Lary Larson Announces Candidacy

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Bachelor’s degree from Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1975
Law degree from J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, Utah, 1980
Lawyer with Hopkins Roden Crockett Hansen & Hoopes, Idaho Falls, since 1980
32 years as an advocate for clients in all types of personal, business and contested
matters

Past President or Chairman of the following organizations: the Region VI Affordable Housing Task Force, the Bonn. County Bd. of Community Guardians, the Good Samaritan Nursing Home Advisory Bd., the Salvation Army of I.F. Advisory Bd., the Eastern Id. Estate Planning Council, the Kiwanis Club of I.F., and the Garfield-Ucon Canal Co.
Past Member of the following additional leadership boards: the Ucon City Council, the Bonn. Jt. Sch. Dist. 93 Facilities Planning Committee, the Greater I.F. Chamber of Commerce, the United Way of I.F. and Bonn. County, the Rocky Mountain Venture Group, and the North Carolina Drug Authority
30 years of service with the Grand Teton Council (formerly Teton Peaks Council) of the B.S.A., as a unit leader, Council Endowment Committee member, N. Caribou Dist. Finance
Chair., Council Friends of Scouting Chair., Council Vice Chair. of Finance, and Chair. of the Council Investment Committee
Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, including Missionary, Helsinki, Finland, 1975-1977, and Bishop

Improve education by strengthening and supporting the most valuable asset in our education system—the teachers
Pursue proven measures to grow the economy and create jobs
Partner with our national leaders to increase the availability and affordability of health insurance for all people
Bring rationality and fairness back to our tax system by weakening the control of special interest
Develop a fair and sustainable response to the increasing acceptance of same-sex relationships
Develop a strategy to address the enormous backlog of needed infrastructure improvements
Make wise use of our natural resources and conserve them for future generations
Expand the use of Drug Courts and Mental Health Courts to reverse the growth and expense of our prison populations
Bring honest and fair debate of the issues back to the Legislature
to Be . . . YOUR VOICE IN BOISE!