Allan Larsen

Allan Larsen
Allan Larsen
Member of the Idaho House of Representatives
	In office; 1992–1996
	In office; 1966–1978
Member of the Idaho Senate
	In office; 1990–1992
Personal details
Born	Allan Franklin Larsen; April 4, 1919; Preston, Idaho, U.S.
Died	March 2, 2005 (aged 85); Bingham County, Idaho, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	Utah Agricultural College

Allan Franklin Larsen (April 4, 1919 – March 2, 2005)^[1] was an American Republican politician from Eastern Idaho who served as a member of both chambers of the Idaho Legislature. He was the Republican nominee in the 1978 Idaho gubernatorial election.

Early life and education

Born in Preston, Idaho, he attended Utah Agricultural College (now Utah State University) in Logan.

Career

Larsen operated a potato farm near Firth in Bingham County. First elected to the state legislature in 1966, he served six terms in the Idaho House of Representatives, the last two as speaker. He was the Republican nominee in the 1978 Idaho gubernatorial election,^[2]^[3]^[4] but was defeated by the Democratic incumbent, John Evans of Malad.^[5]

Larsen returned to private life on his farm for a 12 years. Following his first wife's death and his remarriage to Alva Lu Hebdon, he returned to the legislature when he was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1990 and the House of Representatives in 1992 and 1994.^[1]

Personal life

Larsen died in Bingham County, Idaho at age 85 in 2005;^[6] he and his first wife Barbara (1920–1990) are buried at the Riverside-Thomas Cemetery in Blackfoot.

References

^ ^a ^b Sharp, Nancy and James Roger (1994). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. p. 169.
^ "Larsen upsets Ravenscroft". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 9, 1978. p. 1A.
^ "Mormons win Idaho governor primary". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. August 9, 1978. p. 20.
^ "Religion's the key issue in Evans-Larsen race". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). November 1, 1978. p. 1A.
^ "Party Balance in High Post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Former Speaker of the House Allen Larsen dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 5, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

External links

Allan Larsen at Find a Grave

Party political offices
Preceded by Jack M. Murphy	Republican Party nominee, Governor of Idaho 1978 (lost)	Succeeded by Phil Batt

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[allotw-1] Sharp, Nancy and James Roger (1994). American Legislative Leaders in the West, 1911-1994. p. 169.

[lupsetr-2] "Larsen upsets Ravenscroft". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 9, 1978. p. 1A.

[mwigp-3] "Mormons win Idaho governor primary". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). Associated Press. August 9, 1978. p. 20.

[relkey-4] "Religion's the key issue in Evans-Larsen race". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Los Angeles Times). November 1, 1978. p. 1A.

[5] "Party Balance in High Post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 8, 1978. p. 3. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

[frmerspk-6] "Former Speaker of the House Allen Larsen dies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 5, 2005. Retrieved July 23, 2019.

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