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Congressman George Radanovich (rah-DON-oh-vitch),
a Republican, represents California’s 19th Congressional District
and is currently serving his sixth term in Congress.
A California native, Radanovich was born in the Sierra foothills community
of Mariposa in 1955. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural
business management from California State Polytechnic University in
San Luis Obispo in 1978. Radanovich is married to the former Ethie
Weaver, a California political consultant. They have one son, King.
It was his observation of a microclimate in Mariposa that led him
to introduce grape growing to the area in 1982. Four years later he
opened the region’s first winery and was the first full-time winemaker
to serve in Congress since Thomas Jefferson. He also served as President
of the historic, 74-member, 1994 House Republican Freshmen Class.
He has won the US Chamber’s” Spirit of Enterprise Award” and the NFIB’s
“Guardian of Business Award.” In 2002, he was named UC Merced’s “Legislator
of the Year,” and last year the Armenian National Committee named
him “Man of the Year.” Most recently he received the Fresno NAACP’s
2005 “Image Award.”
The Congressman serves on the Energy and Commerce Committee, as well
as the Resources Committee, and is Chairman of the Resources Subcommittee
on Water and Power. He is a Rotarian and is also a member of the California
Agricultural Leadership Class XXI. In 1998, he served as Chairman
of the Western Caucus and stepped down when he assumed the Chair at
the National Parks Subcommittee.
Other affiliations include the Congressional Wine Caucus and Croatian
Caucus, of which he is a Co-Chair for both. He is also a member of
the following Congressional Caucuses: Diabetes, Meth, Armenian, Heart
& Stroke, Scouting, Courthouse, National Guard & Reserve Components,
and Fire Services.
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Birthdate:
20 June 1955
Family:
Married since 1996 to Ethie; one
child; son of George and Joan Radanovich
Hometown:
Mariposa
Education:
Bachelor of
Science in Agricultural Business Management, California
Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Congressional
Committees:
Energy
and Commerce, Resources
Leadership
Positions:
Chairman of Water and Power Subcommittee
Co-Chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus
Co-Chair of the Congressional Croatian Caucus
Member of NEPA (National Environment Policy Act) Task Force
Member of HEAT (House Energy Action Team)
Caucus
Membership:
Western Caucus, Co-Chair
of the Wine Caucus, Co-Chair of the Croatian Caucus, Armenian Caucus,
Diabetes Caucus, Courthouse Caucus, Scouting Caucus, Meth Caucus,
National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
Horticulture Caucus, Heart & Stroke Caucus, Fire Services Caucus,
Forest Caucus.
Previous
Positions:
Mariposa County Supervisor
Awards:
109th Congress - Fresno
NAACP's 2005 Image Award
108th Congress -
Thomas Jefferson Award – Food
Marketing Institute; Guardian of Small Business Award
-- National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB); Homeland
Defenders Award – Freedom Foundation; National Leadership Award
– Civil War Preservation Trust
US Chamber's Spirit of Enterprise Award
Armenian National Committee's Man of the Year
107th
Congress - Golden Apple Award -- U.S. Apple Association;
Tax Fighter Award -- The National Tax Limitation Committee;
Hero of the Taxpayer Award -- Americans for Tax Reform; Guardian
of Small Business Award -- National Federation of Independent
Businesses (NFIB); Spirit of Enterprise Award -- United States
Chamber of Commerce; Legislative Excellence Award -- National
Association of Manufacturers; Legislative Appreciation Award
-- Agricultural Transporters Conference; Private Property Rights
Champion -- The League of Private Property Voters; Eagle Award --
Associated Builders and Contractors; Leadership Award -- Armenian
Technology Group, Inc.
Congressman George Radanovich
received the Certificate of High Distinction from the Wine
Institute for his exemplary commitment to bipartisan
leadership as Co-Chair of the Congressional Wine Caucus
106th Congress - Champion
of the Merit Shop -- Associated Builders and Contractors;
Legislative Excellence Award -- National Association
of Manufacturers (NAM); Guardian of Small Business Award
-- National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB);
Hero of the Taxpayer Award -- Americans For Tax Reform;
Spirit of Enterprise Award -- U.S. Chamber of
Commerce
105th Congress
- Legislative Excellence Award -- National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM); Guardian of Small
Business Award -- National Federation of Independent
Businesses (NFIB); Hero of the Taxpayer Award --
Americans For Tax Reform; Spirit of Enterprise Award
-- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
104th Congress
- Legislative Excellence Award -- National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM); Guardian of Small
Business Award -- National Federation of Independent
Businesses (NFIB); Hero of the Taxpayer Award --
Americans For Tax Reform; Spirit of Enterprise Award
-- U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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