Lawrence J. DeNardis
| Lawrence J. DeNardis | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 3rd district |
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In office January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Robert N. Giaimo |
| Succeeded by | Bruce Morrison |
| Member of the Connecticut Senate | |
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In office 1970-1979 |
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March 18, 1938 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | MaryLou White DeNardis (since 1961) |
| Residence | Hamden, Connecticut |
| Alma mater |
Holy Cross College New York University |
| Occupation | Chairman, Institute for New Democracies |
Lawrence Joseph (Larry) DeNardis (born March 18, 1938) is a former U.S. Congressman and university president.
DeNardis was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on March 18, 1938; graduated from Hamden High School, Hamden, Connecticut, in 1956 and received a B.A. from Holy Cross College in 1960, an M.A. and a Ph.D. from New York University, in 1964 and 1989, respectively.
He served in the United States Naval Reserve, 1960–1963 and was associate professor at Albertus Magnus College. He was President of the Connecticut Conference of Independent Colleges in 1979-1980 after serving in the Connecticut State Senate from 1970 to 1979.
DeNardis was elected in the 1980 Ronald Reagan landslide as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh United States Congress (January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983), defeating then-State Senator Joe Lieberman to win a seat that had been held for 22 years by Democrat Robert Giaimo.
During his term in Congress DeNardis was known as a moderate "Gypsy Moth" Republican. He was narrowly upset in a 1982 mid-term election characterized by voter anger over a poor economy and the strong grassroots campaign by Democrat Bruce Morrison, a Bill Clinton classmate at Yale Law School. Morrison also won a rematch against DeNardis in 1984, with Reagan again at the top of the ticket.
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