John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Connecticut's 1st congressional district.
Larson was born in Hartford, Connecticut and lived in a public housing project during his childhood. He was educated at East Hartford High School and Central Connecticut State University. He worked as a high school history teacher and an assist...
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John Barry Larson (born July 22, 1948), an American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1999, representing Connecticut's 1st congressional district.
Larson was born in Hartford, Connecticut and lived in a public housing project during his childhood. He was educated at East Hartford High School and Central Connecticut State University. He worked as a high school history teacher and an assistant athletics coach at George J. Penney High School (later Penney High merged with East Hartford High School). Larson was also the co-owner of an insurance agency in East Hartford before entering public service. In 1971, he was selected as a Senior Fellow to the Yale University Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy by Head Start founder Edward Zigler.
Larson was first elected to the Board of Education of East Hartford and later served on East Hartford Town Council. Eventually he was elected as a member of the Connecticut Senate...
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