Larry L. Noble was an Iowa State Senator from the 35th District. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 until his resignation on December 17, 2010, to become Commissioner of the Iowa Department of Public Safety. He earned his BA in Criminal Justice Administration from Central Missouri State University (now the University of Central Missouri) in 1973. Noble was elected in 2006 with 16,694 votes (52%), defeating Democratic opponent Merle O. Johnson. He was re-elected in 2010 with 27,563 votes, running unopposed.