Preceded by Cap Dierks Party Republican Party Education Georgetown University | Name Tyson Larson Political party Republican | |
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Born April 16, 1986 (age 38)
Fort Carson, Colorado ( 1986-04-16 ) | ||
Tyson Larson (born April 16, 1986) is a politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. A resident of the city of O'Neill, Larson was elected to the Nebraska state legislature in 2010.
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Early life
Larson was born on April 16, 1986, in Fort Carson, Colorado. He graduated from Weeping Water High School in Weeping Water, Nebraska, in 2004; he obtained a B.A. in government and theology from Georgetown University in 2008.
State legislature
In 2010 Larson defeated 20-year incumbent Senator Cap Dierks and was elected to represent the 40th Nebraska legislative district.
During his first two years in the Legislature, Larson sat on the Agriculture, Enrollment and Review (Chairman), General Affairs, Judiciary, and State-Tribal Relations committees. During his third and fourth years in the Legislature, he help develop and coordinate the states $8.5 billion budget on the Appropriations committee.
In 2014, Larson ran for re-election, defeating challenger Keith Kube with over 67% of the vote. Upon returning to the Legislature, Larson was elected to be Chairman of the General Affairs committee, and served on Agriculture, Government committees. Larson was also selected by his colleagues to serve on the Legislature's Executive Board.