Tyson Larson
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2011}}
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| district=40th
| term_start=2011
| term_end=2019
| preceded=Cap Dierks
| succeeded=Tim Gragert
| party=Republican
| birth_date={{Birth date and age|1986|04|16}}
| birth_place=Fort Carson, Colorado, U.S.
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| education = Georgetown University (BA)
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Tyson Larson (born April 16, 1986) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for the 40th district from 2011 to 2019. __NOTOC__
Early life and education
Larson was born in Fort Carson, Colorado. He graduated from Weeping Water High School in Weeping Water, Nebraska, in 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in government and theology from Georgetown University in 2008.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160620070458/http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist40/biography/ "Sen. Tyson Larson: Biography".] Archived from [http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist40/biography/ original] June 20, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
Career
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 helped to develop and coordinate the state's $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 the Agriculture and Government committees. Larson was also selected by his colleagues to serve on the Legislature's Executive Board.
References
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- {{Cite web | title=Nebraska Unicameral Legislature | work=Sen. Tyson Larson | url=http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist40/biography-2/ | accessdate=May 16, 2012 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118192620/http://news.legislature.ne.gov/dist40/biography-2/ | archivedate=January 18, 2012 | df=mdy-all }}
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Category:People from O'Neill, Nebraska
Category:Republican Party Nebraska state senators
Category:Georgetown University alumni
Category:People from Cass County, Nebraska
Category:People from El Paso County, Colorado
Category:21st-century members of the Nebraska Legislature
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