Barrasso officially announces run for another six-year term in U.S. Senate

The Barrasso campaign released a video of his formal election announcement Wednesday, and the Republican senator took a moment to remember his wife, Bobbi, who died earlier this year from brain cancer.

“I want to thank you for the prayers and the kindness you’ve shown,” Barrasso said. “Bobbi loved this state and its people, as do I. I want to continue fighting for you, working for Wyoming and getting results.”

In his campaign video, the Republican U.S. senator criticized President Joe Biden and his handling of the border crisis, which “resulted in record-high inflation” and a flood of immigrants who trespassed illegally.

“Every state, including Wyoming, is now a border state,” Barrasso said in the video. “We need to close the border and stop the invasion now.”

He also highlighted his fight to protect Wyoming’s energy industry and condemned the incumbent Democratic president’s “out of control spending.”

“Every person in Wyoming is literally paying the price,” Barrasso said. “We can get spending under control, we can unleash American energy, and we can do away with these punishing regulations.”

Former President Donald Trump recently endorsed Barrasso through a post on his social media site, Truth Social.

“John Barrasso is a fantastic Senator for the incredible people of Wyoming,” Trump stated. “I know John very well — he will never let you down.”

Before he was appointed to the U.S. Senate in 2007 to fill the remainder of Craig Thomas’ term upon his death, Barrasso represented Natrona County in the Wyoming Senate for five years. In 2018, Barrasso won 67% of the vote in a special election. He has since been re-elected to full six-year terms in 2012 and 2018.