Chuck Larson

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Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Chuck Larson

Iowa State Senator, 19th District
In office
2002 – 2006
Succeeded by Rob Hogg
Constituency State Senate District 19

Political party Republican
Residence Hamburg, IA
Occupation Attorney
Website Larson's website

Charles W. 'Chuck' Larson, Jr. (born April 1, 1968 in Newton, Iowa[1]) is a politician from Iowa. He was the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District from 2002 – 2006 and is a former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa.[2] He was succeeded in the Iowa Senate by Democrat Rob Hogg.

During his most recent term of office, Larson served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the Education committee; the Judiciary committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Ethics committee, where he was co-chair.

On November 30, 2007, the White House announced that Larson would be nominated to become Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the USA to the Republic of Latvia in 2008, replacing the current Ambassador to Latvia, Catherine Todd Bailey.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Biography of Chuck Larson. Archived from the original on 2005-03-16. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.
  2. ^ Adam Nagourney. It's Never Too Early to Gear Up For '08 Race. Retrieved on 2008-06-03.
  3. ^ The White House, Office of the Press Secretary (2007-11-30). "Personnel Announcement". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-12-02.

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Iowa Senate
Preceded by
Sheldon Rittmer
19th District
2002 – 2006
Succeeded by
Rob Hogg