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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Cal Larson<br />
| birth_place = [[Glyndon, Minnesota]], U.S.<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|08|10}}<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|04|01|1930|08|10}}<br />
| death_place=[[Detroit Lakes, Minnesota]], U.S.<br />
| education = [[Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)|Concordia College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br />
| state_senate = Minnesota<br />
| district = [[Minnesota Senate, District 10|10th]]<br />
| termstart = January 6, 1987<br />
| termend = January 2, 2007<br />
| predecessor = [[Collin Peterson]]<br />
| successor = [[Dan Skogen]]<br />
| office1 = Member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]]<br />
| termstart1 = January 3, 1967<br />
| termend1 = January 7, 1975<br />
| preceded1 = [[Roy Emery Dunn]]<br />
| succeeded1 = [[Gene R. Wenstrom]]<br />
| constituency1 = 55th district (1967–1973)<br>11A district (1973–1975)<br />
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<br />
| otherparty = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (1986–1996)<br />
| branch = {{Navy|United States}}<br />
| battles = [[Korean War]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Calvin R. Larson''' (August 10, 1930 – April 1, 2024) was an American politician who served as a member of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] from 1967 to 1974 and [[Minnesota Senate]] from 1987 to 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail?id=10359|title=Larson, Calvin R. "Cal" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present|website=www.leg.state.mn.us|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref><br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
Born in [[Glyndon, Minnesota]], Larson graduated from Badger High School in 1948 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from [[Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)|Concordia College]]. Larson then served in the [[United States Navy]] during the [[Korean War]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Larson was first elected to the [[Minnesota House of Representatives]] in 1967, with a Nonpartisan Election–Conservative Caucus party affiliation. He served district 55 for three terms, ending in 1972. He continued in the House from 1973 to 1974 representing district 11A.<br />
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Following an absence from the state legislature from 1975 to 1986, Larson was elected as State Senator for district 10 in 1986, as an [[Minnesota Republican Party|Independent Republican]]. He continued to fill this seat in the Senate until 2006, but by the 1996 election had changed his party affiliation to Republican.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dl-online.com/news/528603-minnesota-sen-silent-cal-set-retire|title=Minnesota Sen. 'Silent Cal' set to retire|last=Jan 2nd 2007 - 12am|first=DL News Staff {{!}}|website=Detroit Lakes Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
Larson resided in [[Fergus Falls, Minnesota]], with his wife, Loretta. They have two children. Larson was a [[Lutheran]].<br />
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Larson died on April 1, 2024, in [[Detroit Lakes, Minnesota]], at the age of 93.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.olsonfuneralhome.com/obituaries/calvin-larson|title=Calvin Larson|work=Olson Funeral Home|access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref><br />
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== Electoral history ==<br />
'''2006 Minnesota State Senate District 10'''<br />
*Cal Larson (R), 14191 votes, 44.71%<br />
*[[Dan Skogen]] (DFL), 17530 votes, 55.23%<br />
*Write-In, 18 votes, 0.06%<br />
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'''2002 Minnesota State Senate District 10'''<br />
*Cal Larson (R), 19357 votes, 59.57%<br />
*[[Karl L. Hanson]] (DFL), 13111 votes, 40.35%<br />
*Write-In, 24 votes, 0.07%<br />
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== References ==<br />
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