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

Contents 1 Record and controversies 1.1 Iraq War 1.2 Environmental record 1.2.1 Anti-ESA group 2 Biography 2.1 2006 elections 3 Money in Politics 4 Committees and Affiliations 4.1 Committees 4.1.1 Committees in the 110th Congress (2007-2008) 4.1.2 Committee assignments in the 109th Congress (2005-2006) 4.2 Coalitions and Caucuses 4.3 Boards and other Affiliations 5 Candidate data 6 Contact 6.1 Twitter 7 Articles and resources 7.1 Local blogs and discussion sites

Record and controversies

Congressional scorecards

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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
Donor	Amount (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
Comcast Corp	$ 7,500
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

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

Committees and Affiliations

Committees

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet
  • Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

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)

• House Committee on Energy and Commerce
  • Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection
  • Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality
  • Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
• House Committee on Resources
  • Subcommittee on National Parks Recreation and Public Lands
  • Subcommittee on Water and Power - Chair

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

• Background information on George Radanovich from Project Vote Smart

• Interest group scorecard ratings for George Radanovich from Project Vote Smart

• Voting record for George Radanovich from the Washington Post database

• Information on George Radanovich from Congress Merge

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
2367 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ph: 202-225-4540 Fax: 202-225-3402 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
Official website Twitter feed Last tweets: YouTube channel
Campaign office
No campaign website entered. No campaign webform email entered. No campaign office information entered.

Twitter

Articles and resources

• Official website
• Open Secrets - 2006 congressional races database

Local blogs and discussion sites

• Tiger Beat: Music, Culture, and Politics

Semantic data

From the Sunlight Foundation API
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Current Office: U.S. House of Representatives
111th Congress
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110th Congress
Leadership Position:	Committees Chaired:	Committees, Ranking Member On:	Caucuses: Croatian Caucus, Wine Caucus, Western Caucus, Armenian Caucus, Congressional Competitiveness Caucus, Courthouse Caucus, Diabetes Caucus, Fire Services Caucus, Forest Task Force, Heart and Stroke Caucus, Horticulture Caucus, House Energy Action Team, Methamphetamine Caucus, National Environment Policy Act Task Force, National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus, Scouting Caucus
Committees: House Committee on Energy and Commerce, House Committee on Energy and Commerce/Subcommittee on Commerce Trade and Consumer Protection, House Committee on Energy and Commerce/Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, House Committee on Energy and Commerce/Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet
Congressional Career
First Elected to Current Office: November 8, 1994	First Took Current Office: January 3, 1995	Next Election: November 2, 2010	Term Ends:
Freshman Member? No	Previous Political Work? Mariposa County Board of Supervisors, 1989-92 (chairman, 1991), Mariposa County Planning Commission, 1982-86	Other Party Membership:
District Offices:
2350 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 137, Fresno, CA 93711 Phone: 559-449-2490 / Fax: 559-449-2499 121 Main Street, Suite I, Turlock, CA 95380 Phone: 209-656-8660 / Fax: 209-656-8649
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Latitude: 36°48′31.799″N
Longitude: 119°50′3.358″W Latitude: 37°29′37.792″N
Longitude: 120°50′51.529″W