Chuck Larson

Charles W. Larson, Jr.
Iowa State Senator, 19th District
In office January 13, 2003 – January 8, 2007
Succeeded by	Rob Hogg
Constituency	State Senate District 19
Personal details
Born	Des Moines, IA
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 2003–2007 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 Catherine Todd Bailey.^[3]

In June 2009, President Barack Obama announced he was nominating Judith Gail Garber to replace Larson as U.S. Ambassador to Latvia.

References

1. ↑ "Biography of Chuck Larson". Archived from the original on 2005-03-16. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 
2. ↑ Adam Nagourney (2006-08-25). "It's Never Too Early to Gear Up For '08 Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-03. 
3. ↑ "Personnel Announcement" (Press release). The White House, Office of the Press Secretary. 2007-11-30. Retrieved 2007-12-02. 

References

External links

• Larson on Project Vote Smart
• Larson's Capitol Web Address