Vern Larson

Vernon L. Larson is South Dakota State Treasurer. He was born October 25, 1948, at Vivian, South Dakota. He graduated from Vivian High School and received a degree from Northern State University, Aberdeen, South Dakota in 1970.

He was elected State Treasurer as a Republican in 2002 and assumed office January 6, 2003. [Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 451.] He was re-elected in 2006.

He previously served as South Dakota State Auditor from 1979-2003. He is the longest serving constitutional officer in South Dakota's history, and in 1998, he was unopposed for re-election. This was the first time in South Dakota that a constitutional officer had no opposition in the general election. [Legislative Manual, South Dakota, 2005, p. 451.] He is subject to term limits of two consecutive four year terms.

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* [http://www.sdtreasurer.com/ South Dakota Office of the State Treasurer] official state site
* [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?si=200641&c=430724 Follow the Money - Vernon L Larson] 2006 campaign contributions
* [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=BSD73499 Project Vote Smart - Vernon L Larson (SD)] profile