Chip Cravaack

Raymond John "Chip" Cravaack (born January 29, 1959) (Cravaack was born in 1959.) Multiple sources, including the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, list his birth date as December 29. However, at least one other source says he was born on January 29, and several articles about his 2010 congressional campaign, all published before December 29, give his age as 51, which would support the earlier birthday.

Early life and education Cravaack was born in 1959 in Charleston, West Virginia. He grew up in the Cincinnati suburb of Madeira, Ohio, the eldest of three children in a Republican family that had a military background; his father, Ray, served in the Korean War, and his grandfather served in World War I, as a motorcycle dispatch rider.

Military service Following graduation, Cravaack served in the Navy as a helicopter pilot, fulfilling a childhood ambition.

According to the Star Tribune, Cravaack's campaign was "structured like a military operation".

The crowd jeered Oberstar at a candidate debate held in Duluth, and he called for a more civil atmosphere at the next debate.

Cravaack opposed sequestration and voted against the Budget Control Act, saying, "You cut with a scalpel, not a meat ax." Subcommittee on Transportation Security Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Aviation (Vice Chair) Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee on Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation

2012 Election

In the 2012 election, Cravaack was endorsed by the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia and the Duluth News Tribune. On November 6, he lost his seat to former Democratic congressman Rick Nolan, by 31,456 votes.

Electoral history

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