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Frank Kratovil has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 1st district of the State of Maryland, since 2009.

Contents 1 Positions, record and controversies 1.1 Immigration 1.2 Balanced Budget and Spending 1.3 Energy and the Environment 1.4 Iraq War 1.5 The Second Amendment 2 Bio 2.1 2008 elections 3 Money in politics 4 Committees and affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.2 Affiliations 5 More background data 6 Contact 7 Articles and resources 7.1 See also 7.2 References 7.3 External resources 7.4 External articles

Positions, record and controversies

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Immigration

According to his campaign website, Kratovil believes immigration reform is necessary to prosecute employers who exploit cheap labor from illegal immigrants and to increase funding for securing our borders. He wants to promote and to increase legal immigration. He does not oppose immigration because he understands that America is nation of immigrants. As a prosecutor, he believes that all citizens should abide the nation's laws and anyone who violates the laws must be prosecuted. ^[1]

Balanced Budget and Spending

Kratovil says he would support passing a Constitutional amendment mandating a balanced budget every year except in times of war or national emergency, and requiring a three-fifths super-majority on all votes to raise the debt limit, enacting statutory “pay-as-you-go” rules that will prevent Congress from spending money it doesn’t have, bringing transparency to the earmark process by requiring members of Congress to submit written justification for public review before any pet projects can be approved. Kratovil wants Congress to held accountable by requiring a roll call vote on all spending bills, requiring members to actually read spending bills before voting on them, and requiring honest cost estimates for every new bill.Kratovil has also expressed support of establishing strict spending caps that limit discretionary spending increases to 2.1% annually for the next three years.He would also hold federal agencies accountable for spending by forcing them to improve their internal auditing procedures, and freezing the budget of any agency that fails to balance their books.^[1]

Energy and the Environment

Kratovil has said he will support closing regulatory loopholes that have allowed rampant speculation in the energy futures market and artificially driven up oil prices, PAYGO rules and require balanced budgets to slash the federal deficit and strengthen the dollar, making energy imports less expensive. He would also seek to expand domestic oil production, starting with the 68 million acres of leased lands that oil companies have not yet developed, aggressively promote the development of alternative energy sources through tax incentives, block grants, and funding for green-collar job training and improve energy efficiency standards for automobiles and public buildings.^[1]

Kratovil believes we need aggressive, effective and tough leadership that focuses on farm practices, vehicle emissions, storm water controls, sewage treatment plants and power plants to make progress on improving the environment. He says he would be a leader on a comprehensive federal strategy to require upstream states (Pennsylvania, New York, Virginia and West Virginia) to enact stricter pollution laws to cut the flow of pollution into the Chesapeake Bay and will fight for the resources necessary to enforce those laws. ^[1]

Iraq War

Kratovil says on his campaign website that he does not believe that setting a specific timetable for withdrawal will creating stability in Iraq and that doing so sends the wrong message to our troops, our enemies and to the other nations from whom we need assistance to stabilize Iraq. He also supports equipping officers with body armor, effective weaponry, reliable communications and appropriate benefits.^[1]

The Second Amendment

Kratovil has said he will fight against any attempt to arbitrarily restrict the Constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens and that he supports vigorously enforcing the laws on the books and going after the criminals breaking those laws. He believes this is the best way to lessen gun crimes in the U.S, not adding new restrictions. Kratovil received "A" rating from NRA. ^[1]

Bio

Kratovil was born May 29, 1968, in Lanham, Md. Kratovil graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) and then received a law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1994. In 2003, he was elected State's Attorney for Queen Anne's County. He and his wife, Kimberly, have four sons.^[1]

2008 elections

On February 12th, 2008, Kratovil won the Democratic nomination to challenge Republican Andy Harris, who defeated incumbent Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) in the Republican primary. ^[1] Kratovil went on to defeat Harris in the November 2008 general election.^[1]

Money in politics

This section contains links to – and feeds from – money in politics databases. For specific controversies, see this article's record and controversies section.

Top Contributors to during the 2008 Election Cycle
Donor	Amount (US Dollars)
Comcast Corp	$ 10,450
ActBlue	$ 10,100
Service Employees International Union	$ 10,000
Venable LLP	$ 9,801
State of Maryland	$ 9,250
Dickstein Shapiro LLP	$ 8,448
Blue Cross/Blue Shield	$ 7,000
Bbi Power	$ 6,900
Constellation Energy	$ 6,100
Intl Brotherhood of Electrical Workers	$ 6,000
Ironworkers Union	$ 6,000
United Food & Commercial Workers Union	$ 6,000
Source: The Center for Responsive Politics' www.OpenSecrets.org site. Note: Contributions are not from the organizations themselves, but are rather from the organization's PAC, employees or owners. Totals include subsidiaries and affiliates.

Links to more campaign contribution information for Frank Kratovil from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org site.
Fundraising profile:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by organization/corporation:	2008 election cycle	Career totals
Top contributors by industry:	2008 election cycle	Career totals

• Revolving door profile for Frank Kratovil from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• 2006 privately funded travel profile for Frank Kratovil from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.
• Personal finance profile for Frank Kratovil from the Center for Responsive Politics' OpenSecrets.org website.

Committees and affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research
  • Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry
• House Committee on Armed Services
  • Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces
  • Subcommittee on Readiness
• House Committee on Natural Resources
  • Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife

Affiliations

More background data

Contact

DC office
314 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-5311 Fax: 202-225-0254 Webform email
District offices
102 Turpins Lane, Centreville, MD, 21617 Ph: 443-262-9136 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Official website This member of Congress does not use Twitter. This member of Congress does not have a YouTube channel.
Campaign office
Campaign website No campaign webform email entered. Kratovil for Congress, P. O. Box 518, Stevensville, MD 21666 Ph: (none entered) Fax: (none entered)

Articles and resources

See also

• 2008 U.S. congressional elections
  • 2008 U.S. congressional election dates
• Portal:Maryland and the U.S. Congress

References

External resources

• 2008 Race Tracker page on Maryland's 1st Congressional District
• Official Kratovil for Congress website

External articles

• "Gilchrest Says He's Running Again," WBOC-TV 16 FOX 21, June 5, 2007.

Semantic data

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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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District Offices:
102 Turpins Lane, Centreville, MD, 21617 Phone: 443-262-9136 / Fax: 443-262-9713
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Latitude: 39°2′46.536″N
Longitude: 76°3′48.374″W