29 Facts About Larry Bucshon

Larry Dean Bucshon is an American politician and physician who was the US representative for from 2011 to 2025.

Larry Bucshon's father, Ronald, was a coal miner, Navy serviceman, and lifelong Democrat; his mother, Barbara, was a nurse.

Larry Bucshon graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and got his medical degree from the University of Illinois Medical School at Chicago.

Larry Bucshon received training at the Milwaukee Veterans Affairs Hospital.

Larry Bucshon specialized in cardiothoracic surgery and has performed hundreds of heart surgeries.

Larry Bucshon joined Ohio Valley HeartCare in 1998, where he served as the group's president.

Larry Bucshon was named St Mary's Medical Staff Physician of the Year in 2007.

Larry Bucshon served as Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Medical Director of the open heart recovery intensive care unit at St Mary's Hospital.

Larry Bucshon faced Democratic nominee State Representative Trent Van Haaften in the race to fill the seat vacated by Brad Ellsworth, who was running for Senate.

Larry Bucshon received support from the National Republican Congressional Committee and was named a GOP Young Gun.

Larry Bucshon defeated van Haaften by 21 points, winning all 18 counties in the district.

Larry Bucshon had defeated Risk in the 2010 primary, 16,262 votes to 14,273.

Larry Bucshon is a member of the Republican Main Street Partnership.

Larry Bucshon voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

Larry Bucshon claimed that people would file their taxes on a postcard.

Larry Bucshon has called for freezing spending at 2008 levels, extending the Bush tax cuts for all income brackets, and reviewing all government programs for places to reduce spending.

Larry Bucshon voted for the Budget Control Act of 2011, which created a Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction.

Larry Bucshon supported a balanced budget amendment that would require the federal government to spend no more than it collects in revenue each year.

In 2010, Larry Bucshon signed a pledge sponsored by Americans for Prosperity promising to vote against any global warming legislation that would raise taxes.

Larry Bucshon has called for cuts in health care programs.

Larry Bucshon, who calls himself "an ardent supporter of protecting the Second Amendment", has supported several bills that loosen restrictions on gun ownership.

Larry Bucshon co-sponsored the National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011, which requires all states to honor concealed carry permits from other states within their borders, irrespective of their own gun laws.

Larry Bucshon co-sponsored the Life at Conception Act, which declares that life begins at the moment of conception and is entitled to legal protection from that point forward.

In October 2015, Larry Bucshon was named to serve on the Select Investigative Panel on Planned Parenthood.

Larry Bucshon has a "D" rating from NORML for his voting history on cannabis-related causes.

Larry Bucshon opposes veterans having access to medical marijuana if recommended by their Veterans Health Administration doctor and if it is legal for medicinal purposes in their state of residence.

Larry Bucshon voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

Larry Bucshon met his wife Kathryn, a practicing anesthesiologist in Evansville, during his medical residency.

Larry Bucshon is a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Evansville.