeachment as a 'partisan crusade'. |
| September 2020 | Supported a measure to dramatically limit the use of hydrofluorocarbons in refrigerants and other applications contributing to global warming. |
| 2019 | Claimed inaccurately that the Green New Deal would ban livestock and lead to the end of dairy, beef, family farms, and American food favorites like cheeseburgers and milkshakes. |
| December 2019 | Barrasso appeared to support Senator John Kennedy's views promoting a discredited conspiracy theory about Ukrainian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. |
| November 2019 | Trump made a surprise visit to American troops at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan with Barrasso on Thanksgiving, during a time when approximately 370 Wyoming National Guard soldiers were deployed in Europe and the Middle East. |
| 2018 | Barrasso was selected as chair of the Senate Republican Conference. |
| 2018 | John Barrasso won the Republican primary for U.S. Senate with 65% of the vote, defeating Dave Dodson and four other challengers. |
| 2018 | Barrasso won the general election for U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Gary Trauner and Libertarian Joseph Porambo with 67% of the vote. |
| December 18 2018 | Opposed the FIRST STEP Act, a federal prison system reform bill, which nonetheless passed the Senate with a vote of 87-12. |
| November 2018 | Barrasso commented on Trump's Russia business dealings, stating 'The president is an international businessman' and suggesting the business ties were not surprising. |
| 2014 | Denied the scientific consensus on climate change, stating that 'the role human activity plays is not known' regarding climate change. |
| 2012 | Wins his first full term in the U.S. Senate. |
| 2011 | Introduced a bill to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from limiting carbon dioxide emissions. |
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