Larry LaRocco (D)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Senator, Idaho
- Birth Date: Aug. 15, 1946
- Web site: http://www.laroccoforsenate.com/
Education
- Boston University, BA
- University of Portland, MS
Larry LaRocco was born in Van Nuys, Calif., near Los Angeles, on Aug. 15, 1946. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Portland in 1967. He later received his master's degree from Boston University in 1969. He served in the U.S. Army until 1972 and later worked for six years as a staffer for the late U.S. Sen. Frank Church, D-Idaho.
LaRocco served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, from 1990 to 1994. He was ousted in 1994 by Helen Chenoweth. He lost a 2006 race for lieutenant governor to Jim Risch.
LaRocco is married to Chris LaRocco; they have two children.
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