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LaRocco was defeated in his attempt to win a third term in 1994 by Republican Helen Chenoweth, becoming one of a large number of Democrats to lose their seats in a nationwide string of Republican victories as the Republicans took control of the House for the first time in 40 years.
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During the campaign, Chenoweth attacked LaRocco for supporting the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 ; he was the only Idahoan in either chamber to back the bill.
While Chenoweth's victory was one of many instances of historically Republican districts reverting to form after being held by Democrats, it was still surprising considering that LaRocco had won re-election in 1992 by almost 21 points.
Risch was unopposed for the 2006 Republican nomination for lieutenant governor and defeated former Democratic U. S. Congressman Larry LaRocco in the general election.
LaRocco was defeated by Republican Jim Risch for the open U. S. Senate seat in Idaho in 2008.
LaRocco was born in Van Nuys, a district of Los Angeles.
LaRocco joined the U. S. Army and was commissioned on August 15, 1969 ; he was eventually promoted to captain and served in military intelligence at the Intelligence Data Handling Systems ( IDHS ) at 7th Army Headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany towards the end of his army career.
LaRocco was honorably discharged June 10, 1972.
In 1975, LaRocco took a job as northern Idaho field co-ordinator for Idaho U. S. Senator Frank Church, a position he held until Church's defeat in 1980 ; in 1976, he also was the co-ordinator for the Oregon primary election for Church's Presidential run.
In the 1982 elections, LaRocco was the Democratic nominee for Idaho's 1st congressional district ; he lost to incumbent Larry Craig, but received 46. 5 percent of the vote on his first try for public office.
LaRocco was the only member of Congress from Idaho to vote for the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
It was the third time LaRocco ran against Risch in an election, as LaRocco and Risch both decisively won their respective primaries on May 27, 2008.
A key feature of the LaRocco campaign was his " Working for the Senate " program.
A fourth debate was held between LaRocco and Rammell on October 1, 2008 at the University of Idaho, in Moscow.
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She defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Larry LaRocco by almost 11 points in the Republican wave that saw that party take control of the House for the first time in 40 years.
He defeated Larry LaRocco, a former Democratic congressman, with 58 % of the vote.
Risch defeated LaRocco in two previous elections: for a state senate seat in 1986 and for lieutenant governor in 2006.
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The county polled a majority for Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brady and Democratic Senatorial candidate Larry LaRocco, but Barack Obama lost in 2008 by an eight point margin.
LaRocco and Rammell were joined at this event by Libertarian candidate Kent Marmon and Independent Pro-Life.
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LaRocco also gained notice that year for taking jobs for one week in each of the district's 19 counties.
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Larry LaRocco ( born August 25, 1946 ) is a Democratic politician from the US state of Idaho, who served two terms in the U. S. House of Representatives.
LaRocco won Idaho's 1st congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1990.
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On March 18, 2006, LaRocco filed to run for Lieutenant Governor of Idaho.
In April 2007, LaRocco announced that he would be a candidate for the U. S. Senate.
Rammell and LaRocco met once again for a debate in Idaho Falls on October 13.
On October 16 LaRocco and Rammell debated for the seventh time.
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LaRocco and his wife Chris have two children and two grandchildren.
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Its climactic role was to pursue and demoralize a defeated enemy but this chance never came in the Atlanta campaign.
Although she appeared more subdued and defeated, Jones knew she was growing more dangerous.
It was defeated in Congress last year.
A bond issue which would have provided some $3.5 million for construction of the two 900-student schools was defeated by district voters in January.
`` This is the first time in 100 years that a candidate for the presidency announced the result of an election in which he was defeated '', he said.
Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.
However, lacking requested reinforcements from McClellan, now commanding the Army of the Potomac, Pope was soundly defeated at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the summer of 1862, forcing the Army of the Potomac to defend Washington for a second time.
Burnside, against the advice of the president, prematurely launched an offensive across the Rappahannock River and was stunningly defeated by Lee at Fredericksburg in December.
When the Confederate attempt to defend Petersburg failed, the Confederate army retreated but was pursued and defeated, which resulted in Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
In three arduous campaigns, the first two of which were conducted by the emperor himself while the third was directed by Manuel Comnenos ( great-uncle of Emperor Manuel Comnenos ), the Turks were defeated in detail in 1070 and driven across the Euphrates.
He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985 when he was defeated by Garry Kasparov.
At the 2 November 2004 election Eni F. H. Faleomavaega of the Democratic Party ( United States ) defeated the Republican candidate and was re-elected.
The Australian team of 1989 was comparable to the great Australian teams of the past, and resoundingly defeated England 4 – 0.
The Chilean Army and Chilean Navy defeated the combined forces of Bolivia and Peru, and Chile took over Bolivia's only province on the Pacific Coast, some land from Peru, also-that was returned to Peru decades later.
Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.
Henry, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, then took command of the troops of the league, and after Albert had been placed under the imperial ban in December 1553 he was defeated by Duke Henry, and compelled to flee to France.
In the general engagement which followed, Abner was defeated and put to flight.
The recovery of Azov and the Morea, and the conquest of part of Persia, managed to counterbalance the Balkan territory ceded to the Habsburg Monarchy through the Treaty of Passarowitz, after the Ottoman Empire was defeated in Austro-Turkish War of 1716-18.
A marriage of sorts is arranged between Dido and Aeneas at the instigation of Juno, who was told of the fact that her favorite city would eventually be defeated by the Trojans ' descendants, and Aeneas's mother Venus ( the Roman adaptation of Aphrodite ), who realizes that her son and his company need a temporary reprieve to reinforce themselves for the journey to come.
Hajji Mirza Aqasi sent a messenger to Bahman Mirza to inform him of the spuriousness of Hasan Ali Shah's documents and a battle between Bahman Mīrzā and Hasan Ali Shah broke out in which Bahman Mirza was defeated.
Shortly before this battle the Spartan navy, of which he had received the supreme command, was totally defeated off Cnidus by a powerful Persian fleet under Conon and Pharnabazus.
Cleombrotus was defeated at Leuctra and the Spartan supremacy overthrown.
The first known mention of the city of Akkad is in an inscription of Enshakushanna of Uruk, where he claims to have defeated Agade — indicating that it was in existence well before the days of Sargon of Akkad, whom the Sumerian King List claims to have built it.
In 401 Alaric invaded Italy, but he was defeated by the Roman half-Vandal general Flavius Stilicho at Pollentia ( modern Pollenza ) on April 6, 402.
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