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'''Larry Ahern''' (born April 26, 1955) is a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] politician and a former member of the [[Florida House of Representatives]], representing the 66th District, which includes northwestern [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas County]], stretching from [[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]] to [[Seminole, Florida|Seminole]], from 2012 to 2018. Ahern previously represented the 51st District from 2010 to 2012. He ran for Pinellas County Commission in 2020, losing to incumbent [[Janet C. Long|Janet Long]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Kelly |date=2020-11-04 |title=Janet Long defeats Larry Ahern, keeps Pinellas County Commission seat |url=https://floridapolitics.com/archives/379866-janet-long-defeats-larry-ahern-keeps-pinellas-county-commission-seat/ |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government. |language=en-US}}</ref>
==History==
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While serving in the legislature, Ahern sponsored legislation that would "make the death of an 'unborn child' a separate crime from an offense committed against the mother," which Democrats opposed because "[a] person would not have to know a woman is pregnant to be charged with a crime."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/17/3349902/house-unanimous-on-abortion-bill.html|title=House unanimous on abortion bill|date=April 17, 2013|accessdate=May 7, 2014|work=[[Miami Herald]]|first=Rochelle|last=Koff}}</ref> Additionally, he authored legislation that would make prosecuting identity theft easier by eliminating a legal requirement that the stolen personal information be "used to commit fraud."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbo.com/news/politics/tax-fraud-legislation-awaits-scotts-signature-b82486750z1|title=Tax fraud legislation awaits Scott's signature|date=May 2, 2013|accessdate=May 7, 2014|work=[[Tampa Tribune]]|first=Elaine|last=Silvestrini|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508025727/http://tbo.com/news/politics/tax-fraud-legislation-awaits-scotts-signature-b82486750z1|archive-date=May 8, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In April 2017, Ahern filed paperwork to run for the Pinellas County Commission District 6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tampabay.com/state-rep-larry-ahern-files-to-run-for-pinellas-county-commission/2320023/|title=State Rep. Larry Ahern files to run for Pinellas County Commission|last=Puente|first=Mark|date=2017-04-12|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-02-03}}</ref> Ahern lost in the
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