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On May 26, 2021, Larson announced on [https://twitter.com/ChrisJLarson/status/1397545268644622336?s=20 Twitter] that he was running for the [[United States Senate]] for [[Wisconsin]] in the 2022 Democratic Party primary.<ref>https://twitter.com/ChrisJLarson/status/1397545268644622336</ref>
On May 26, 2021, Larson announced on Twitter that he was running for the [[United States Senate]] for [[Wisconsin]] in the 2022 Democratic Party primary.<ref>https://twitter.com/ChrisJLarson/status/1397545268644622336</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 10:25, 13 July 2021

This article is about the Wisconsin politician. For the Bahamian footballer, see Christopher Larson. For the Michigan politician, see United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2010.
Chris Larson
Wisconsin Senate Minority Leader
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 5, 2015
Preceded byScott L. Fitzgerald
Succeeded byJennifer Shilling
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 7th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2011
Preceded byJeffrey Plale
Personal details
Born (1980-11-12) November 12, 1980 (age 44)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJessica Brumm-Larson
Residence(s)Bay View, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Christopher J. Larson (born November 12, 1980) is a Wisconsin politician who has represented the 7th Senate District in the state legislature since 2011. A Democrat, Larson served as the Senate Minority Leader from 2013 until 2014. Larson was a member of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 2008 until 2010. He lost in the general election for Milwaukee County Executive in 2016 and 2020.[1][2]

Background

Larson was born and raised in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He graduated from Thomas More High School in 1999 and earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee with a minor in political science. Before entering politics, Larson was a business manager.[3]

Milwaukee County Board

In April 2008, Larson was elected Milwaukee County Supervisor on a platform of improving public transportation, parks and education.[4]

As supervisor, he supported economic development efforts near the Milwaukee airport, participated in a coalition to save the Hoan Bridge from destruction and authored legislation to enhance public parks.[5][6][7]

Wisconsin Senate

On September 14, 2010, Larson defeated incumbent Senator Jeffrey Plale in the Wisconsin state senate primary election and defeated Republican Jesse Ripp in the general election on November 2, 2010, becoming the youngest member of the senate.[8][9][10] In 2013, Larson was elected Senate Minority Leader.[11]

Larson represents the cities of Cudahy, South Milwaukee, St. Francis, Franklin, Oak Creek and Milwaukee.[12]

Following Democrats poor showing in 2014 elections, Larson resigned as Senate Minority Leader on November 11, 2014.[13]

PolitiFact Wisconsin, a nonpartisan fact-checking group, established a scorecard rating the veracity of statements Larson made during his political career and determined 25% of his statements were true or mostly true while 72% of his statements were false or mostly false.[14]

Larson was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate for a third term in November 2018.[15]

County Executive Election

In November 2019, Larson announced he would run for Milwaukee County Executive after incumbent Chris Abele announced he would not seek re-election.[1] Larson came in first in the non-partisan primary and was defeated in the April 13 general election.[16][17]

Legislative positions

For the 2021-2022 legislative session, Senator Larson's priorities include COVID-19, public education, cannabis legalization, fair legislative maps, voting rights, environmental protection, healthcare expansion, and criminal justice reform.

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, funding for local public schools was cut by $1.6 billion,[18] and during the 2013-2014 session 50% of Wisconsin school districts received less state money than they did under the previous session.[19] Larson supported initiatives to fully restore funding for local public schools.[20][21]

In February 2013, Democrats introduced a package of six jobs bills, which included funding for technical colleges and required state agencies, as well as state and local governments, to buy from Wisconsin businesses.[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]

Larson fought to accept federal health care money through the Affordable Care Act to strengthen Wisconsin's BadgerCare program[29][30] since, according to Wisconsin's nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau, strengthening BadgerCare would expand health care coverage to 85,000 more Wisconsinites, save the state $119 million over the biennium, and create over 10,000 Wisconsin jobs.[31][32]

Larson and his Democratic colleagues all signed on to a proposed constitutional amendment (2013 SJR 74) to reverse Wisconsin's ban on same-sex marriage.[33] Larson co-sponsored legislation to reinstate laws to prevent workplace discrimination against women, which had been removed from Wisconsin statutes during the 2011-12 legislative session.[34]

