{{Short description|American politician, accountant, and businessman}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Larry Pack | office = 26th [[West Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of West Virginia]] | governor = [[Jim Justice]]<br>[[Patrick Morrisey]] | term_start = January 3, 2025 | term_end = | predecessor = [[Riley Moore]] | successor = | office1 = West Virginia Secretary of Revenue | governor1 = [[Jim Justice]] | term_start1 = December 13, 2023 | term_end1 = January 3, 2025 | predecessor1 = Dave Hardy | successor1 = John Myers (acting) | state_delegate2 = West Virginia | district2 = 35th | term_start2 = December 1, 2020 | term_end2 = August 8, 2022 | predecessor2 = [[Andrew Byrd]]<br>[[Eric Nelson (West Virginia politician)|Eric Nelson]] | successor2 = [[Andrew Anderson (West Virginia politician)|Andrew Anderson]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|11|9}} | birth_place = [[Charleston, West Virginia]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = Lisa | children = 6 | education = [[West Virginia University Institute of Technology]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]]) }} '''Larry Pack''' (born November 9, 1957) is an American politician, accountant, and businessman who is currently serving as the 26th [[West Virginia State Treasurer|Treasurer of West Virginia]] since 2025. He was elected to the position unopposed in [[2024 West Virginia State Treasurer election|2024]], and was appointed to the position by Governor [[Jim Justice]] after his predecessor, [[Riley Moore]], resigned to become a [[United States representative]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sentinel |first=Steven Allen Adams Parkersburg News & |date=2024-12-30 |title=Riley Moore to take seat in Congress Friday, West Virginia Treasurer-Elect Larry Pack to be appointed to Moore’s office |url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/riley-moore-to-take-seat-in-congress-friday-west-virginia-treasurer-elect-larry-pack-to/article_9b0161ee-c6e7-11ef-862f-cf58788b38a9.html |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=WV News |language=en}}</ref> As a Republican, he has served as West Virginia's acting Secretary of Revenue from December 2023 until his appointment as Treasurer. He was elected as a member of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]] as a Republican in 2020 and served until his resignation in 2022. After his resignation, Pack worked as a senior advisor to Jim Justice until his appointment as Revenue Secretary.
== Early life and education == Pack was born and raised in [[Charleston, West Virginia]]. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the [[West Virginia University Institute of Technology]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Pack (R - Kanawha, 35) |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/biography.cfm?member=Delegate%20Pack,%20L. |website=wvlegislature.gov}}</ref>
== Career == From 1979 to 1991, Pack worked as a [[Certified Public Accountant]] at Herman & Company. From 1991 to 2009, he was the co-founder and partner of Pack Lambert & Burdette. Since 2009, he has been the CEO of Stonerise, a healthcare company. He also worked as secretary of the West Virginia Healthcare Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=District 35 - Larry Pack |url=https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-35-larry-pack/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=West Virginia Republican Leadership Committee |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209141534/https://www.wvrlc.org/candidates/district-35-larry-pack/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, Pack was elected as West Virginia's committeeman to the [[Republican National Committee]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Membership Gallery |url=https://gop.com/about-our-party/rnc-members/ |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=GOP |language=en}}</ref> Pack was elected to the [[West Virginia House of Delegates]] in November 2020 and assumed office on December 1, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Pack (West Virginia) |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Larry_Pack_(West_Virginia) |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
With [[Chad Lovejoy]], Pack managed a bipartisan workgroup aimed at reducing hunger in West Virginia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-06-30 |title=WVa lawmakers form group to identify ways to fight hunger |url=https://apnews.com/article/wv-state-wire-coronavirus-pandemic-health-25dee484da3fefedf325be08640948ee |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Pack resigned from the House of Delegates to join the Justice administration as a senior advisor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Larry Pack to join Gov. Justice's Administration as Senior Advisor |url=https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2022/Pages/Larry-Pack-to-join-Gov.-Justice%E2%80%99s-Administration-as-Senior-Advisor.aspx |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=governor.wv.gov |language=en-us}}</ref> In late 2023, Justice appointed him as acting Revenue Secretary.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gov. Justice appoints Larry Pack as Acting Secretary of Revenue |url=https://governor.wv.gov/News/press-releases/2023/Pages/-Gov.-Justice-appoints-Larry-Pack-as-Acting-Secretary-of-Revenue.aspx |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=governor.wv.gov |language=en-us}}</ref>
In 2023, Pack announced his candidacy for Treasurer of West Virginia after incumbent Treasurer Riley Moore chose to run for Congress. Pack won the election unopposed, and was appointed to the position by Governor Jim Justice 10 days early as a result of Moore becoming a U.S. Representative.
== Personal life == Pack and his wife, Lisa, have six children and two grandchildren. Pack and his family are members of Bible Center Church, a [[non-denominational]] church in [[South Charleston, West Virginia]]. Pack also sits on the church's elder board.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-01-24 |title=Business Partner Appreciation Luncheon |url=https://www.biblecenterschool.com/2018/01/business-partner-appreciation-luncheon/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Bible Center School |language=en-US}}</ref>
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