Education
After graduation from high school, he earned an Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and his Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University School of Law in Lexington, Virginia.
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Career
He now resides in Greenwood Village, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. In 1989, he became legislative director for newly elected United States. Representative Craig L. Thomas, and shortly afterwards was chosen to be his chief of staff In 1991, he became Solicitor of the United States. Department of the Interior, where he served until 1993.
He then joined the Cheyenne law firm of Holland and Hart, where he worked until being appointed Assistant United States. Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Justice Department.
He is considered to be a strong conservative but has never held elective office. Sansonetti received the most votes from the Grand Old Party central committee to succeed his former mentor, Senator Thomas, who died on June 4, 2007.
He advanced as one of the state Grand Old Party"s three party nominees for senator Governor Dave Freudenthal appointed State Senator John Barrasso, an orthopedic surgeon from Casper.
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Republican party