Representative John B. Larson

Biographical

Full Name: John B. Larson
Current Office: U.S. House - District 1, Democratic
First Elected: 11/03/1998
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Leslie; 3 Children: Carolyn, Laura, Raymond
Birth Date: 07/22/1948
Birth Place: Hartford, CT
Home City: East Hartford, CT
Religion: Roman Catholic
Issue Category

Recent Key Votes

HR 5116 - Science and Technology Funding
Legislation (Yea)

May 28, 2010 - Authorizes specific appropriations of $43.97 billion for the National Science Foundation, including the following (Sec. 212): $7.48 billion for fiscal year 2010-2011; $8.13 ...

HR 5325 - Science and Technology Funding
Legislation (Yea)

May 19, 2010

HR 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007
Legislation (Yea)

Sept. 7, 2007 - Prevents people from obtaining patents for claimed inventions that have already had patent applications filed by a different inventor (Sec. 3). Allows ...

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Recent Public Statements

Rooney: Amendment Ensures Care for Military Kids with Autism

June 14, 2013 - U.S. Representative Tom Rooney (FL-17) today applauded passage of an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that will ensure treatment for military children with autism. ...

Letter to President Barack Obama - Currency manipulation in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

June 5, 2013 - Only available in PDF format, please see source to view document.

Larson, Thornberry Introduce Bill to 'Level the Playing Field' for Liquefied Natural Gas

May 24, 2013 - Thursday Congressman John B. Larson joined Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) in introducing the "LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of 2013", a bill which would make ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $2,018,561.37
Total Spent $2,232,557.75
Cash On Hand $202,850.38
Debt $3,662.92
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

John Larson refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
https://forms.house.gov/larson/contact_new.html

Washington, D.C. Website
http://www.larson.house.gov/

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/RepJohnLarson

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/RepJohnLarson

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/repjohnlarson

Washington, D.C.
1501 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2265
Fax: 202-225-1031

District
221 Main Street, Second Floor
Hartford, CT 06106
Phone: 860-278-8888
Fax: 860-278-2111