Larry LaRocco
Larry LaRocco | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Larry Craig |
Succeeded by | Helen Chenoweth-Hage |
Personal details | |
Born | Lawrence Paul LaRocco August 25, 1946 7th Army |
Lawrence Paul LaRocco (born August 25, 1946) is an American politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, representing the Idaho's 1st congressional district from 1991 to 1995.
LaRocco ran for lieutenant governorship in 2006 and the
Early life and family
LaRocco was born in
LaRocco and his wife Chris have two children and two grandchildren.
Military service
LaRocco joined the
Political career
In 1975, LaRocco took a job as northern
In the 1982 elections, LaRocco was the Democratic nominee for
After the 1982 race, he became the vice-president of a brokerage firm in 1983. In 1986, he ran for the Idaho Legislature, losing an Idaho State Senate race in Ada County to Republican incumbent Jim Risch.
U.S. House of Representatives
LaRocco won Idaho's 1st congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1990 when incumbent Larry Craig ran successfully for the United States Senate. He was easily re-elected in 1992, winning every county in the district and with a 50,000-vote margin over his main opponent—a surprising margin, considering the 1st has historically been a very Republican district.
LaRocco was the only member of Congress from Idaho to vote for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.[4] The vote proved to be quite unpopular in the district, and was exploited by Republicans in LaRocco's subsequent election campaigns.
LaRocco was decisively defeated in his attempt to win a third term in 1994 by Republican
Lieutenant Governor campaign
On March 18, 2006, LaRocco filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho. In the May 23 primary he won the nomination but lost to Risch in the November 7, 2006 general election.[5]
U.S. Senate campaign
In April 2007, LaRocco announced that he would be a candidate for the
A key feature of the LaRocco campaign was his "Working for the Senate" program.[7] During the campaign, LaRocco worked at thirty-five separate positions around the state of Idaho. He engaged his opponents in a series of debates around the state of Idaho. On August 18, 2008, he and Independent candidate Rex Rammell met for a one-hour debate in Coeur d'Alene.[8] These two met again in Sandpoint on September 10. A third debate took place on the campus of the College of Idaho in Caldwell on September 25. LaRocco and Rammell were joined at this event by Libertarian candidate Kent Marmon and independent candidate Pro-Life (the legal name of the former Marvin Richardson).[9]
A fourth debate[10] was held between LaRocco and Rammell on October 1, 2008 at the University of Idaho, in Moscow.[citation needed]
KLEW-TV, the CBS affiliate located in Lewiston, hosted a debate[11] on October 8 which featured Larry LaRocco, Jim Risch and Rex Rammell. This was the first time that the Republican candidate joined his opponents in a debate in 2008.
Rammell and LaRocco met once again[12] for a debate in Idaho Falls on October 13. Three days later, the two debated for the seventh time. This time the debate was held on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.[citation needed]
The statewide debate[14] hosted by Idaho Public Television, the League of Women Voters and the Idaho Press Club was held on October 23 in Boise. Four of the five candidates for the United States Senate were in attendance. Republican Jim Risch was not present.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 2008 statewide totals Archived February 20, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Larry LaRocco Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Washington Post Congress votes database
- ^ Military Record Larry LaRocco, Idaho Statesman, July 17, 2008
- ^ FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 199
- ^ November 7, 2006 General Election Results Archived April 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Idaho Secretary of State, accessed January 4, 2007
- ^ Fundraising and campaign strategy Idaho Statesman
- ^ Working for the Senate LaRocco for Senate website
- ^ LaRocco-Rammell Debate #1 Ustream
- ^ Idaho Senate Debate #3, ustream.tv; accessed April 25, 2018.
- ^ LaRocco-Rammell Debate #4 Ustream
- ^ Idaho Senate Debate #5 Archived January 27, 2013, at archive.today KLEW-TV
- ^ LaRocco-Rammell Debate #6 LaRocco for Senate website
- ^ Idaho Senate Debate #8 Archived October 26, 2008, at the Wayback Machine KTVB-TV
- ^ Idaho Senate Debate #9 Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine KAID-TV (.wmv file)
External links
- Larry LaRocco for U.S. Senate official campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Profile at SourceWatch
- Larry LaRocco at Curlie
- Appearances on C-SPAN