George Radanovich
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.
More Information:
http://radanovich.house.gov/
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