Wyoming Republican John Barrasso wins third full term as US senator
FILE - Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., offers remarks following the Senate Republican policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Rod Lamkey]
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming has won reelection, beating a little-known Democrat to secure a third full term.
Heavily favored to win in deep-red Wyoming, Barrasso defeated Scott Morrow, a retired postal union official from Laramie.
Barrasso has been an outspoken critic of the Biden administration’s policies on immigration, fossil fuel development and air pollution regulations.
He has risen to prominence over 17 years in the Senate. Barrasso is chair of the Senate Republican Conference, the third-ranking GOP position in the chamber, and is ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
An orthopedic surgeon and former state lawmaker from Casper, Barrasso was first appointed to the Senate in 2007 after the death of Sen. Craig Thomas. He was elected to finish Thomas’ term the following year and won the next two elections by wide margins.
U.S. Senator John Barrasso gives a thumbs up to a crowd of supporters at the Rib and Chop House in Casper, Wyo., at an election watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (Andrew Towne/The Casper Star-Tribune via AP)
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Morrow lost after campaigning as an advocate of labor unions and abortion rights.
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