John B. Larson

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 of the East Hartford, Conn. , board of education, 1977-1979. Member of the 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, president pro tempore, 1990-1998. Elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present). Chair, House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Eleventh and One Hundred Twelfth Congresses).