George Radanovich

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George P. Radanovich, a Republican, represented the 19th District of California in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2011.

Contents

Record and controversies

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Organization 2007 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio 		2008 Scorecard
Score - Agree ratio
American Civil Liberties Union not avail. not avail.
American Conservative Union 100 - 21/25 not avail.
AFSCME not avail. not avail.
Americans for Democratic Action 0 - 0/20 20 - 4/20
Club for Growth not avail. not avail.
Drum Major Institute not avail. not avail.
Family Research Council not avail. not avail.
Information Technology Industry Council not avail. not avail.
League of Conservation Voters not avail. not avail.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not avail. not avail.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce 68 - 13/20 not avail.


Iraq War

For more information see the chart of U.S. House of Representatives votes on the Iraq War.

Radanovich voted for the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 that started the Iraq War.[1]

Environmental record

For more information on environmental legislation, see the Energy and Environment Policy Portal

Anti-ESA group

Radanovich serves on the advisory board of National Wilderness Institute, an organization that claims to be the "voice of reason on the environment." NWI is dedicated to weakening the Endangered Species Act and other environmental protections. [1]

Biography

Radanovich was born on June 20, 1955 in Mariposa, California. He was educated at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and was a bank executive, business owner and member of the Mariposa County board of supervisors before entering the House.

He defeated Michael Dermanouel Jr. in the Republican primary in 1994 and incumbent congressman Richard Lehman in the following November election. Richard Lehman was considered vulnerable after narrowly defeating Tal Cloud the previous election cycle.

2006 elections

In 2006, the Democrats nominated TJ Cox to face Radanovich in his November 2006 bid for reelection. (See U.S. congressional elections in 2006) [2] Radanovich retained his seat.

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
DonorAmount (US Dollars)
Farm Credit Council$ 10,000
National Assn of Realtors$ 10,000
National Cable & Telecommunications Assn$ 10,000
American Health Care Assn$ 9,000
AT&T Inc$ 9,000
Granville Homes$ 8,900
American College of Radiology$ 8,000
Spencer Enterprises$ 7,750
Gragnani Farms$ 7,700
National Assn of Home Builders$ 7,500
National Auto Dealers Assn$ 7,500
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 George Radanovich
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


Committees and Affiliations

Committees

Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008)

  • House Committee on Energy and Commerce
    • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
    • Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials
    • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet

Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006)

Coalitions and Caucuses

  • Co Chair, Croatian Caucus, 2005
  • Co Chair, Wine Caucus, 1998-2005
  • Member, Western Caucus, 1997-2005
  • Armenian Caucus
  • Vice Chair, Congressional Competiveness Caucus
  • Courthouse Caucus
  • Diabetes Caucus
  • Fire Services Caucus
  • Forest Task Force
  • Heart and Stroke Caucus
  • Horticulture Caucus
  • House Energy Action Team
  • Member, Methamphetamine Caucus
  • National Environment Policy Act Task Force
  • National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
  • Scouting Caucus

Boards and other Affiliations

  • Advisory Board, National Wilderness Institute
  • Member, Class XXI, California AG Leadership, 1990-1992
  • California Association of Wine Grape Growers
  • California Farm Bureau
  • Mariposa Chamber of Commerce
  • Mariposa Rotary Club
  • Wine Institute

Candidate data

Wikipedia also has an article on George Radanovich. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.

Contact

DC office
  • 255 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
    Ph: 202-224-2353 Fax: 202-228-0908
    Webform email
District offices
  • 2350 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 137, Fresno, CA 93711
    Ph: 559-449-2490 Fax: (none entered)
  • 121 Main Street, Suite I, Turlock, CA 95380
    Ph: 209-656-8660 Fax: (none entered)
On the Web
Campaign office
  • No campaign website entered.
  • No campaign webform email entered.
  • No campaign office information entered.

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Articles and resources

Local blogs and discussion sites


Semantic data (Edit data)

Latitude: 36°48′31.77″N
Longitude: 119°50′3.394″W Latitude: 37°29′37.578″N
Longitude: 120°50′50.892″W

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