Larry McBurney
Larry McBurney | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John Forbes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | Iowa Air National Guard |
| Years of service |
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| Rank | Weapons Armament Technician |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War, War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) |
| Awards | Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal |
Lawrence McBurney is an American politician.
Early life
[edit]McBurney served in the Iowa Air National Guard from 2003 to 2014 and worked for Wells Fargo.[1][2]
McBurney married Lusita, who leads the Filipino American Society of Iowa, in 2021.[3] His father Larry Dwaine McBurney died in 2024.[4]
Political career
[edit]McBurney first ran for the Urbandale City Council in 2019,[2] was elected in 2021,[5] and ran against Jason Menke in the Democratic Party primary for the District 44 of the Iowa House of Representatives in 2024.[6] McBurney advanced to the general election, defeating Libertarian Party candidate Jake Heard.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Bowen, Laura (26 April 2024). "Meet the Democrats running for the Iowa House District 44 seat". WOI-DT. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ a b Richardson, Ian (29 August 2019). "Wells Fargo risk consultant Larry McBurney running for seat". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ McBurney, Lusita; Norvell, Kim; Hertel, Alyssa (20 November 2023). "How one Iowan discovered family is not about the people who share your DNA". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Larry McBurney". Des Moines Register. 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ "Two new faces to join Urbandale City Council in election..." Des Moines Register. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (6 May 2024). "Who's running for Iowa House District 44 in Urbandale? Meet the three primary candidates". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (15 October 2024). "Who's running for Iowa House District 44 in Urbandale? Meet Jake Heard and Larry McBurney". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Tugade, F. Amanda (5 November 2024). "Urbandale City Council member Larry McBurney wins Iowa House District 44". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 21 February 2025.