Larry Craig
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United States Senator from Idaho |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McClure |
| Succeeded by | Jim Risch |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Steve Symms |
| Succeeded by | Larry LaRocco |
| Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging | |
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In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005 |
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| Preceded by | John Breaux |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Smith |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs | |
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In office January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Arlen Specter |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Akaka |
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Larry Edwin Craig July 20, 1945 Council, Idaho |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Suzanne Thompson |
| Residence | Eagle, Idaho |
| Alma mater | George Washington University |
| Occupation | Rancher |
| Religion | Methodist |
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| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army National Guard |
| Years of service | 1970–1972 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Unit | Idaho National Guard |
Larry Edwin Craig (born July 20, 1945) is a former Republican politician from the U.S. state of Idaho. He served 18 years in the U.S. Senate (1991–2009), preceded by 10 years in the U.S. House, representing Idaho's first district (1981–91). His 28 years in Congress rank as the second-longest in Idaho history, trailing only William Borah, who served over 32 years in the Senate. In addition to serving in Congress, Craig has been a member of the Board of Directors of the National Rifle Association since 1983. Craig was selected for induction into the Idaho Hall of Fame in 2007.
On August 27, 2007, the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call revealed that Craig had been arrested for lewd conduct in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on June 11, 2007, and entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of disorderly conduct on August 8, 2007. Despite firmly stating that he was not and never had been gay, Craig announced his intention to resign from the Senate at a news conference on September 1, 2007, but later decided to finish the remainder of his term.
Craig was not a candidate for re-election in 2008. He was succeeded by Lieutenant Governor and former Governor Jim Risch, who won the seat in the November 2008 election. Craig subsequently co-founded the consulting firm New West Strategies and became a lobbyist.
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