Larry Elder
American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laurence Allen Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American conservative political commentator[2] and talk radio host.[3] Elder hosts The Larry Elder Show, based in California. The show began as a local program on Los Angeles radio station KABC in 1993 and ran until 2008, followed by a second run on KABC from 2010 to 2014. The show is nationally syndicated, first through ABC Radio Networks from 2002 to 2007 and then Salem Media Group from 2015 to 2022. He maintains ties to The Epoch Times, a far-right newspaper published by the Falun Gong movement.[4]
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Born | Laurence Allen Elder (1952-04-27) April 27, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Brown University (BA) University of Michigan (JD) |
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Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Unnamed (div. 1994)[1] |
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Elder, a former attorney, has written nonfiction books and a nationally syndicated column through Creators Syndicate. He is the author of As Goes California: My Mission to Rescue the Golden State and Save the Nation.[5][6]
In 2021, Elder launched his first run for public office, as a Republican candidate in the recall election of California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom. The recall was defeated by a wide margin, although Elder placed first among the replacement candidates.[7] On April 20, 2023, Elder announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential election,[8] and dropped out on October 26.