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Nathan Larson

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • BS, Management, George Mason University, 2003, Grade Point Average of 2.9

Professional Experience

  • BS, Management, George Mason University, 2003, Grade Point Average of 2.9
  • Communications committee member, Libertarian Party of Virginia, 2016
  • Accountant, Zevacor Pharma, 2015-2016
  • Software Engineer, Sensor Concepts & Applications, 2008
  • Tax Preparer, Jackson Hewitt, 2007
  • Accountant, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2007
  • Accountant, Corporate Executive Board, 2004-2006

Political Experience

  • BS, Management, George Mason University, 2003, Grade Point Average of 2.9
  • Communications committee member, Libertarian Party of Virginia, 2016
  • Accountant, Zevacor Pharma, 2015-2016
  • Software Engineer, Sensor Concepts & Applications, 2008
  • Tax Preparer, Jackson Hewitt, 2007
  • Accountant, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2007
  • Accountant, Corporate Executive Board, 2004-2006
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2018
  • 1st congressional district chair, Libertarian Party of Virginia, 2008
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2008

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Management, George Mason University, 2003, Grade Point Average of 2.9
  • Communications committee member, Libertarian Party of Virginia, 2016
  • Accountant, Zevacor Pharma, 2015-2016
  • Software Engineer, Sensor Concepts & Applications, 2008
  • Tax Preparer, Jackson Hewitt, 2007
  • Accountant, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2007
  • Accountant, Corporate Executive Board, 2004-2006
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 10, 2018
  • 1st congressional district chair, Libertarian Party of Virginia, 2008
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 1, 2008
  • Life member, Exit International, 2015-present
  • Life member, Libertarian Party, 2004-present
  • Student Senator, George Mason University Student Senate, 2002

Other Info

  • Arthur Bryce Larson

  • Lawyer

Favorite Author:

Henry David Thoreau

Favorite Websites:

Nedroid.com

  • Dorothy Shaddle Larson

  • Director of a nonprofit

Priority Issues:

Solve traffic congestion, preserve environmental quality, open our country's borders, bring our troops home from Iraq, abolish mandatory Social Security payroll taxes, and use competitive markets to improve education, police, courts, and national defense.

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Unknown Position

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Virginia State Legislative Election 2017 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

3. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes

4. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes

Budget, Spending, & Tax

Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Virginia's budget.

1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- Yes

2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?

1. Individual
- No

2. Political Action Committee
- No

3. Corporate
- No

4. Political Party
- No

5. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- No

6. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

7. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

8. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- No

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes

4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes

5. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No

6. Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction?
- Yes

Economic

1. Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- No

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
- No

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No

3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities in Virginia?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No

3. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

4. Should a license be required for gun possession?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No

4. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

Social

1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- No

2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

4. Should individuals be required to use a bathroom that corresponds with the gender listed on their birth certificates?
- No

Articles

Letter to Secret Service (2009)

Jan. 1, 1900

In 2009, Larson pleaded guilty to sending a letter to the U.S. Secret Service stating his intent to kill either President George W. Bush (R) or President Barack Obama (D). He described the letter as an act of civil disobedience.

Internet forums advocating child pedophilia and violence against women (2018)

Jan. 1, 1900

On May 31, 2018, the Huffington Post reported that Larson had admitted to creating two internet forums that advocated child pedophilia and violence against women. According to the publication, Larson "wrote numerous posts endorsing child rape and other forms of sexual abuse." In response to a question from the reporter regarding whether he was personally a pedophile or had only written stories related to pedophilia, Larson stated, "It’s a mix of both. When people go over the top there’s a grain of truth to what they say." The websites were taken off the internet by their domain host on May 29. Larson told the Huffington Post that this was a violation of his free speech rights.

Arrest and charges of kidnapping and child pornography (2020)

Jan. 1, 1900

. On December 19, 2020, Larson was arrested in Denver, Colorado, while traveling with a missing 12-year-old girl from Fresno, California, that authorities said he kidnapped. The girl was reported missing on December 14. Detectives said that Larson met the girl online through social media before flying to California and convincing her to sneak out of her parents' house. Larson was arrested during a layover in Denver en route to Washington, D.C., and the girl was reunited with her family. Larson faces felony charges in Fresno County for kidnapping, child abduction, soliciting child pornography from a minor, and meeting a child for the intention of sex. He also faces a misdemeanor charge in Denver County for harboring a minor. On February 11, 2021, Larson was extradited to California.