| Lawrence Jacobsen | |
| State Senate: | Nevada |
| District: | Western Nevada |
| Term Start: | 1978 |
| Term End: | 2002 |
| Office2: | Member of the Nevada General Assembly |
| Term Start2: | 1963 |
| Term End2: | 1977 |
| Party: | Republican |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1921 |
| Birth Place: | Gardnerville, Nevada, United States |
| Death Place: | Minden, Nevada, United States |
| Residence: | Minden, Nevada |
| Spouse: | Betty Lundergreen |
Lawrence E. Jacobsen (July 1, 1921 – July 26, 2006), was an American politician who was a Republican member of the Nevada General Assembly. He served in the Assembly from 1963 to 1977 and the Senate from 1978 to 2002.[1]
During his time in the Senate, he was Speaker pro tempore in 1969, and President pro tempore from 1987 to 1990 and from 1993 to 1995.[2] He served in the United States Navy during World War II and is a Pearl Harbor survivor. He was retired from the petroleum products industry.[3] Jacobsen died at the age of 85 in 2006.[4] [5]
He served at Nevada Assembly during 1963- 1977 and at Nevada Senate during 1979-2001 as well as seven special and 20 regular sessions (longest legislative service in Nevada history).[6]
He was an Alternate during 1963-1964, 1967-1968, 1991-1993, a member during 1965-1966, 1969-1983, 1985-1986, 1995-1996, a Vice Chairman in 1966, a Chairman during 1970-1971, 1974-1975, 1987-1988. He was member of Interim Finance Committee during 1985-1992, 1995-1998, speaker pro Tempore in 1969, speaker of the Assembly in 1971; Assembly Minority Floor Leader in 1973, Senate Minority Floor Leader in 1981; President pro Tempore during 1987-1990, 1993-2001, and Chairman of National Legislative Service and Security Advisory Committee.
He was Member of Executive Committee during 1981-1990, Co-Chairman of Fourteenth Annual Meeting in Reno in 1988, Vice Chairman at Twenty-fourth Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in 1998.
He was Member of Hazardous Waste Committee and Executive Committee during 1981-1990, Chairman of Energy Committee during 1981-1983; Vice Chairman, during 1984-1985, and Chairman, during 1986-1987.
He was Chairman of Marlette Lake Water System Advisory Committee during 1969-94, 1999-2000, Chairman of Nevada Veterans' Services Commission during 1997-2000.
He married with Betty Lundergreen in Gardnerville, on May 13, 1951.