(Cedar Rapids)– The United States Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa, Charles W. Larson, Senior, announced Thursday he’s retiring as U-S Attorney as of midnight December 31st, 2006.
Larson, who’s 71 and from Cedar Rapids, is stepping down after 14 and-a-half years as the chief law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Iowa, which covers 52 counties and has U-S attorney offices in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City.
Larson is the longest-serving U-S Attorney ever in the Northern District of Iowa. He was first appointed U-S Attorney by President Ronald Reagan in October, 1986. Larson served until April, 1993 when he became Coordinator of the Governor’s Alliance on Substance Abuse. In September, 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Larson to again serve as U-S Attorney.
