LARSON, John B., 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, East Hartford, Conn., board of education, 1977-1979; member, 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, served as
President Pro Tempore, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred
Sixth and to the six succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present); chair,
House Democratic Caucus (One Hundred Eleventh and One Hundred Twelfth
Congresses).