children birth_date residence term_end alma_mater image_size preceded state_house term_start spouse name occupation succeeded birth_place party state district religion article_title
1 16 october 1977 saint joseph , minnesota 2013 saint john 's university augsburg college 185px doug stang minnesota 2005 holly larry hosch business owner , legislator zach dorholt fridley , minnesota democratic-farmer-labor party minnesota 14b roman catholic larry hosch

larry hosch

larry hosch -lrb- born october 16 , 1977 -rrb- is minnesota politician and a former member of the minnesota house of representatives who represented district 14b , which includes portions of stearns county in the central part of the state .
a democrat , he was first elected in 2004 , and was re-elected in 2006 , 2008 and 2010 .
he previously served as the mayor of saint joseph from 2001-2005 .
he retired from the house after the 2012 elections .
hosch was a member of the house commerce and labor committee , and also served on the finance subcommittees for the agriculture , rural economies and veterans affairs finance division , the health care and human services finance division , and the public safety finance division .
he was an assistant majority leader .
on november 16 , 2010 , incoming minority leader paul thissen announced that he will be one of four minority whips during the 2011-2012 legislative session .
hosch has been the co-owner of lamar homes & remodeling since 2003 .
he was previously a roofer with granite city roofing from 1998 -- 2003 , and manager of sal 's bar and grill in st. joseph from 1999-2001 .
