| Full Name: | Chip Cravaack |
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| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Wife: Traci; 2 Children: Nick, Grant |
| Birth Date: | 01/29/1951 |
| Birth Place: | Charleston, WV |
| Home City: | North Branch, MN |
| Religion: | Christian |
Summary
Chip Cravaack
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts, Entertainment, and History
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
H J Res 118 - Congressional Disapproval of Department of Health and Human Services Rule to Waive Certain Requirements for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF)
Legislation-Joint Resolution (Yea)
Sept. 20, 2012
HR 6168 - President Obama's Proposed 2012-2017 Offshore Drilling Lease Sale Plan Act
Legislation (Nay)
July 25, 2012 - Specifies that the proposed leasing program includes 15 lease sale that are located in the following areas (Sec. 3): 5 lease locations in ...
HR 6082 - Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
July 25, 2012 - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a total of 29 lease sales for oil and gas drilling as follows (Sec. 3): ...
Recent Public Statements
Alternative Minimum Tax
Nov. 6, 2012 - The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) needs to be repealed. I've co-sponsored legislation to prevent this tax from hitting Minnesotans.
Cravaack Announces Q3 Fundraising Hauls
Oct. 11, 2012 - Today, the Cravaack for Congress campaign reports that $471,183 was raised for the third quarter (July-September). This election cycle, Cravaack has raised $1,929,176, with $1,131,433 ...
Cravaack Releases Third Television Ad, "Good Man"
More Public Statements
Oct. 10, 2012 - Today, the Cravaack for Congress Campaign released its third television ad in the race for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District seat. "A strong and vibrant mining ...
Campaign Finances
| Election Cycle | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Total Income | $2,374,759.79 |
| Total Spent | $2,385,665.50 |
| Cash On Hand | $18,014.40 |
| Debt | $0.00 |
| Source | OpenSecrets.org |
| Updated | 12/31/2012 |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Chip Cravaack refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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Most Recent Issue Positions Researched by Project Vote Smart
