John Katko
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 24th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Dan Maffei |
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John Michael Katko November 9, 1962 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
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Niagara University (BA) Syracuse University (JD) |
John Michael Katko /ˈkætkoʊ/ (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.
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.
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.
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