Frank Kratovil | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 1st district |
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In office January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 |
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Preceded by | Wayne Gilchrest |
Succeeded by | Andrew Harris |
Queen Anne's County State's Attorney | |
In office January 2003 – January 3, 2009 |
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Preceded by | David Gregory |
Succeeded by | Lance G. Richardson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Lanham, Maryland |
May 29, 1968
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Kimberly Kratovil (m. 1992) |
Children | Frank Kratovil III Jackson Kratovil Cole Kratovil Nate Kratovil Ayden Kratovil |
Residence | Stevensville, Maryland |
Alma mater |
Western Maryland College University of Baltimore School of Law |
Profession | Prosecutor |
Religion | Episcopalian |
Website | www.kratovil.com |
Frank Michael Kratovil Jr., (born May 29, 1968) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Maryland's 1st congressional district from 2009 to 2011. Elected in 2008, he was defeated in his bid for reelection on November 2, 2010. Kratovil is a member of the Democratic Party. He previously served as State's Attorney of Queen Anne's County on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and he was appointed as a judge for the county's District Court by Governor Martin O'Malley in December 2011.
Frank Kratovil was born in Lanham, Maryland, spent his childhood in Prince George's County, Maryland. He is the son of Frank M. Kratovil Sr. and Lynnda Kratovil. Kratovil attended high school at Queen Anne School in Upper Marlboro and graduated in 1986. Kratovil received his bachelor's degree in 1990 from Western Maryland College. He joined Phi Delta Theta while there. Kratovil also graduated with honors from University of Baltimore School of Law in 1994. He then served from 1994 to 1995 as Law Clerk for Judge Darlene G. Perry of Prince George's County Circuit Court. From 1995 to 1997 he served as Assistant State’s Attorney for Prince George's County, Maryland.