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Larry Pressler

Larry Lee Pressler is an American lawyer and politician from South Dakota who served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate as a Republican. He remained active in politics following his failed reelection campaign in 1996 and attempted to regain his former seat in 2014 as an independent, but was unsuccessful. Wikipedia*

On the C-SPAN Networks:
Larry Pressler has 440 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1981 Senate Committee. The year with the most videos was 1993 with 66 videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 1986 with an average of 2,294 views per program. Most appearances with Tom Bliley (7), John F. Kerry (6), Tim P. Johnson (5). Most common tags: Telecommunication, South Dakota, Road to the Capital.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2014 - Present Member, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission


Videos: 1

Previously

U.S. Senator, R-SD January 3, 1979 - January 3, 1997 Videos: 431 U.S. Senate Candidate,
I-South Dakota
c. January 1, 2014 - November 4, 2014 Videos: 3 U.S. Representative, R-SD 1st January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1979 Videos: 0

Recent Appearances

  • <em>Neighbours in Arms</em>

    Neighbours in Arms

    Former Senator Larry Pressler (R-SD) talked about his book Neighbours in Arms, in which he reflects on his work as chair of t…

  • Military Retirement and Compensation Changes

    Military Retirement and Compensation Changes

    Members of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission testified on their efforts to make changes to pe…

  • South Dakota Senate Debate

    South Dakota Senate Debate

    Former Governor Mike Rounds (R), Rick Weiland (D), former Senator Larry Pressler (I), and Gordon Howie (I), candidates in the…

  • South Dakota Senate Debate

    South Dakota Senate Debate

    Former Governor Mike Rounds (R), Rick Welland (D), former Senator Larry Pressler (I), and Gordon Howie (I) met in a debate in…

  • South Dakota Senate Debate

    South Dakota Senate Debate

    South Dakota Senate candidates Rick Weiland (D), former Senator Larry Pressler (I), and Gordon Howie (I) debated various issu…

  • History of U.S. Job Creation and Employment

    History of U.S. Job Creation and Employment

    Panelists talked about the factors contributing to the state of the economy, and the role of government, the private sector a…

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Historical Member of Congress Record

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Former Ideology Rankings
Past Elections

Ideology data is based on DW-NOMINATE statistics developed by Keith Poole and Howard Rosenthal. More information can be found at Voteview .

Historic election results compiled from data found on FEC.gov

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