Rocky Raczkowski | |
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| Member of theMichigan House of Representatives from the37th district | |
| In office January 1, 1997 – December 31, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Jan C. Dolan |
| Succeeded by | Aldo Vagnozzi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Raczkowski (1968-12-29)December 29, 1968 (age 56) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amalia Kaddo |
| Education | Eastern Michigan University (BA) Central Michigan University (MA) Michigan State University (JD) United States Army Command and General Staff College (MS) |
Andrew "Rocky" Raczkowski (born December 29, 1968[1]) is an Americanpolitician fromMichigan who was the 2010Republican nominee forMichigan's 9th congressional district.
A resident ofTroy, he is a retiredlieutenant colonel with the U.S. Army Reserves. He served as the Chief Executive of Star Tickets Plus from 2007-2010[2] Raczkowski endorsedRick Perry for the2012 republican primary, and co chaired several events for his election, after Perry withdrawal, Raczkowski endorsedRick Santorum. In the2016 primaries, Raczkowski endorsedTed Cruz.
Raczkowski was a member of theMichigan House of Representatives from 1997 to 2003, representing the37th District (Farmington andFarmington Hills).[1] In 2002 he wasterm-limited, as Michigan House members cannot serve more than three two-year terms. Described as a militant law and order Republican Raczkowski was known for his extreme stances against Marijuana, Public Transit, and Detroit which has attracted controversy from both sides.
Raczkowski won the Republican nomination for theUnited States Senate, but lost to the popular longtimeDemocraticincumbentCarl Levin by 60.6% to 37.9%.
Raczkowski was planning on running in the Republican primary to challenge Levin again,[3] but when he was called up for active duty, he was forced to drop out of the race.[4]
Raczkowski challenged Democratic incumbentGary Peters (who would later be elected Levin's successor in the Senate in2014 upon his retirement) forMichigan's 9th congressional district, losing in the general election with 47% of the vote to Peters' 49% of the vote. Raczkowski won the Republican primary on August 3, 2010.[5] Raczkowski was dogged by advertisements revealing a civil action against him, in the United States District Court of South Dakota, for fraud, theft, and breach of contract by a concert promoter (case dismissed). Raczkowski's own lawsuit, alleging defamation in the advertisements, was thrown out in January 2011.[6][1] Raczkowski's fraud trial was scheduled to begin on October 15, 2013 (dismissed).
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| Preceded by | Republican nominee forU.S. Senator fromMichigan (Class 2) 2002 | Succeeded by |