Larry Pressler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Larry Pressler

U.S. politician

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1942

Place of Birth: Humboldt, South Dakota, United States

Profession: lawyer, politician, entrepreneur, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Larry Lee Pressler (born March 29, 1942) is an American politician from South Dakota.
He served two terms in the U.S.
House of Representatives (1975–79) and three terms in the U.S.
Senate (1979–97), losing re-election to Tim Johnson (1996).
He was the first Vietnam veteran to be elected to the Senate. Since leaving the Senate, Pressler has served as a lawyer, business advisor, and lecturer and has remained active in politics and government.
Pressler also functions as a journalist and columnist.
He has written for the Deseret News for which he has written a bi-weekly column called "What's Really Happening In Washington, DC" He has either considered running, or briefly run, for office several times.
In December 2013, Pressler announced that he would run as an independent in the 2014 mid-term elections for the U.S.
Senate seat he lost to Johnson, who was retiring.
Pressler lost the election to Mike Rounds. Pressler is founder and president of The Pressler Group, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), a small business to work on projects in service of veterans.