Larry Larocco is an American politician who served two terms in the United States House of Representatives, representing Idaho’s 1st congressional district from 1990 to 1994. He grew up in Van Nuys, California, a district of Los Angeles. Lorocco earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland in 1967, and went on to receive his M.S. from Boston University in 1969. He also studied at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies He served in the United States Army from 1969 to 1972 in military intelligence, holding rank as a Captain in the 7th Unit of the Army.
After being stationed in Germany, Lorocco was honorably discharged on June 10th of 1972. Not long after his military service ended, he got involved in politics and became known for his commitment in his district’s counties while running for representative. Lorocco won his congressional seat in 1990 and was eventually re-elected in 1992, winning every county in the district and with a 50,000-vote margin over his main opponent. He was elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Second and One Hundred Third Congresses (January 3, 1991, to January 3, 1995). He was also a United States Senate candidate from 2007 to 2008. Today, Larry Lorocco is the Founder and Principal of Larocco & Associates Inc. He and his wife have two children and two grandchildren.
