>“As a legislator, he was a tenacious advocate for individual rights and the freedoms he defended through his military service,” he continued. “We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to his family and friends and join his legislative colleagues, National Guard brothers and sisters and the Mandan community in mourning the tragic passing of Sen. Larsen and his family.” >Larsen had been in office since 2021, serving District 34, which contains Mandan, a neighboring city to the capital of Bismarck. >As a lawmaker, he sponsored bills to **prohibit vaccine requirements**, expand allowances for firearm possession at places such as liquor establishments, prevent legislatures from levying property taxes to contribute to public primary and secondary schools. >In February, he debated a bill to **ban mRNA vaccines in his state**, asserting that his friend received a COVID-19 vaccination and may have experienced momentary cardiac death as a result.