Larry LaRocco
| Larry LaRocco | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Idaho's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Larry Craig |
| Succeeded by | Helen Chenoweth-Hage |
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| Born |
August 25, 1946 Van Nuys, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Chris Bideganeta |
| Residence | McCall, Idaho |
| Alma mater |
Stanford University, University of Portland, Boston University, School of Advanced International Studies |
| Profession | Army, banking, politics |
| Website | Larry LaRocco for Senate |
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1972 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | 7th Army |
Larry LaRocco (born August 25, 1946) is a Democratic politician from the US state of Idaho, who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. LaRocco was defeated by Republican Jim Risch for the open U.S. Senate seat in Idaho in 2008.
LaRocco was born in Van Nuys, a district of Los Angeles. He attended Stanford University's Institute of Television and Radio, as well as the University of Portland, receiving his B.A. in 1967. He earned his M.S. from Boston University in 1969; during the 1968–69 period, he also studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
LaRocco and his wife Chris have two children and two grandchildren.
LaRocco joined the U.S. Army and was commissioned on August 15, 1969; he was eventually promoted to captain and served in military intelligence at the Intelligence Data Handling Systems (IDHS) at 7th Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany towards the end of his army career. On May 24, 1972, the Baader-Meinhof Gang, the precursor of the Red Army Faction, exploded a car bomb outside of Campbell Barracks which killed three of LaRocco's fellow soldiers. LaRocco was honorably discharged on June 10, 1972.
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