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Rick Larkin grew up on a family farm
located near Ottumwa, Iowa. He
attended Indian Hills Community College where he received an Associate of
Arts Degree. In 1975 he graduated
from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political
Science.
Rick has been married to his wife Linda
for 30 years. They have three
children who are now grown and one grandson.
Rick has worked for the Department of
Corrections at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa as a
Correctional Counselor for the past 25 years.
Rick’s community activities include
membership in the Knights of Columbus, Elks, Chamber of Commerce and the Fort
Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau.
He has served as President of the Fort Madison Jaycees and the Fort
Madison United Way Board of Directors.
He currently serves on the Parish Council for the Fort Madison
Catholic Churches.
Rick served on the Fort Madison City
Council for three terms from 1980 until 1986. He then was appointed to the Lee County Board of Supervisors
and was subsequently re-elected for two terms. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 1993 and
completed four terms in office. He
was elected back on the Board of Supervisors in 2004.
His term for District 2 seat on the Lee
County Board of Supervisors was effective January 1, 2005 and expires January
2, 2011.
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