Meet Larry Hosch

PERSONAL

• Married to Holly (Knebel) Hosch
• Proud father of Garrett
• Graduate of St. John’s University and Augsburg College
• Two-term member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
• Mayor of St. Joseph, 2000-2004
• Lifetime hunter and fisherman
• Owner of Lamar Homes & Remodeling and an eight-year union roofer
• Volunteer with Godchild Project
• Member, St. John the Baptist Church

EDUCATION

• Totino-Grace graduate – 1996
• St. John’s Graduate – 2000, B.S.W.
• Augsburg Graduate – 2004, M.S.W. Program development, policy and administration

EMPLOYMENT

• Roofer with Granite City Roofing – 1998-2003
• Mayor, City of St. Joseph – Elected in 2000 & 2002
• Co-owner of Lamar Homes and Remodeling, LLC
• Licensed Building Contractor

COMMUNITY

• Volunteered in Tijuana
• Volunteered in Guatemala with the God Child Project
• Catholic Eucharistic Minister at Totino-Grace High School
• Member of the St. Joseph Jaycees
• Member of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce
• Member of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Implemented the St. Joseph Comprehensive Plan.
• Champion of fiscal responsibility – St. Joseph’s tax rate decreased 3%
• Presided over record economic development growth within the commercial and industrial sectors in St. Joseph.
• Created the St. Joseph School Committee.
• Winner of the Brother William Koutsky Public service award