Rick Larsen

Rick Larsen
U.S. House, Washington, District 2
Incumbent
In office
January 3, 2001-present
Term ends
January 3, 2013
Years in position	12
Party	Democratic
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 2, 2010
First elected	November 7, 2000
Next election	November 6, 2012
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
County council member, Snohomish, WA
1998-2000
Education
Bachelor's	Pacific Lutheran University
Master's	University of Minnesota
Personal
Birthday	June 15, 1965
Place of birth	Arlington, WA
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen (b. June 15, 1965) is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Washington. Larsen represents the 2nd congressional district of Washington and was first elected to the House in 2000.

Biography

After earning his master's degree in public affairs, Larsen worked as director of public affairs for the Washington State Dental Association and then as an economic development official with the Port of Everett. He went on to serve on the Snohomish County Council before seeking election to the U.S. House.

Career

• 2001-present: U.S. House of Representatives
• 1998-2000: County council, Snohomish, WA
• 1990-1991: Economic development official, Port of Everett
• 1991-1998: Washington State Dental Association

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2011-12

Larsen is a member of the following House committees

• Armed Services Committee
  • Seapower and Expeditionary Subcommittee
  • Strategic Forces Subcommittee
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  • Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Ranking member

Issues

Political positions

Percentage voting with party

November 2011

The website Open Congress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus. According to the website, Larsen voted with the Democratic Party 91.1% of the time, which ranked 136 among the 192 House Democratic members in November 2011.

Elections

2012

Larsen is running for re-election in 2012.

2010

On November 2, 2010, Larsen won re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating John Koster (R).

U.S. House of Representatives General Election, Washington, Congressional District 2, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Rick Larsen Incumbent	51.1%	155,241
	Republican	John Koster	48.9%	148,722
Total Votes				303,963

Campaign donors

Breakdown of the source of Larsen's campaign funds before the 2010 election.

Larsen won re-election to the U.S. House in 2010. During that re-election cycle, Larsen's campaign committee raised a total of $2,028,596 and spent $2,080,326.

U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, 2nd District, 2010 - Rick Larsen Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$2,028,596
Total Spent	$2,080,326
Total Raised by General Election Opponent	$1,100,868
Total Spent by General Election Opponent	$1,096,191
Top contributors to Rick Larsen's campaign committee
Microsoft Corp	$33,050
Boeing Co	$16,500
Puget Holding Co	$14,798
Denny Miller Assoc	$12,500
Berkshire Hathaway	$12,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$131,800
Leadership PACs	$104,900
Transportation Unions	$94,500
Health Professionals	$92,250
Lawyers/Law Firms	$85,570

Personal

Larsen and his wife, Tiia, have two sons.

External links

• Social media:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
• Biographies:
  • U.S. Congress
• Political profiles:
  • GovTrack
  • OpenCongress
  • Project Vote Smart
• Financial:
  • FEC
  • OpenSecrets.org
  • LegiStorm.com
• Interest group ratings:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Issue positions:
  • On The Issues
  • Project Vote Smart
• Public statements:
  • Project Vote Smart
• Voting record:
  • Project Vote Smart
  • Washington Post
• Media appearances:
  • C-SPAN
• Media coverage:
  • Washington Post

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jack Metcalf	U.S. House of Representatives - Washington, 2nd District 2001-Present	Succeeded by -