DAVE LARSON

Senior Vice President | email

Dave Larson joins the McKeon Group as Senior Vice President; he provides a deep understanding of the legislative process and strategies needed to achieve client goals on a board range of issues including, healthcare, defense, biotechnology, disability, food, pharmaceuticals, and public health. After over six years as a high-ranking Senate aide, Dave founded and built the American Capitol Group firm. 

Prior to the establishment of his lobbying practice, Mr. Larson had a successful Capitol Hill career as a health policy advisor to former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN). From 1995-2001, he served as a staff member of the Senate Subcommittee on Public Health, which Senator Frist chaired. In that role, his main area of focus was Food and Drug Law, Public Health Law and Disability Policy Law. 

During his time in the Senate, Mr. Larson gained experience in legislative policy and strategy and produced numerous legislative achievements. He drafted the Children's Health Act of 2000, the Public Threats and Emergencies Act of 2000, the Children's Day Care Health and Safety Improvement Act of 1999, and the Youth Drug and Mental Health Services Act of 1999. He also helped draft the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997, and the Public Health Improvement Act of 2000. All of these Bills became Law. 

Mr. Larson also served from 2001-2003 as the government relations director for the Washington law firm of Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plokin & Kahn, when he co-founded the government relations firm Larson Dodd, LLC, which expanded to become the American Capitol Group. 

Dave has a B.S. in Political Science and History, and a M.S. in History, from Illinois State University