Congressman John B. Larson began
serving in the U.S. House of Representatives in January
of 1999, and is presently in his fourth term serving the
people of Connecticut's First Congressional District. Before
entering Congress, Larson was a high school history teacher
and athletic coach until he became an owner of Larson &
Lysik insurance company. He served on the East Hartford
Board of Education and the East Hartford Town Council. In
1982, he was elected to the Connecticut State Senate, beginning
a 12-year tenure representing the 3rd Senate District. Larson
served as Senate President Pro Tempore for eight years from
1987 to 1995. The Congressman and his wife Leslie have three
children (Carolyn, Laura, and Raymond) and are life-long
residents of East Hartford.
VICE
CHAIR OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS- February 2006
Earlier this year former Chairman of the Democratic Caucus,
Bob Menendez, was selected by Governor John Corzine of New
Jersey to fill his U.S. Senate seat. This created a vacancy
in the Democratic Caucus leadership. Congressman Larson
was elected by his colleagues to serve as Vice Chair of
this Caucus, making him the fourth-ranking Democrat in the
House Representatives. The Vice Chair assists the Chairman
in organizing and running the Democratic Caucus and works
with committee leaders to develop the Democratic agenda.
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE- January 2005
In 2005, Congressman Larson was named to the influential
Ways and Means Committee, which has jurisdiction over the
nation’s tax code, trade policy, Social Security,
and Medicare. He sits on the Subcommittee on Trade and the
Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures. He formerly served
on the Armed Services Committee, Science Committee and as
Ranking Minority Member of the House Administration Committee.
CAUCUSES
In addition, Congressman Larson sits on
the following caucuses:
- Congressional Shellfish Caucus
(Co-Chair)
- House Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
Coalition (Co-Chair)
- Digital Divide Caucus (Co-Chair)
- Former State Legislative Leaders
Working Group (Co-Chair)
- The Baltic Caucus
- Bipartisan Congressional Refugee
Caucus
- Coalition for Autism Research
and Education
- Congressional Arts Caucus
- Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus
- Congressional Caucus on Armenian
Issues
- Congressional Caucus on India
and Indian-Americans
- Congressional Caucus on Pakistan
- Congressional Diabetes Caucus
- Congressional Fire Caucus
- Congressional Hearing Health
Caucus
- Congressional Internet Caucus
- Congressional Missing and Exploited
Children�s Caucus
- Congressional Native American
Caucus
- Congressional Shipbuilding Caucus
- Congressional Sportsmen�s Caucus
- Congressional Taiwan Caucus
- House Afterschool Caucus
- House Coast Guard Caucus
- House Reserve Component Caucus
- Law Enforcement Caucus
- Livable Communities Task Force
- The New Democrat Coalition
- Out of Iraq Caucus
- Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Caucus
- STEM Education Caucus
