John Barrasso
U.S. Senator (Class 1), WY
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Issue areas
Derived from issue-tagged bills they sponsored and stated positions — each links to the underlying record. AI-derived tags
Offices & terms
| Office | Party | From | To | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), WY current
Wyoming |
Republican | Jan 3, 2025 | Jan 3, 2031 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Wyoming
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), WY
Wyoming |
Republican | Jan 3, 2019 | Jan 3, 2025 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), WY
Wyoming |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Wyoming
United States |
Republican | Jan 3, 2013 | Jan 3, 2019 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
| U.S. Senator (Class 1), WY
Wyoming |
Republican | Jun 25, 2007 | Jan 3, 2013 | unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0 |
| US Senate District Wyoming
United States |
Republican | Jun 25, 2007 | Jan 3, 2013 | openstates/people CC0-1.0 |
Committee assignments
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Energy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — National Parks unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources — Public Lands, Forests, and Mining — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Health Care unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Finance — Taxation and IRS Oversight — Chairman unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Africa and Global Health Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Europe and Regional Security Cooperation unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — Multilateral International Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, Energy, and Environmental Policy unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
- Senate Committee on Foreign Relations — State Department and USAID Management, International Operations, and Bilateral International Development unitedstates/congress-legislators CC0-1.0
Ideology — academic context, not a GovTally claim
DW-NOMINATE coordinates (Congress 119): economic dim. 0.540, social dim. 0.195. Voteview DW-NOMINATE Voteview-academic
Roll-call votes (840 recorded)
| Vote | Position | Date | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 28, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Bill Lewis, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Rebecca L. Taibleson, of Wisconsin, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 27, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Rebecca L. Taibleson to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Stephen Chad Meredith, of Kentucky, to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 3012 — Shutdown Fairness Act | Yea | Oct 23, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: William W. Mercer, of Montana, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Stephen Chad Meredith to be U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Bill Lewis to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 22, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe, of Florida, to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: William W. Mercer to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Montana | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe to be U.S. District Judge for the Middle District of Florida | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Confirmation: Harold D. Mooty III, of Alabama, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 21, 2025 | Nomination Confirmed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 20, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 4016 — Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Motion to Invoke Cloture: Harold D. Mooty III to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture Motion Agreed to | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 16, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 15, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| HR 5371 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Yea | Oct 14, 2025 | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| S 2296 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | Yea | Oct 9, 2025 | Bill Passed | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Merkley Amdt. No. 3927 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Sanders Amdt. No. 3853 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Duckworth Amdt. No. 3210 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
| Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3872 | Nay | Oct 9, 2025 | Amendment Rejected | U.S. Senate LIS roll-call votes US-GOV-PD |
Campaign funding
1,017 recorded contributions totalling $7,142,776. Amounts and dates come straight from FEC filings; funding-type labels are software-classified from those filings classified — 770 of 1017 classified so far.
| Funding type | Contributions | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super PAC | 17 | $2,040,949 | 29% |
| Corporate PAC | 284 | $1,593,702 | 22% |
| Big donor | 447 | $1,482,941 | 21% |
| Party | 22 | $1,181,814 | 17% |
| Unclassified | 247 | $843,370 | 12% |
Largest contributions
| Amount | Donor | To committee | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $515,000 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $515,000 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Sep 30, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $211,940 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Aug 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $211,940 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Aug 7, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $200,000 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Jul 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $200,000 | — | HIGH PLAINS PAC | Super PAC | Jul 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally funding-type rules |
| $149,240 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Jun 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $138,434 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Sep 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $101,635 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Sep 25, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $92,994 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Dec 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $85,300 | 2023 SENATORS CLASSIC COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Corporate PAC | Jun 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $82,952 | CORNYN VICTORY COMMITTEE | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Jun 27, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $78,186 | 2024 REPUBLICAN SENATE VICTORY | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Dec 29, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $68,004 | BARRASSO VICTORY 2024 | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Jun 28, 2024 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
| $67,432 | BARRASSO VICTORY 2024 | FRIENDS OF JOHN BARRASSO | Party | Sep 30, 2023 | FEC openFEC API US-GOV-PD GovTally LLM enrichment (local oMLX) |
Largest by amount; not the full set. FEC contributor data may not be used for commercial solicitation.
Sponsored legislation (4 as lead sponsor)
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S 4765
US · Jun 11, 2026
Let America Build Act of 2026
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S 140
US · Jun 10, 2026
Wildfire Prevention Act of 2025
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S 4561
US · May 19, 2026
CLOSE THE GAP Act
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SRES 736
US · May 14, 2026
A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 10 through May 16, 2026.
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