Senator John Barrasso

One of Wyoming's senators was among just eight Republicans voting in favor of a United Nations disability treaty defeated in the Senate.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's two congressional races feature well-known and well-funded incumbent Republicans against Democratic challengers who have campaigned on a shoestring. U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Cynthia Lummis seemed to hold all the cards going into Tuesday's contest...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s primary election delivered few surprises: Well-funded Republican congressional incumbents coasted to victory, and most state legislators held onto their seats.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — U.S. Sen. John Barrasso faces token opposition and Rep. Cynthia Lummis is unopposed in a Wyoming primary that also promises to keep Republicans dominant in the state Legislature.

Both of Wyoming’s senators will be involved in the Laramie Jubilee Days parade this year. Senator Mike Enzi will be the Grand Marshall and Senator John Barrasso will be riding in the parade on Saturday, July 14th according to committee member Jesse Spann.

Senator John Barrasso was sworn in to the United States Senate in 2007 after being appointed to the position following the death of Senator Craig Thomas. Barrasso was then elected, in a special election, to the United States Senate on November 4, 2008. Senator Barrasso announced today that he will be filing the paperwork in Cheyenne to run for re-election and for his first full term as U.S. Senator from Wyoming.

President Barack Obama's health spending law is destroying jobs nationwide. That at least is the assertion of Wyoming Senator John Barrasso who recently sounded off against the $20 billion medical device tax that is attached to the President's health legislation.

In recent years, perhaps nothing in the world of natural resources has been more controversial than the debate over hydraulic fracturing or "fracking." The national debate has been especially significant in Wyoming, where contaminated groundwater near Pavillion was linked to chemicals used in fracking.