Frank J. Larkin
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Frank Larkin | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 40th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate | |
| In office January 6, 2015 – April 15, 2018 | |
| Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| Preceded by | Andrew B. Willison |
| Succeeded by | Michael C. Stenger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis J. Larkin III May 9, 1955 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Villanova University (BA, MPA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1973–1981 |
| Unit | Navy SEALs |
Francis J. "Frank" Larkin III (born May 9, 1955) served as the 40th Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate after his nomination by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on January 6, 2015, succeeding Andrew B. Willison.[1] Larkin assumed his post as Sergeant at Arms after a distinguished career in both the public and private sector, including work in law enforcement, national security, information technology and cyber security. McConnell nominated Michael C. Stenger to succeed Larkin on April 16, 2018.[2][3]
Larkin previously served in several posts at the United States Department of Defense and law enforcement. Prior to assuming office, he served in the United States Navy completing Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training class 84 in 1975. Larkin is entitled to wear the SEAL Trident.[4] Larkin served as a Navy SEAL from 1975 to 1981. Larkin subsequently was a uniformed police officer with the Norristown, Pennsylvania Police Department, a homicide detective with the Montgomery County, Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office, and as a Maryland State Police Trooper as a peace officer-Flight Paramedic.[dubious – discuss][4] Larkin joined the United States Secret Service (USSS) in 1984 as a Special Agent assigned to the Philadelphia Field Office. Larkin was subsequently transferred to Washington, D.C., where he held positions in the Office of Training, the Washington Field Office and the Presidential Protective Division. Larkin retired from the Secret Service in 2006.
Larkin has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and a Master of Public Administration degree from Villanova University.
References
[edit]- ^ "ELECTING FRANK J. LARKIN AS SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE" (PDF). Congressional Record. January 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ "Stenger to Serve as Sergeant at Arms". U.S. Senate. April 16, 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-29. Although this press release says Stenger was appointed, Sergeants-at-Arms are nominated and elected, as Larkin and Stenger each were.
- ^ "ELECTING MICHAEL C. STENGER AS SERGEANT AT ARMS AND DOORKEEPER OF THE SENATE" (PDF). Congressional Record. April 16, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
- ^ a b "Frank J. Larkin". senate.gov. 10 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
Citations
[edit]- Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Larkin on His 9/11 Heroics (Roll Call article) Archived 2015-01-22 at the Wayback Machine
- McConnell’s Sergeant-at-Arms Team’s Time Together Goes Way Back (Audio) (Roll Call article) Archived 2015-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
External links
[edit]
Media related to Frank Larkin at Wikimedia Commons
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Villanova University alumni
- Military personnel from Philadelphia
- Military personnel from Maryland
- United States Navy sailors
- United States Navy SEALs personnel
- American police officers
- People from Annapolis, Maryland
- United States Secret Service agents
- Sergeants at Arms of the United States Senate
- 20th-century American military personnel
- 21st-century United States government officials