Members of Congress / John Larson

LARSON, John B., a Representative from Connecticut; born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 22, 1948; graduated East Hartford High School, Hartford, Conn., 1967; B.A., Central Connecticut University, New Britain, Conn., 1971; member, East Hartford, Conn., board of education, 1977-1979; member, East Hartford, Conn., town council, 1979-1983; senior fellow at the Yale Bush Center for Child Development and Social Policy, New Haven, Conn.; teacher; businessman; member of the Connecticut state senate, 1986-1998, served as President Pro Tempore, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present); chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Eleventh Congress). (Source.)

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· 111th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011.
· 110th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 4, 2007, to Jan. 3, 2009.
· 109th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2005, to Jan. 3, 2007.
· 108th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2003, to Jan. 3, 2005.
· 107th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 2001, to Jan. 3, 2003.
· 106th Congress: Representative, Connecticut (Dist. 1), Democratic. Jan. 3, 1999, to Jan. 3, 2001.

See how John Larson voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com.

John Larson has missed 76 votes (7.3%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers.

John Larson has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 99.2% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Larson did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Representatives in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters.

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• 2006
• 2005