Biography
Larry is a former US Navy warship captain and Pentagon strategist,
who completed a 32 year Navy career in 1994. Since then Larry has
launched a second career helping citizens and political leaders
strengthen their communities through community building and conflict
prevention. Larry is an accomplished writer and lecturer and has had
numerous opinion pieces published in the Christian Science Monitor and
other newspapers. Larry is an active member of his community and is a
member of both the Gig Harbor and Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce.
Larry and his wife of 30 years, Carla, a playwright and writer, reside
in Gig Harbor.
HOUSE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS:
Appropriations
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
Health Care and Wellness
LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES:
As a fiscal conservative I am pushing hard for transparency and
accountability in our budgeting process.
Education is our paramount duty. I am working to update our
roadmap to ensure our children excel in school and in life.
We must fix our health care system, including help for employers
who need help providing affordable healthcare to Washington
families. I am working toward a systematic overhaul that will
provide better results at lower costs.
And finally I am looking for new ways of attracting and
retaining businesses and create high paying jobs right here at home.
PERSONAL/PROFESSIONAL:
Born and raised in a farm family in Idaho and Oregon.
Interrupted college to work as a polar weather observer,
wintering over both in the Arctic and in the Antarctic.
Graduated from Oregon State College in 1963 in General Science.
After enlisting in the Naval Reserve in 1962, gained a
commission through Officers Candidate School. Went on to command
four warships, including the battleship USS IOWA, in operations all
around the world.
Appointed a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings
Institution in Washington, DC.
Served in a series of strategy assignments in the Pentagon,
including duty in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Completed a 32 year Navy career in 1994.
Since then Larry has invested his time and energy in creating
innovative approaches to peacebuilding, conflict prevention, and
community development.
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:
Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Port Orchard Chamber of Commerce (and its Military Committee).
International Institute of Strategic Studies.
Pacific Council on International Relations.
Americans for UNESCO (Board Member).
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