Larry grew up in North Cut Bank and is a fourth generation Montanan. He graduated from the University of Montana, served in the Navy in Vietnam, and practiced law on the Hi-Line, where he also served as Glacier County Attorney. Retiring from that job, he began lobbying for Montana law enforcement and county attorneys. Larry is an avid Lewis and Clark amateur scholar and lecturer, known for tours of the Lewis and Clark encounter site on the Two Medicine River on the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana. He has served on several history and conservation boards and actively participates in Montana politics and public service.