Chip Cravaack
Chip Cravaack | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2011 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 8th district | |
| In office January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Oberstar |
| Succeeded by | Rick Nolan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raymond John Cravaack January 29, 1959 |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) |
Jill Jurgensen
(m. 1984; div. 1988)Traci Rae Gordon
(m. 1993; div. 2011) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) University of West Florida (MEd) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1981–1990 (acting) 1990–2005 (reserve) |
| Rank | Captain |
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Raymond John "Chip" Cravaack (born January 29, 1959) is an American former politician and aviator. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for northeastern Minnesota's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2013. In his first run for political office, he upset 18-term Democratic incumbent Jim Oberstar by a margin of 4,400 votes to become the first Republican since 1947 to represent the district. Previously, Cravaack was a pilot for Northwest Airlines, and before that, he was a Navy pilot and a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He was defeated by DFL nominee Rick Nolan on November 6, 2012.