Role United States Congressman Nationality United States Spouse Robin Katko (m. 1987) | Name John Katko | |
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Full Name John Michael Katko Alma mater Niagara UniversitySyracuse University Occupation Assistant U.S. Attorney Children Logan Katko, Liam Katko, Sean Katko Parents Andrew Katko, Mary Lou O'Connor Siblings Mary Lou Katko, Cindy Hoyne, Margaret Katko, Connie Katko Profiles | ||
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John Michael Katko (born November 9, 1962) is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, he has represented New York's 24th district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. Prior to winning elective office, Katko was an Assistant United States Attorney who served as chief of the organized crime division at the U.S. Attorney's Office in Syracuse, where he helped to prosecute gang members under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.
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- Congressman john katko unequivocally supports nuclear for new york
- John Katko wins 3rd Term for 24th Congressional District
- Early life and education
- Elections
- Tenure
- Personal life
- References
John Katko wins 3rd Term for 24th Congressional District
Early life and education
Katko was born in Syracuse in 1962, and is a graduate of Bishop Ludden High School. He is of Slovak descent on his father's side.
Katko attended Niagara University where he earned a bachelor of arts degree in political science, and the Syracuse University College of Law, where he earned his law degree. He is also a 1982 graduate of The Washington Center.
Elections
He ran against Dan Maffei in the United States House of Representatives elections, 2014 and was declared the winner on November 4, 2014, by 20 percentage points – the largest margin of defeat suffered by an incumbent in the cycle.
Katko ran for re-election in 2016. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary. He faced Democrat Colleen Deacon, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's former district director for Central New York, in the November 2016 general election. Katko was re-elected with 61% of the vote.
Tenure
In September 2015, Katko joined the majority of the U.S. House in passing a 241–187 measure which would cut off about $500 million of federal funding to Planned Parenthood. The bill was brought forward as a response to the Planned Parenthood 2015 undercover videos controversy, where anti-abortion activists claimed that the videos showed Planned Parenthood illegally selling fetal tissue; a charge found to be false. Earlier, during his 2014 campaign, Katko said he would not defund the organization. At the time of the vote, he said he could not support additional funding of the organization while an investigation into its practices was ongoing.
In 2016, it was reported that with eight bills passed, Katko had more bills pass than any other individual in the 61-member freshman class elected in 2014.
Katko was ranked as the 12th most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress (and the fourth most bipartisan member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and the McCourt School of Public Policy that ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship (by measuring the frequency each member's bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each member's co-sponsorship of bills by members of the opposite party).
In 2017, Katko was one of only 20 Republicans to vote against the GOP Healthcare Bill. The act passed the House by a margin of 217–213.
Personal life
Katko was raised in suburban Camillus, New York, where he resides with his wife, Robin Katko, their three sons, and black lab, Sadie.