Larson introduced legislative proposals during the 2013-2014 Legislative Session to reform Wisconsin's jobs agency, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation, which has seen numerous scandals since it was created in 2011, including losing track of $56 million in loans, misuse of taxpayer funds, exaggerated jobs claims, and lack of basic oversight, according to a national report by Good Jobs First.[35][36][37][38][39]

During the 2015-16 legislative session, Larson introduced numerous proposals aimed at improving public schools. For instance, Larson co-authored a proposal to implement and invest in the community schools model, which provides wraparound services for students, such as providing access to health care and a healthy diet. He introduced legislation to give schools support to provide services for students with disabilities.[40]

In early 2016, Larson and a group of environmental advocates and organizations led a fight against a bill that would have made it easier for Wisconsin water utility systems to be taken over by non-Wisconsin, for-profit companies and corporations.[41] After intense public outrage, the bill was not scheduled for a vote in the Senate and failed to become law. The lead poisoning of families in Flint Michigan galvanized opposition to water privatization in Wisconsin.[42]

For 2020, some of Larson's main legislative issues include public education in Milwaukee, addressing climate change issues, tackling lawmaker corruption,[43] improving access to senior care, and improving infrastructure in areas such as childcare[44] and public transportation.[45] In 2019, Larson has also called for increased regulation of trampoline parks and other amusement parks, which have seen an increase in the number of children injured.[46]

2011 Wisconsin protests

See also: 2011 Wisconsin protests

During the protests in Wisconsin, Larson, along with the 13 other Democratic State Senators, left the state to deny the state Senate a quorum on Governor Scott Walker's controversial "Budget Repair" legislation. All 14 State Senators returned on March 12.[47]

Legislative committee membership

Senator Larson's committee assignments for the 2021-2022 session are as follows:[48]

  • Committee on Administrative Rules
  • Committee on Agriculture, Revenue and Financial Institutions
  • Committee on Education
  • Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families
  • Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules
  • Joint Survey Committee on Tax Exemptions

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Larson served as co-chair of the Joint Committee on Review of Administrative Rules, and as a member of the Joint Committees on Finance, Audit, and Information Policy and Technology; on the Senate Committees on Education; Education and Corrections; Natural Resources and Environment; Housing and Insurance; and Environment, Natural Resources and Tourism. He also served on the Governor's Commission on Waste, Fraud, and Abuse; and the Special Task Force on University of Wisconsin Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities.[49]

During the 2013-2014 legislative session, Larson served on the Committee on Senate Organization, the Joint Legislative Council, and the Joint Committees on Employment Relations, and on Legislative Organization.[50]

2022 US Senate campaign

Main article: 2022 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

On May 26, 2021, Larson announced on Twitter that he was running for the United States Senate for Wisconsin in the 2022 Democratic Party primary.[51]

Personal life

Larson lives in Bay View with his wife, Jessica, and their two children.[52][53]

Larson is a member of the League of Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, Bay View Historical Society, Bay View Lions Club, and Arbor Day Foundation.[54]

References

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  2. ^ Bice, Daniel (April 13, 2020). "State Rep. David Crowley edges state Sen. Chris Larson for Milwaukee County exec". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. ^ Wisconsin State Blue Book 2013-2014. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2013. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-9752820-6-9. Retrieved 2014-07-23.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Wisconsin 7th State Senate District Q & A". Bay View Compass. August 30, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. ^ BizTimes Staff (October 5, 2010). "Milwaukee's Aerotropolis project moves forward". BizTimes Milwaukee Business News. BizTimes Media, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Hissom, Doug (August 7, 2009). "South Side coalition seeks to save the Hoan Bridge". OnMilwaukee. OnMilwaukee, LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "Special Meeting of the Parks, Energy and Environment Committee" (PDF). Milwaukee County Government. February 3, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ Stein, Jason (September 14, 2010). "Larson unseats Plale in state Senate race". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Gannett. Retrieved April 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Stein, Jason; Johnson, Annysa (November 2, 2010). "Republicans take over state Senate, Assembly". The Journal Sentinel. USA Today Network. Retrieved April 15, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  45. ^ Chris Larson - legislative issues
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  52. ^ "Chris Larson - It's a girl!". Facebook.com. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  53. ^ "In politics marathon, Larson likes the underdog role". Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2017-05-01.
  54. ^ State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2013. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-975-2820-6-9. Retrieved July 28, 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 7th district
2011 – present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Minority Leader of the Wisconsin Senate
2013 – 2015 		Succeeded by
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