Larry Grant (politician)
| Larry Grant | |
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| Chair of the Idaho Democratic Party | |
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In office February 2011 – August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | R. Keith Roark |
| Succeeded by | Larry Kenck |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1946 Boise, Idaho, United States |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (B.A. 1968), University of Denver (J.D., 1971) |
Larry Grant (born February 1, 1946, Boise, Idaho) is a retired Idaho businessman and was the Democratic candidate who ran in the Idaho's 1st congressional district in 2006. Grant was chair of Idaho Democratic Party from 2011 to 2013.
Grant has been married to Pam Howe Grant for 40+ years. They have a son and two grandsons. He retired in 1998 and now lives in Fruitland, Idaho.
Grant earned his bachelor's degree from Columbia College of Columbia University in 1968 and his law degree from the University of Denver College of Law, graduating Summa Cum Laude in 1971.
He was a lawyer in private practice in Denver and Boise from 1972 through 1985.
In 1985, Grant joined Micron Technology, a manufacturer of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), as the young company's first general counsel. It was a critical time for the U.S. semiconductor industry. That year, seven of the United States' leading semiconductor makers left the DRAM business as Japanese companies took over the market and prices drastically declined. In response, Grant initiated the first ever semiconductor antidumping case with the International Trade Commission. As a result, President Reagan imposed duties on Japanese semiconductor manufacturers who were selling their product in the United States below cost. The case laid the groundwork for the U.S.-Japan Semiconductor Trade Agreement of 1986 and is credited by some analysts as having been a significant factor in the survival and growth of Micron in its early years.
Grant left Micron in 1996 to work as vice president and general counsel for VLSI Technology in San Jose, California.
Grant announced in August 2005 that he would run to represent Idaho's 1st District.
In November 2005, he became the first Idaho congressional candidate to launch a campaign blog.
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