• Office Sought: Senator, Wyoming
• Birth Date: July 21, 1952
• Occupation: Doctor
• Web site: http://barrasso.senate.gov/transition/index.cfm?page=home

Education

• Georgetown University, BS
• Georgetown University, MD

John Barrasso was born in Reading, Pa., and lives in Casper. A doctor, he received a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University in 1974 and a medical degree from Georgetown in 1978.

Barrasso practiced at Casper Orthopedic Associates from 1983 until 2007. He also has been chief of staff at the Wyoming Medical Center at Casper and president of the Wyoming Medical Society.

For years Barrasso was perhaps best known in Wyoming for the medical advice he gave in a regular segment on KTWO Television, and for his medical columns appearing in newspapers statewide.

Barrasso's first political appearance was his 1996 campaign for the U.S. Senate. He lost in the Republican primary to Mike Enzi, now Wyoming's senior senator.

In 2002, Barrasso was elected to the Wyoming Senate.

Soon after the death of Sen. Craig Thomas of leukemia, Democratic Gov. Dave Freudenthal appointed Barrasso to the U.S. Senate on June 22, 2007.

Under state law, Barrasso will be up for election in 2008.

Barrasso is divorced and has two children. In August 2007, Barrasso announced his engagement to Bobbi Brown of Casper, who was Thomas' state director for nearly 17 years. A wedding was tentatively planned that November.